to think that just because you say something about Israel and Gaza does not mean that you should be threatened with arrest under the terrorism act?

Titter.

That video is amazing.

Saying they are concerned about their safety as someone could take offence.

Saying that they are expressing an opinion supportive of a prescribed organisation.

I think they got that wrong - they are sharing an opinion that the prescribed organisation also shares.

The law says it does. Why aren't you understanding that? It doesn't matter whether you think it's fair or not. Laws are there to govern conduct.

When international law is being breached without sanction, when criticism of this is being suppressed, when the institutions carefully set up post world wars to prevent future atrocities such as icc , icj and the UN are being undermined, we all have skin in the game.
when hideous bombs are being used for the first time on a defenceless civilian population we all have skin in the game, dystopian precedents are being set by Israel and the silencing of criticism of this is also settting disturbing new precedents

She's just another Thunberg looking for attention. I can only laugh at their pitiful attempts to make a shred of difference in a conflict they have no skin in.

Perfect comparison.

I believe Ireland should be united and free from British occupation. To arrest me for that view would be unhinged.

Meanwhile, here in the North of Ireland actual paramilitaries stake their claim over new build housing estates by hanging the flags of proscribed organisatjkns - mainly the UVF and UDA. No one gets arrested. For fucks sake a kids summer camp just got cancelled because the local loyalist paras got wind that some children who were members of a GAA club were due to attend. No arrests.

Fuck this complete misuse of policing, these Draconian laws, and while I'm at it. Free Palestine.

This is worrying.

Were the police overstepping or is this actual law.

there is a big difference between being a member of a proscribed group or promoting that specific group and direct action to just holding similar opinions about thier cause.

Again interested to know what you think about people chanting frmthw river to the sea?

The Met Police

https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-reiterates-warning-on-support-for-proscribed-organisations-ahead-of-saturday-protests-499476

“Nobody will be committing an offence by simply supporting the Palestinian cause, taking part in the march or carrying flags, banners or other signs providing they don’t stray into hate speech or other offences.

“However, those who see this as an opportunity to test the limits of the law by expressing support for Palestine Action, whether at a standalone protest or as part of the Palestine Coalition protest, will likely be committing an offence and will very likely be arrested.

Do you think saying "Free Gaza" means you should be threatened with arrest under the terrorism act?

It won't happen to me because I'm not stupid enough to put on a keffiyeh and hold a sign like a gormless fuckwit. Even more fuckwittery to align yourself to a cause that's been put on the terrorism list. Jeez, I need to hide this thread now.

Are you suggesting that there's no genocide happening in Gaza and that everything Israel is doing is just fiiiine?

It won't happen to me because I'm not stupid enough to put on a keffiyeh and hold a sign like a gormless fuckwit. Even more fuckwittery to align yourself to a cause that's been put on the terrorism list. Jeez, I need to hide this thread now.

Seems the best thing is not to have an opinion on Northern Ireland.

It would be so tempting to have that discussion with the police.

But I am sure they would then think you are breaching the peace.

You're conflating those protesting with the group Palestine Action.

It's perfectly possible to oppose the genocide in Gaza and support a free Palestine without being a member or supporter of Palestine Action. And the vast majority of those attending the protest marches have behaved entirely legally.

It will be interesting to see if the march tomorrow is policed differently from the previous ones.

A line has to be drawn somewhere. Does she know why she's holding that sign? She thinks she does. If the protestors went about their business without threatening slogans, carrying out other criminal acts, there wouldn't have been the need to put them on the terrorism list. All these people are doing is pushing the limits.