Australia's criminalisation of peaceful protest is a stain on our democracy
Australia's criminalisation of peaceful protest is a stain on our democracy
'The health of our planet hangs in the balance while those entrusted with legislative power prioritise short-term political gain over the well-being of future generations.'
'The health of our planet hangs in the balance while those entrusted with legislative power prioritise short-term political gain over the well-being of future generations.'
[...] Disruption is a tool.
But now, disruption is a crime. We’re not climate activists; we’re criminals.
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It is a not a peaceful protests. So why complain?
Disrupting other people lives and businesses is not a peaceful protest on my book. Fines should be proportional damage they caused and $20K is top you can get, exact sum is up to court.
You don't just get to redefine what peaceful means. Disrupting people without using violence is peaceful.
If it's peaceful it's peaceful. When I check the dictionary under "peaceful" it doesn't say anything about business.
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@timritchieYou hit the nail on the head. The anti-protest law was passed to protect business, at the expense of human rights https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/new-western-australian-bill-threatens-protest-rights
What else is a protest but a way to cause a disruption until politicians care enough to fix the issue you're protesting for? If you're not causing some kind of disruption it's not really a protest cause people can just ignore you and nothing is gonna get done from it.
Proof or gtfo.