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In 6 hours it will be illegal to say "I support Palestine Action" in the UK, with a sentence of up to 14 years in prison. (www.theguardian.com)
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[-] catty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In this Act “terrorism” means the use or threat of action where—

the action falls within subsection (2), the use or threat is designed to influence the government [or an international governmental organisation][1] or to intimidate the public or a section of the public

Wow, so the very act of peaceful protest is now defined as 'terrorism' because the below can be very loosely interpreted in whatever way necessary:

creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public

[-] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public

I don't know: it's possible. If legal definitions & case law (which I don't know enough about) don't settle their meaning, then they could mean anything. A lawyer could clarify.

[-] catty@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

For sure. e.g. Block the road, you block emergency vehicles / assault on emergency workers = terrorism.

https://www.bailii.org/

[-] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

I see: that technically could.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Plain old traffic jams and collisions block emergency vehicles all the time. Doesn't seem to be a problem during these very normal things that happen all the time ... but protestors block a road and suddenly it's a huge problem.

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