Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves | CNN
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The sentences are believed to be the longest in the UK’s history for non-violent protest and were delivered under two new controversial laws that supercharged policing powers.
  • @Comment105@lemm.ee
    15•6 days ago

    Rapists and muggers might belong in the same tier, but thieves and vandals should largely be in a lower tier of sentencing. Maybe with the exception of seriously harmful vandalism.