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Extinction rebellion ...

... win their case against the Met Police:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50316561

Michael Ixer ● 2562d15 Comments

Delighted with the news!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2562d

Democracy in action 🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2562d

Hopefully this legal action will have cost XR a lot of money. Once the GE is out of the way the next government must pass legislation that will make it illegal to protest for extended periods of time. 2 days max, and no trashy camp sites either.

Sue Hammond ● 2562d

One assumes as they won the case the Met Police, in practice the tax payer, will pick up the lawyers' billks?

Michael Ixer ● 2562d

"the lawyers' billks?"You meant that one, didn't you?

David Ainsworth ● 2562d

The met has also opened themselves up to a load of unlawful arrest cases. ooops.

Matt Palmer ● 2562d

🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2562d

🙂

Michael Ixer ● 2562d

!!

David Ainsworth ● 2562d

I'm not against Extinction Rebellion but I do hope no idiot is going to bring any case against the Police, waste of time, money and not relevant to their cause.  I guess it sets a good precedent for them though, for the future... good luck to them.

Bunny Payne ● 2562d

I assume the governments view is that protesting is fine in Hong Kong and other far places but not at home!

Ed Robinson ● 2562d

Why even 2 days? Why not just 1, or just a few hours — or better still ban all protests altogether? Surely that would be an ideal solution?

Peter Miles ● 2561d

Is it fine in a Hong King? Doesn’t look like it to me.

Freddie Francis ● 2561d

Interesting that those who are loudest in complaining about XR are also those Brexiteers who are loudest about supporting democracy, when it suits them. Wrong kind of protest, presumably...

Richard Carter ● 2561d

The Met Police response to this ruling seems to have been very measured. I wonder if there was any political pressure for them to take this action?

Michael Ixer ● 2561d