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Over 60 Just Stop Oil activists arrested for blocking London road (www.euronews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to c/climate
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[–] Pot8o 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm perhaps a little pedantic but if the new law is that interfering with national infrastructure (including roads) is a crime then surely the police should have been detained as well?

“At 10:10am, a number of Metropolitan police arrived and began pushing the Just Stop Oil supporters back and forming a chain across the road,” they said.

After all the police formed a chain across the road which would've seriously held up traffic.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's gonna get worse as more people realize we're fucked if we let the oil companies have their way. I assume they'll buy armies to protect their interests.

[–] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They already have? The police’s job is to protect the wealthy’s assets. Always has been.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean yeah but I have to think in the coming years it's not going to get better lol.