Questions tagged [protest]
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What would be the elements of the hate crime in the coconut placard case?
The facts as reported are:
On November 11, 37-year-old teacher Marieha Hussain joined thousands of pro-Palestine protesters in London to call for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Can it be an offence simply to attend a demonstration against the wish of the official organisers?
A report about Tommy Robinson states the following:
In an earlier statement, the force said organisers had "been clear
about their concerns that the man's attendance, and that of those who
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How does direct action result in a civil claims?
Greenpeace has been involved in direct action from around or before it was officially founded in 1969 - 71. Before this month I have not heard of civil cases being brought against them. Earlier this ...
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What is the legality of France specifically banning all pro-Palestinian protests?
French Prime Minister Gérald Darmanin has recently instructed the prefects (regional state representatives) to ban all pro-Palestinian protests as they are "likely to cause a public disturbance&...
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What is the most likely offence, if any, committed in England by vegan extremists displaying graphic footage of slaughter in public?
Vegan activist groups such as “anonymous for the voiceless” go out to public places in order to openly display video footage of gruesome cruelty to animals, materials showing sexual abuse of animals, ...
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Trespass against easements?
Say someone has an easement across my land to access their property.
They have an easement, so I am not allowed to interfere with their use of my land. I can't stand there and block their way.
If two ...
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Is it legal to place difficult-to-remove deliberately-annoying alarms in a building without permission to do so?
In the UK, a group of unaffiliated people went to a banquet by Just Stop Oil, a climate change activist group, and released electronic alarms tied to balloons. The banquet took place in a building ...
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What can I do about illegal parking? Semi-peaceful protest, Scotland [closed]
There are cars that park on the pavement on my street. It's been an issue for years. If there are bins out then the pavements can be unpassable for people walking and the pavement is always completely ...
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Could you be charged with manslaughter for obstructing an ambulance?
There was a recent incident in London that has been all over the news where protesters blocked a road and eventually ended up blocking an ambulance. It was stated that they were aware of the ambulance ...
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How to accomplish a court hearing after arrest without being stuck in prison cell for more than 4 years like Assange? [closed]
TLDR / UPDATE / SUMMARY:
Police: I'm arresting you.
Me: You are breaking the law, what I do is minor.
Police: No, I'm arresting you, what you do is more than minor.
Arrested.
Now the question is: ...
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Is an arrest legal if no reason is given?
From the UK Government website:
The police arrest procedure
If you’re arrested the police must:
identify themselves as the police
tell you that you’re being arrested
tell you what crime they think ...
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Is "slow walking" legal?
I've heard various claims that "slow walking" (walking slowly in a road) is not illegal or at best its illegality is ambiguous. Is that true? To what extent is it legal to walk in a road? I ...
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What responsibility does a museum have to a protestor who glues themself to the wall
Can the museum leave the protestor glued there and leave for the night?
Edit: it appears that 4 days after I posted this questions, a Porsche showroom locked the protestors inside after turning off ...
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Does the right of the people peaceably to assemble apply to peaceful members of a group that partially becomes violent?
If John, Alice, and a bunch of other people are peacefully protesting, and then John and some others start acting violently, does the First Amendment give Alice and the others the right to continue ...
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Is it permitted to use electric amplification in political demonstrations outside of the parliament Square estate area as of 2022?
There was a lot of talk from critics of the new policing bill saying that it would prohibit megaphones in protests, but it seems like the relevant provisions may actually just be extremely narrowly ...
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Why did Steve Bray have his sound system seized?
What was the legal basis for this? And what is the legal status is amplification systems used for political demonstration in England now?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/28/police-swoop-...
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What are the actual new provisions that have outlawed using megaphones in protests or political demonstrations?
Newly passed legislation has caused certain political demonstrators to get done for demonstrating with amplified megaphones where they were completely allowed to do so in the past. What specifically ...
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UK: is it legal to display a flag in front of a store?
Country: United Kingdom
Is it legal to:
leave a free standing flag of a country (Russia) close to an entrance of a store?
leave free standing flags:
of a country (Russia)
with logo/name of a store
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Would a giant "F*** BIDEN" flag mounted on a truck be first amendment protected?
I recently saw one of those trucks with flags mounted on them. The usual kind: big truck, 4'x6' flags, usually supporting Don't Tread On Me, Donald Trump, MIA, etc. Or the actual American flag. They ...
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What exactly is illegal about the Canadian trucking protests?
I have been following the coverage of the Canada convoy protest in the news, and particularly the invocation of the Emergencies Act by PM Trudeau. In his announcement, he says:
We're entering the ...
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Who can stop a member of the public from peacefully protesting a private club who rents their space?
Assume a private club located in a shopping plaza in Austin, Texas and they rent their space from the plaza's owner.
Also assume a member of the public, let's call him Larry, intends to stand outside, ...
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Placing bricks on a sidewalk to instigate protests
Larry is a Marxist-Leninist-Bolshevik revolutionary who wants to instigate a communist revolution in the United States. One day, before a contentious election, Larry unloads two tons of bricks in ...
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Clicking ads as a form of protest or boycott
Would it be legal to click on ads on the internet, as a form of protest or boycott, making the advertisers waste time, money, or resources for something that you are not actually interested in? What ...
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How come the nude protesters were not arrested?
I read today about the Anti-Censorship Activists in New York (Warning! NSFW pictures inside link) who protested against Facebook while being totally nude out in the street.
I'm also pretty sure ...
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When does free speech become disordely conduct or disturbing the peace?
Lets say Bob doesn't like the mayor of his city/town. Bob believes the mayor to be corrupt. The mayor is an ex police officer. So Bob decides to protest in front of city hall at noon with a sign and ...
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Throwing tomatoes at a poster of a politician
As a form of protest, imagine:
Printing a poster of a politician's face
Placing it on a wall (with permission of the wall's owner) in a generally public space
Handing out tomatoes to be thrown at ...
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Can I object to a flight attendant praising TV characters for 5 minutes?
During a domestic flight, one of the flight attendants started making rather annoying praises of them being a fan of Disney and Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse' birthday, and asking whether anyone was ...
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