Those charged with terrorism for supporting Palestine Action will have no jury in trials limited to 36 minutes each, with prison sentences up to six

Those charged with terrorism for supporting Palestine Action will have no jury in trials limited to 36 minutes each, with prison sentences up to six months. These are the plans for Starmer Courts for mass trials of anti-Genocide protestors.

  • testfactor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    59·
    9 days ago

    Man, it’s almost like allowing the criminalization speech or association is a bad idea, and puts tools directly into the hands of fascists.

    If only somebody had foreseen this when the UK started jailing people for state disapproved speech years ago.

    • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
      15·
      8 days ago

      If only the Prime Minister who used to be a fucking human rights lawyer was able to explain why jailing people without a jury trial is a bad thing.

    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      192·
      9 days ago

      They’ve been frantically confiscating any remotely sharp object for years, and nobody has firearms. The populace has been disarmed for many years now.

      • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        Exactly.

        The laws making carrying a knive a crime have been on the books for at least a decade and as for firearms the UK has long been like most of Europe in that it’s pretty hard to get a license for anything but a single hunting weapon.

      • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        3d printers? Pipes, nails, and cordite/fulminates?

        Factory built firearms I can believe, but I don’t believe that the populace would be incapable of constructing their own, nor would be unwilling to if push came to shove.

        It is a modern phenomenon, but there is no effective way to fully disarm a population without vetting and restricting the imports and purchases within the entire economy (including the internet/communications infrastructure), which I’d imagine the UK doesn’t want to do.

        • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          9 days ago

          I mean, there’s always the classic chair leg with a few nails in it.

          You can always improvise a blunt weapon, but realistically I think something like a general strike is more likely to happen.

      • Komodo Rodeo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        9 days ago

        Might be time for the King’s citizens to invest in smuggling. If European coyotes can get an entire person across the Channel, it’s not impossible.

  • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1813·
    9 days ago

    What a shocker to see this coming from the UK equivalent of the Democrats. Perhaps years of voting for the “lesser evil” isn’t panning out like people thought it would, but thank god people compromised on their beliefs and fell in line to get these politicians elected. “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” and all that jazz. Imagine how bad things would be if those other guys got elected.