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Post by Handyman on May 2, 2023 18:41:34 GMT
As of tomorrow disruptive protesters that block roads, or chain themselves to doors each other or glue themselves to the road, will now face tougher sentencing.
Protesters who block roads will face up to 12 months behind bars from Wednesday as new criminal offences for disruptive demonstrations come into force.
The measures in the Public Order Act, which received royal assent on Tuesday, will give police the powers to stop disruption at major sporting and cultural events this summer in England and Wales, the Home Office said.
A new offence of “interfering with key national infrastructure” such as oil refineries, airports and railways could carry a maximum sentence of 12 months in prison and an unlimited fine.
Anyone who “locks on” to other people, objects or buildings could go to prison for six months and face an unlimited fine.
Officers will also be able to search protesters for padlocks, glue and digging tools, with people intending to use them to cause disruption also facing criminal charges.
The tougher penalties are aimed at curbing the guerrilla tactics used by groups such as Just Stop Oil, Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: “The public shouldn’t have their daily lives ruined by so called ‘eco-warriors’ causing disruption and wasting millions of pounds of taxpayer money.
“The selfish minority must not be allowed to get away with this. We are giving our police and courts the tools they need to stop this chaos and I back them in making full use of these powers.”
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Post by Toreador on May 2, 2023 18:53:16 GMT
how about putting the buggers on road repair duties?
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Post by sheepy on May 2, 2023 19:02:17 GMT
I Remember saying this was the direction they were fast heading, by turning the public against themselves, it didn't make any sense, they are being driven by zealots.
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Post by Dogburger on May 2, 2023 20:09:15 GMT
Not before time . Maybe the protesters will now find more legitamate targets of protest than the public who quite frankly have had enough of them.
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Post by Handyman on May 3, 2023 5:33:02 GMT
how about putting the buggers on road repair duties? Good idea millions of potholes need to be filled in |
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Post by Toreador on May 3, 2023 6:37:19 GMT
how about putting the buggers on road repair duties? Good idea millions of potholes need to be filled in Just steamroller those laying on the road. |
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Post by Handyman on May 3, 2023 6:48:09 GMT
Good idea millions of potholes need to be filled in Just steamroller those laying on the road.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2023 7:02:18 GMT
Protests by their very nature cause disruption.
The government 'wants' all protests to be quiet and cause no disruption whatsoever as a precursor to banning them all together.
You may never have joined in a protest and may consider it highly unlikely that you ever will but all you are doing is leaving it to those that have decided enough is enough on your behalf, whether you like it or not.
The Tories love you because with your support that they are gently massaging they will eventually stop all dissent and they will be able to do as 'they' see fit.
Be very careful what you wish for.
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Post by Fairsociety on May 3, 2023 7:57:04 GMT
It's not actually the protesters who are pissing me off, it's the softly softly police. Protesters are doing what protesters do, being a pain in the arse, but the police are not doing what they are supposed to do, and that's to swiftly remove or arrest those protesters who are being a pain in the arse.
The protesters have highlighted just how the woke snowflake police have become, we've known this for a while, but quite frankly until these protests I never realised just how woke and snowflake they've become, is it any wonder they aren't interested in real crime, and catching real criminals, and to think us the tax payers are paying their wages and solving our own crimes.
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Post by Handyman on May 3, 2023 8:00:27 GMT
Protests by their very nature cause disruption. The government 'wants' all protests to be quiet and cause no disruption whatsoever as a precursor to banning them all together. You may never have joined in a protest and may consider it highly unlikely that you ever will but all you are doing is leaving it to those that have decided enough is enough on your behalf, whether you like it or not. The Tories love you because with your support that they are gently massaging they will eventually stop all dissent and they will be able to do as 'they' see fit. Be very careful what you wish for. How can anyone with just the one head be so daft as you, you really have a talent for stupidity and guess work  I have been on one Protest March I took part in the million strong march in London to try and get the worst Government my country has ever had , to try a get Tony Blair and Labour to stop taking my country to war in Iraq, he and they did not listen. If anyone wants to act on my behalf as you think, perhaps they should have the decency to ask me my opinion they never have. As for the Tories wanting to stop protest LOB another figment of your imagination and guessing wrongly again , I would suggest that you read the Legislation on Protests, it is quite simple but I know you would not understand it by what you have posted above. The Government are not trying to ban protest our right to protest peacefully which is a right we all have and have had for decades is still in place there is no intention of it being removed. The biggest threat to our right to protests are the people who do not protest peacefully totally unauthorised they just arrive block the roads, motorways , damage buildings , splash oil and paint everywhere , glue themselves to planes and tube trains, stop people getting to work , hospital appointments , costing the taxpayers money , wasting hours of Police time, more taxpayers money to prosecute them in Court, and if sent to Prison more of taxpayers money wasted. |
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Post by Handyman on May 3, 2023 8:13:09 GMT
It's not actually the protesters who are pissing me off, it's the softly softly police. Protesters are doing what protesters do, being a pain in the arse, but the police are not doing what they are supposed to do, and that's to swiftly remove or arrest those protesters who are being a pain in the arse. The protesters have highlighted just how the woke snowflake police have become, we've known this for a while, but quite frankly until these protests I never realised just how woke and snowflake they've become, is it any wonder they aren't interested in real crime, and catching real criminals, and to think us the tax payers are paying their wages and solving our own crimes. I disagree the Police in London have arrested a large number of protesters almost daily, that is why there about 400 Officers that are brought into Central London to deal with them on a regular basis, that means they are not available to deal with crimes in the Boroughs they are supposed to be, there is not enough of them to deal with everything even before these fanatical protesters started their antics The new additions to Legislation have made to make it easier for Police to deal with the protesters that cause the public serious problems, and make more arrests, which will probably mean the protesters may well change tactics again |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2023 8:25:07 GMT
Protests by their very nature cause disruption. The government 'wants' all protests to be quiet and cause no disruption whatsoever as a precursor to banning them all together. You may never have joined in a protest and may consider it highly unlikely that you ever will but all you are doing is leaving it to those that have decided enough is enough on your behalf, whether you like it or not. The Tories love you because with your support that they are gently massaging they will eventually stop all dissent and they will be able to do as 'they' see fit. Be very careful what you wish for. How can anyone with just the one head be so daft as you, you really have a talent for stupidity and guess work I have been on one Protest March I took part in the million strong march in London to try and get the worst Government my country has ever had , to try a get Tony Blair and Labour to stop taking my country to war in Iraq, he and they did not listen. If anyone wants to act on my behalf as you think, perhaps they should have the decency to ask me my opinion they never have. As for the Tories wanting to stop protest LOB another figment of your imagination and guessing wrongly again , I would suggest that you read the Legislation on Protests, it is quite simple but I know you would not understand it by what you have posted above. The Government are not trying to ban protest our right to protest peacefully which is a right we all have and have had for decades is still in place there is no intention of it being removed. The biggest threat to our right to protests are the people who do not protest peacefully totally unauthorised they just arrive block the roads, motorways , damage buildings , splash oil and paint everywhere , glue themselves to planes and tube trains, stop people getting to work , hospital appointments , costing the taxpayers money , wasting hours of Police time, more taxpayers money to prosecute them in Court, and if sent to Prison more of taxpayers money wasted. I am surprised but I did not see you there. So when a million people walked through London they did not cause disruption. You will not have that right in the future. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2023 8:26:17 GMT
It's not actually the protesters who are pissing me off, it's the softly softly police. Protesters are doing what protesters do, being a pain in the arse, but the police are not doing what they are supposed to do, and that's to swiftly remove or arrest those protesters who are being a pain in the arse. The protesters have highlighted just how the woke snowflake police have become, we've known this for a while, but quite frankly until these protests I never realised just how woke and snowflake they've become, is it any wonder they aren't interested in real crime, and catching real criminals, and to think us the tax payers are paying their wages and solving our own crimes. I disagree the Police in London have arrested a large number of protesters almost daily, that is why there about 400 Officers that are brought into Central London to deal with them on a regular basis, that means they are not available to deal with crimes in the Boroughs they are supposed to be, there is not enough of them to deal with everything even before these fanatical protesters started their antics The new additions to Legislation have made to make it easier for Police to deal with the protesters that cause the public serious problems, and make more arrests, which will probably mean the protesters may well change tactics again It's who decides the seriousness of a disruption that is the problem. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2023 8:26:40 GMT
Protest is fine just so long as it does not resort to violence, and does not result in criminal damage or put lives at risk.
Protest is fine if it inconveniences people, and protest is fine if it is loud
What the government have effectively done is to render meaningful protest as useless and pointless, and I now sincerely hope that this backfires on the government, preferebly this weekend when the whole world is watching.
If a protest consists of thousands of people, and the new law stipulates that a protest cannot block a road, then where does the protest go to ?, on the pavement ?.
Slippery road, we are on the road to Russia and North Korea here
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Post by Fairsociety on May 3, 2023 8:27:00 GMT
It's not actually the protesters who are pissing me off, it's the softly softly police. Protesters are doing what protesters do, being a pain in the arse, but the police are not doing what they are supposed to do, and that's to swiftly remove or arrest those protesters who are being a pain in the arse. The protesters have highlighted just how the woke snowflake police have become, we've known this for a while, but quite frankly until these protests I never realised just how woke and snowflake they've become, is it any wonder they aren't interested in real crime, and catching real criminals, and to think us the tax payers are paying their wages and solving our own crimes. I disagree the Police in London have arrested a large number of protesters almost daily, that is why there about 400 Officers that are brought into Central London to deal with them on a regular basis, that means they are not available to deal with crimes in the Boroughs they are supposed to be, there is not enough of them to deal with everything even before these fanatical protesters started their antics The new additions to Legislation have made to make it easier for Police to deal with the protesters that cause the public serious problems, and make more arrests, which will probably mean the protesters may well change tactics again If the general public had not kicked up such a stink about how the police were failing in their duty to protect the public from these protesters they would still be making them cups of tea, and wrapping blankets round them.
It's public pressure and the Home Secretary who has had to shame them in to doing what the tax payers pay them to do 'their job', it beggars belief that the public and the Home Secretary have had to intervene, we have witnessed the police being high handed and aggressive with the frustrated drivers who have been obstructed from going about their business, including emergency services, which has rubbed salt in to the wound.
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