Submitted 1 day ago by frankPodmore@slrpnk.net to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79727zeqyvo
I guessed something like this was going to come out in the trials. Still think proscription was a counterproductive over-reaction, but clearly PA themselves were going further than I think a lot of people assumed.
Fucking hell!
Of all the stupid ways to try and raise awareness of Israeli genocide, attempting to smash a female police officer’s spine with a sledgehammer was not what I expected to read.
I’m not seeing your point here.
Are we supposed to be okay with them not having them? Then, expect them to attend violent incidents with nothing but witty banter to protect themselves with?
I’m not a huge fan of anyone having weaponry to hand but given some of the nastier incidents that the police service need to attend, having a tin of pepper spray and a aluminium stick with the training to use them (or not use them as a case may be) is considerably fewer options that most worldwide forces have.
I’m not sure why that justifies attempting to smash someone’s spine by, not once, but twice swinging and hitting someone.
Just take a step back. Do you support violence? Of any kind? I’m guessing not given your baton comments. So violence presented with a sledgehammer in the name of Palestine Action should also not be something you apologise for.
This was the principal incident cited in the JTAC Proscription Assessment.
Which is a wild reason to invoke proscription over, given much more serious events the government seems to let slide.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
I’m staggered to see some people actually accepting that this really happened on Lemmy. Usually it’s a bit of a forbidden topic.