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I fully agree with Zarah Sultana that the legislation the UK government is trying to push through will only embolden the use of oppressive and violent techniques from those in power. I see a summer of protests ahead as the people of the UK exit their Covid Cocoons and realise the bleakness of the socioeconomic reality we face. Is it a big coincidence the government is trying to infringe further on the right to protest now, or do they have a good idea of the societal disharmony we will likely face?
I fully agree with Zarah Sultana that the legislation the UK government is trying to push through will only embolden the use of oppressive and violent techniques from those in power. I see a summer of protests ahead as the people of the UK exit their Covid Cocoons and realise the bleakness of the socioeconomic reality we face. Is it a big coincidence the government is trying to infringe further on the right to protest now, or do they have a good idea of the societal disharmony we will likely face?
I have read about that bill. This bill is quite controversial for a number of reasons, and in the interest of avoiding hyperbole, I'll rely on the text of the bill itself to explain the basic premise of people's upset which has led to these protests. The particular section at biggest issue, as far as I understand, is the segment on Revision 59 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to the existing act (text of the bill here), located on page 63. The bill aims to make the following changes to existing laws regarding the policing of protests. Essentially, the bill gives the authority to the police to determine that, if a protester is causing something nebulously defined as "serious annoyance" or "serious inconvenience" to individuals during the course of a protest, they can potentially be imprisoned up to ten years. As one might expect due to the nature of protest itself, the point is... well, to cause an inconvenience or annoyance for the purposes of enacting change
I have read about that bill. This bill is quite controversial for a number of reasons, and in the interest of avoiding hyperbole, I'll rely on the text of the bill itself to explain the basic premise of people's upset which has led to these protests. The particular section at biggest issue, as far as I understand, is the segment on Revision 59 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill to the existing act (text of the bill here), located on page 63. The bill aims to make the following changes to existing laws regarding the policing of protests. Essentially, the bill gives the authority to the police to determine that, if a protester is causing something nebulously defined as "serious annoyance" or "serious inconvenience" to individuals during the course of a protest, they can potentially be imprisoned up to ten years. As one might expect due to the nature of protest itself, the point is... well, to cause an inconvenience or annoyance for the purposes of enacting change
I think it's actually damage to memorials that they can face up to 10 years imprisonment for. The bill does give police more power to shut down protests for more minor infractions such as "intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance".
I think it's actually damage to memorials that they can face up to 10 years imprisonment for. The bill does give police more power to shut down protests for more minor infractions such as "intentionally or recklessly causing public nuisance".
Zarah Sultana is absolutely right. Absolute power corrupts absolutely and of course who gives synonymous names to peaceful protests? Police Brutality is capable of calling even a birthday celebration an act of genocide and if that is done who bears the brunts? Protest is one of the ways for government to know what her citizens need and how to best serve them. If this medium is blocked, what next? May we weep in advance and say, "Woe to UK".
Zarah Sultana is absolutely right. Absolute power corrupts absolutely and of course who gives synonymous names to peaceful protests? Police Brutality is capable of calling even a birthday celebration an act of genocide and if that is done who bears the brunts? Protest is one of the ways for government to know what her citizens need and how to best serve them. If this medium is blocked, what next? May we weep in advance and say, "Woe to UK".
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