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Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hot take: The cops knew the case wouldn't stand but it worked just fine to get her protest out of the way for the fossil fuel summit to continue.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Nah I think they just got a judge who gives a shit about humanity…

The Section of the Public Order Act 1986 lays out rules for how police can control “public assemblies” – defined as a gathering of two or more people in a public place.

Police officers can issue them if they “reasonably believe” that the protest “may result in serious public disorder, serious damage to property or serious disruption to the life of the community”.

It can also do so if it belives the purpose of the organisers is to “intimidate others”.

What surprised me was this is the older legislation. I thought they would use the newer anti protest legislation which even legislates against a protest being too noisy.