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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by mc32 on Monday September 12, 2022 @06:44PM (#32818197)
I mean, the WBC is a well known agitator and not representative of people or even protestors at large. In any case, I contend it's in extremely poor taste and does not help further the cause, and actively creates antipathy.
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by mattnewton on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:01PM (#32819018)
Sure, but talking about the effectiveness of the protest tactic is totally different than whether or not the state should arrest and imprison you for protesting that way.
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by mc32 on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:08PM (#32819080)
Other than maths and physics, there is no natural law that says this and that are so and right. People make the laws amd they are not Americans and don't observe our laws. ASBOs were repealed in England but not Scotland; in England they were replaced by new laws (targeting economically disruptive protests, I guess).
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Re:Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as '... by azernik on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:48PM (#32819381)
United States absolutism about freedom of speech is unusual, even among "Western" democracies.
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