US climate activists condemn 18-month jail term for non-violent art museum protester (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Literally smeared washable paint on a display case. Thank god for those for-profit prisons, right? Someone will make money.

I actually think it looks really cool in the thumbnail, the red adds a lot.

Whoever is prosecuting this is a fucking moron trying to prove a point.

[-] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 6 days ago

They are not worried about the art, they are worried about the protest.

[-] iloveDigit@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago

The correct headline was "US Constitution condemns" not "US climate activists condemn"

[-] Lembot_0005@lemy.lol 2 points 6 days ago

peaceful protester

No, the guy wasn't just standing near the gallery with a poster.

protester who vandalized a display case at the National Gallery of Art

And most probabaly it wasn't the first time.

[-] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 6 days ago

Oh no, an invaluable display case! They'll never financially recover from that...

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 17 points 6 days ago

Everyone visiting was probably very traumatized to see glass smeared with washable paint, and then for the people who did it to sit down with their hands in the air.

[-] als 15 points 6 days ago

what does peaceful mean to you?

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Blowjobs?

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