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Britain’s Year of Arresting Pensioners As Terrorists Has Taken a Hatchet to Our Civil Liberties | Charlotte England (novaramedia.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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A year and a day ago, octogenarian priest Sue Parfitt told Novara Media, “we cannot be bystanders”. Moments later, she became one of the first people in the country to be arrested under a draconian new law that many didn’t believe could be enforced.

Parfitt had, of course, defied the proscription of direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, after a ban came into effect at 00.01 the night before.

Onlookers, who surrounded the group and chanted “free, free Palestine”, said they were shocked to see her and 28 other mostly elderly protesters bundled into police vans simply for holding up paper signs. Parfitt said she hoped “common sense would prevail” and that the new law would be immediately overturned.

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[–] Hxrmit@thelemmy.club 5 points 1 day ago

But they won't arrest rapists and chomos

[–] rah@hilariouschaos.com 7 points 1 day ago

Parfitt said she hoped “common sense would prevail”

Naive

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

That's a pretty old quote, no? Ask him again during any leadership race. And again after he wins.