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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 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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 day ago (1 children)

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 day ago (2 children)

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

https://www.bailii.org/

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day 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.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 day ago

I see: that technically could.