The UK government has introduced some of the harshest anti-protest legislation in recent years, with harsher penalties for climate protests than for violent acts during riots.
Prison sentences for climate protesters like Stephen Gingell and the Queen Elizabeth II bridge activists reveal a significant disparity in how governments treat peaceful protests compared to violent crimes.
Protest is meant to cause disruption; however, UK legislation allows police to shut down protests deemed too disruptive to daily life, undermining their very purpose.
While climate protesters face lengthy prison sentences, UK prisons are overcrowded, reflecting a troubling double standard where non-violent dissenters are punished more severely than violent offenders.
[
Collection
]
[
|
...
]