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Vandalism and destruction of property is a shockingly low bar. The suffragettes threw an axe at the king and no-one said they should be a proscribed organisatio
by moomin 1y ago
Vandalism and destruction of property is a shockingly low bar. The suffragettes threw an axe at the king and no-one said they should be a proscribed organisation.
- nrawe 1y agoI'll stand to be wrong, but I believe in one case a member of staff and two police officers were also assaulted. Terrorism isn't necessarily about body count, it's about motivation. If the motive is political change, and the ends is violence/criminal damaged/anti-social behaviour that tends to be enough. Similar cases exist in the US, too. I personally think its a bit of a stretch and will likely be undone. However, to pretend they are simply peaceful protests being unfairly targeted is also incorrect.
- tacticus 1y agoYeah the assault one is interesting cause they didn't end up charging them with it at all... perhaps reading the police statements without corroborating evidence is problematic.
- ChocolateGod 1y agoBreaking into a military base and attempting to damage military equipment used to defend the country is a very high bar.
- normie3000 1y ago> no-one said they should be a proscribed organisation Is this true? I'd be surprised.
- KaiserPro 1y ago> no-one said they should be a proscribed organisation. That wasn't a thing back then, not really https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/v/object-453005/mrs-pankhurst-arrested-in-victoria-street-feb-13-1908/ https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/v/object-453005/... Arrested for "obstructing a policeman" All of the suffragettes that were caught were normally caused with vandalism
- foldr 1y agoIf I broke into a US military base and started vandalizing B-52s, I honestly think I'd be pretty lucky to escape with my life.