Australia's criminalisation of peaceful protest is a stain on our democracy

Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨MHLoppy@fedia.io⁩ to ⁨australianpolitics@aussie.zone⁩

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/07/24/climate-protest-criminalised-australia/

'The health of our planet hangs in the balance while those entrusted with legislative power prioritise short-term political gain over the well-being of future generations.'

[...] Disruption is a tool.

But now, disruption is a crime. We’re not climate activists; we’re criminals.

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SpicyLizards@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This democracy really needs a bit of bleach, sadly

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- DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  What do you mean?
  
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  - njm1314@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    To kill all the bacteria
    
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TheHolm@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It is a not a peaceful protests. So why complain?

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- stepchook@mastodon.au ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  @TheHolm @MHLoppy
  You're protesting about this toot? That does not deserve a $20,000 fine and court silence order. Nobody was injured by the protests. Therefore they were peaceful.
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  - TheHolm@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Disrupting other people lives and businesses is not a peaceful protest on my book. Fines should be proportional damage they caused and $20K is top you can get, exact sum is up to court.
    
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- voracitude@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Proof or gtfo.
  
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