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[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 73 points 2 days ago

"Charged with supporting" RIP democracy.

[-] Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

“Charged with supporting” RIP democracy.

Palestine Action was banned after they breached a UK military base

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/20/pro-palestine-protesters-deface-two-aircraft-raf-brize-norton

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/20/uk/palestine-action-protest-uk-airbase-security-breach-intl

Free Speech is important. But what they did isn't free speech.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 44 points 2 days ago

That's a crime for the people who broke into a base, not a reason to ban an entire organization. Lots of activist organizations have had members do illegal things. If that's all it takes for the government to ban them, that's an easy bar to manufacture and/or selectively activate.

[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Funny because based on that they should ban Israel because their leader are committing act of war crimes and terrorism

[-] Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That’s a crime for the people who broke into a base, not a reason to ban an entire organization. Lots of activist organizations have had members do illegal things. If that’s all it takes for the government to ban them, that’s an easy bar to manufacture and/or selectively activate.

Their lawyer can appeal the decision in court.

[-] sepi@piefed.social 22 points 2 days ago

I have some boots that need licking in my closet. Wanna help out?

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We're on a message board giving our opinions. You're happy to definitively say what is and isn't free speech then come back with a dumb response about how the court will decide whether a contradictory opinion is valid. I'm not talking to the UK courts. I'm stating a principle, which is already being violated by this anti-free speech government. Law does not determine correctness.

[-] leraje@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 days ago

Neither is it terrorism by any rational definition of the word.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 21 points 2 days ago

Supporting what they did is free speech. That's the whole damn point of free speech and it's legitimately insane that in the UK the government just gets to arrest you for that.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

For trying to stop a genocide that the uk is complicit with.

[-] Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you start breaking into military bases to target jets, consider yourself lucky you don't get shot.

[-] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 5 points 1 day ago

cOnSiDeR yourself lucky you don't get shot while hindering genocide...

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Those people know the risks still do it for morality and again the uk is participating in a genocide if the uk do not respect international laws why do you expect people to respect uk laws

[-] Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you think the Government is breaking the law, the solution isn't breaking the law.

In Britain, you can sue the Government if you think the government is breaking the law.

https://dpglaw.co.uk/uk-arms-exports-to-israel-high-court-judgment/

Also, what country do you think is respecting international law? Should citizens of all countries start attacking military bases? How does that end?

[-] Sidhean@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Should citizens of all countries start attacking military bases?

sure

How does that end?

better world, probably.

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