oeuf@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Elbit Systems have a weapons factory, also in Bristol, which was the site of a break-in by direct action activists who found quadcopter drones used to drop grenades on people in Gaza. The activists were imprisoned without trial.
Direct action like that in the video risks huge personal sacrifice.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
How is this legal
mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Laws no longer apply when israel is involved unfortunatly
als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
It’s called being “held on remand” when they think someone is so dangerous that they have to be in prison until their trial. If that person gets found not guilty they occasionally get a “whoops, sorry” but I wouldn’t bet on it
mannycalavera@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Because it isn’t true.
bristolpost.co.uk/…/palestine-action-activists-fo…
The facts of the case are being deliberately obscured to further agendas rather than promoting the truth.
oeuf@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
They’ve been in prison until this point. That’s nearly two years in prison without having been found guilty in a trial. The maximum is supposed to be six months.
BigTwerp@feddit.uk 1 month ago
To be clear, they broke into a factory and attacked someone with a hammer that they took with them for that purpose. Then they publicly stated that they would do it again as soon as they got the chance. It’s that later statement which is why they had to be kept behind bars
So what should we do, let them out to injure or kill someone or keep them in jail?
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Thank you
BigTwerp@feddit.uk 1 month ago
To be clear, they broke into a factory and attacked someone with a hammer that they took with them for that purpose.
Then they publicly stated that they would do it again as soon as they got the chance. It’s that later statement which is why they had to be kept behind bars.
They had the option to apologise, say things got out of control and agree to bail conditions but they refused to do that so they are in prison by their own choice.
It would be negligent of the justice system to do nothing and release them to find another victim. They have since been tried and found guilty.
craftymansamcf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Just to be clear, the protestors were not using a hammer, but the person they attacked was attempting to brutalise them with a hammer, so its actually better to describe the situation as:
Protestors defend themselves when a police officer attacked them with a hammer.
Your wording is very weaselly.
BigTwerp@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Evidence says otherwise: BBC News - Police officer unable to dress after Palestine Action hammer attack - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g54g1r15eo?app-refe…