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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

According to the Evening Standard newspaper, the leaflet featured a cartoon of the Auschwitz death camp where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, perished, with the sign above its gate changed from “Arbeit macht frei” (work sets you free) to "Vaccines are safe path to freedom".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah? Do you think that should be punishable with jail time?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Didn't you say you weren't sure they served jail time lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

I mean didn't even take the time to see it wasn't from being antivax, it was because they were being assholes to others or the cops asking them to stop

The 73-year-old is suspected of malicious communications and public nuisance, and the 37-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. They have been released on police bail until a date in early March.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

I was asking if he thought they should

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More that it's more than them merely being antivax

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, they also expressed those views...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The 73-year-old is suspected of malicious communications and public nuisance, and the 37-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. They have been released on police bail until a date in early March.

Hey look again from your own article it wasn't because they were anti vax

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Yes that is the very problematic and dangerous mechanism by which they stifle free speech, and you won't care until Palestine action people are similarly charged. Which is my entire point.