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muriel_volestrangler

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4. Thankfully, "unpopularity" is not a criminal offence

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 03:16 PM

Mar 29

Or the entire Met Police would have to arrest themselves, for a start.

By the way, a democracy cannot arrest people for unpopularity; that would be a dictatorship of the people. I'm struggling to understand why you mentioned democracy in the first place.

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Wow! Will be interesting to see on what grounds this was predicated on. Lawsuit! dutch777 Mar 29 #1

"suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance" - which is a bullshit move muriel_volestrangler Mar 29 #5

Britain has brutally punished climate activists lately Easterncedar Mar 29 #2

The UK is a democracy & the Just Stop Oil protesters have made themselves VERY unpopular EX500rider Mar 29 #3

Thankfully, "unpopularity" is not a criminal offence muriel_volestrangler Mar 29 #4

Because to get reelected politicians have to pay some attention to what the voters want... EX500rider Mar 29 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Rob H. Mar 29 #6

Oh....them. Not exactly winning "hearts and minds" with those tatics. 🙄 😑 electric_blue68 Mar 29 #8