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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by mytailorisrich on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:35PM (#32818061)
In Oxford someone was arrested for shouting "who elected him" during the proclamation of the new king so it's not just about respecting a funeral (which is understable) or unacceptable language.

But in fairness to the police there seems to be a mass fervour at the moment and they may actually be doing the hecklers a service by taking them away for their own safety...

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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by krona on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:54PM (#32818329)
This is the point. 'Fear or provocation of violence' is an offence since it precipitates violence, its a provocation that 'might cause a reasonable individual to lose self control', which would be quite dreadful!
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by ClumsyPilot on Monday September 12, 2022 @07:38PM (#32818825)
How does a reasonable, sober person lose self-control over some random dude shouting at a celebrity?
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by TheCoelacanth on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:18PM (#32819162)
Is asking a basic civics question a provocation of violence now?
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by account-5 on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:41PM (#32818166)
And then de-arrested.
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by jjgreen on Monday September 12, 2022 @07:16PM (#32818589)
That arrest can still see you barred from certain jobs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29784497
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by mytailorisrich on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @01:56AM (#32821071)
Why do you arrest someone just to de-arrest them minutes later once there are away? I think this rather proves the point that the police knew that person was not actually committing an offence but wanted to take them away.
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