Disorder is the natural consequence of injustice. We’re going down a dark path when we’d sooner eliminate disorder than remedy injustice
Helen83FromVillage on
Not political prisoners, but some people attacked government facilities, and right now they try to justify vandalism (allegedly sponsored by foreign hostile actors – https://theweek.com/politics/irans-network-of-influence-in-the-uk ) under “political performance”.
Anony_mouse202 on
So… criminals are being sentenced for committing crime?
This is essentially just an op-ed dressed up as academic research to try and give it more legitimacy. Yet another example of the soft sciences being full of politically motivated ideologues who have very little interest in producing objective scientific research.
I like how they use the euphemism of “direct action” to describe literal organised crime like the Bristol factory raid (“direct action” is basically always used as a euphemism for “crime”).
It’s entirely possible – and extremely easy – to protest without breaking the law. Your right to protest does not give you carte blanche to go around committing crimes as you see fit.
And if you do break the law then you must face the consequences just like everyone else who does so – you’re not special just because you think you’re doing so for a good cause, prisons are full of people who think that they’re in the right.
LycanIndarys on
>In what they say is the first analysis of the jailing of “Britain’s new political prisoners”, the researchers identified 286 cases involving climate and Palestine-solidarity activists who were sent to prison for protest for a total amount of jail time of 136 years.
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>They highlight the “Filton 24”, who were charged with offences connected to a Palestine Action direct action protest at a factory near Bristol run by the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.
Look, I accept that there are lots of different views on this.
But surely we can all agree that anyone that smashes a police officer’s spine isn’t a political prisoner? They have absolutely been arrested & charged for violent thuggery, not for having inconvenient political views.
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Disorder is the natural consequence of injustice. We’re going down a dark path when we’d sooner eliminate disorder than remedy injustice
Not political prisoners, but some people attacked government facilities, and right now they try to justify vandalism (allegedly sponsored by foreign hostile actors – https://theweek.com/politics/irans-network-of-influence-in-the-uk ) under “political performance”.
So… criminals are being sentenced for committing crime?
This is essentially just an op-ed dressed up as academic research to try and give it more legitimacy. Yet another example of the soft sciences being full of politically motivated ideologues who have very little interest in producing objective scientific research.
I like how they use the euphemism of “direct action” to describe literal organised crime like the Bristol factory raid (“direct action” is basically always used as a euphemism for “crime”).
It’s entirely possible – and extremely easy – to protest without breaking the law. Your right to protest does not give you carte blanche to go around committing crimes as you see fit.
And if you do break the law then you must face the consequences just like everyone else who does so – you’re not special just because you think you’re doing so for a good cause, prisons are full of people who think that they’re in the right.
>In what they say is the first analysis of the jailing of “Britain’s new political prisoners”, the researchers identified 286 cases involving climate and Palestine-solidarity activists who were sent to prison for protest for a total amount of jail time of 136 years.
>…
>They highlight the “Filton 24”, who were charged with offences connected to a Palestine Action direct action protest at a factory near Bristol run by the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.
Look, I accept that there are lots of different views on this.
But surely we can all agree that anyone that smashes a police officer’s spine isn’t a political prisoner? They have absolutely been arrested & charged for violent thuggery, not for having inconvenient political views.