A British group called Palestine Action has been one of the key
organizers of the frequent pro-Palestine (= pro-Hamas) protests in the
UK but things changed suddenly for them late this week when the British Parliament "proscribed" them. In other words, they were designated a
terrorist group. Much to the surprise of pretty much everyone, the
British police actually started arresting them, or at least the ones who
were brazen enough to declare themselves members via T-shirts or signs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXkDEcwSA1I

The British police have largely confined themselves to arresting people
for saying hurtful things online - and the odd "non-crime hate incident"
- for a couple of years now with real crimes like burglary, car theft,
and the like almost completely ignored so I'm REALLY surprised by this
turn of events. Keir Starmer must be REALLY worried about the polls,
even though the next election is years away.

Of course it remains to be seen what charges are laid and what
punishments are levied in the event of conviction. Given Labour's love
of left-wing causes, I'm going to be really surprised if any of these protesters get anything beyond the mildest slap on the wrist; jail time
is almost unthinkable to me. I think the police will do just the bare
minimum to make it look like they're trying to enforce the law and not
one bit more. But I could be wrong.

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Rhino

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