Protests can't just be conviniently moved out of the way
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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No countries recognize a right to protest at any time and location. Imagine if someone could protest the government by just forming a human circle around the leaders shouting, "you can't move us!" or by standing in a library and yelling constantly.
True, I don't want someone to be able to "protest" in front of my front door and stop me going in. The purpose of protest is to be inconveniencing through as only allowing it in places where it can be ignored only serves to allow you to shout into the void
You cannot protest in the UK anymore without Tory approval.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offence after her arrest during a Fossil Free London protest.
The 20-year-old is accused of breaching a Section 14 order that police put in place outside the InterContinental Hotel on Park Lane, where oil executives were meeting on Tuesday.
The Met said on Tuesday that it imposed conditions on the protesters under Section 14 of the Public Order Act, to "prevent serious disruption to the community, hotel and guests".
It said officers had asked the activists to move from the road and on to the pavement if they wanted to continue their protest but that a number of them failed to do so and were arrested.
Fossil Free London's protest took place on the first day of the three-day Energy Intelligence Forum - formerly called the Oil and Money conference - where bosses of Shell and Total were due to speak.
"People all over the world are suffering and dying from the consequences of the climate crisis caused by these industries who we allow to meet with our politicians and have privileged access to."
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At least keep the direct quotes intact.