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Re:The ACLU Asks in 1934: Shall We Defend Free Speech for Na... by mschuster91 on Friday August 18, 2017 @08:57AM (#15045652)
I was at G20. We did not initiate the violence, it was initiated by the police on Thursday by attacking the peaceful demonstration (which had even unmasked in the majority, as ordered by police).

Source: Witnessed everything from a bridge above the watercannons.

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Re:The ACLU Asks in 1934: Shall We Defend Free Speech for Na... by DarkKomunalec on Friday August 18, 2017 @12:37PM (#15047671)
> which had even unmasked in the majority, as ordered by police

Honestly I find such an order repugnant. Anonymity is crucial to free speech, especially when protesting a group as powerful as G20. I'm sure no-one thinks they should be forced to report their political activity to their employer (at least judging from the outcry when the Trump administration requested all those IP addresses), but such an order is effectively exactly that.

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Re:The ACLU Asks in 1934: Shall We Defend Free Speech for Na... by mschuster91 on Friday August 18, 2017 @01:36PM (#15048157)
In fact, masking is a felony in Germany and can land you in jail for up to one year.
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