In April 24, Trudi Warner, a retired social worker, stood outside Inner London Crown Court holding a sign that read: "Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience"
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@Geri well I hope the police are now prosecuted for contempt of court or harassment, after all this was clearly legal.
@Nicovel0 wrongful arrest, but that rarely means anything xxx
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@passenger @bms48 correct
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@Geri Starmer's regime is making Thatcher's Britain look like a liberal paradise.
The weird thing is... in retrospect, it kinda was. I'm old enough to remember.
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In April 24, Trudi Warner, a retired social worker, stood outside Inner London Crown Court holding a sign that read:
"Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience"She was arrested for "intimidation of a jury" but at trial Mr. Justice Saini ruled in her favour, saying she was only stating the law outside a courthouse, and that can not be illegal
She was arrested again last week for doing exactly the same thing as were many others
I wonder if cops ever get tired being the boot of the State even without being asked.
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The weird thing is... in retrospect, it kinda was. I'm old enough to remember.
@Remittancegirl @Geri Me too.
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@runoutgroover @Remittancegirl could not get a job for love nor money
1st class degree, 100s of job interviews
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I wonder if cops ever get tired being the boot of the State even without being asked.
@DeliaChristina I run a weekly one woman protest outside the house of Commons where the MPs go in.
I always say hello to the police. On one occasion, a police officer said ty for what you are doing and then put his finger to his mouth as if to say don't repeat
Xx
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In April 24, Trudi Warner, a retired social worker, stood outside Inner London Crown Court holding a sign that read:
"Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience"She was arrested for "intimidation of a jury" but at trial Mr. Justice Saini ruled in her favour, saying she was only stating the law outside a courthouse, and that can not be illegal
She was arrested again last week for doing exactly the same thing as were many others
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In April 24, Trudi Warner, a retired social worker, stood outside Inner London Crown Court holding a sign that read:
"Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience"She was arrested for "intimidation of a jury" but at trial Mr. Justice Saini ruled in her favour, saying she was only stating the law outside a courthouse, and that can not be illegal
She was arrested again last week for doing exactly the same thing as were many others
@Geri Politics and law enforcement is a dangerous mix....
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In April 24, Trudi Warner, a retired social worker, stood outside Inner London Crown Court holding a sign that read:
"Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience"She was arrested for "intimidation of a jury" but at trial Mr. Justice Saini ruled in her favour, saying she was only stating the law outside a courthouse, and that can not be illegal
She was arrested again last week for doing exactly the same thing as were many others
apparently the police are unclear on the concept (or the court)
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In April 24, Trudi Warner, a retired social worker, stood outside Inner London Crown Court holding a sign that read:
"Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience"She was arrested for "intimidation of a jury" but at trial Mr. Justice Saini ruled in her favour, saying she was only stating the law outside a courthouse, and that can not be illegal
She was arrested again last week for doing exactly the same thing as were many others
@Geri i was arrested for standing under a shade tree in 90+ degrees... simply because im homeless but #TheSilenceContinues
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In April 24, Trudi Warner, a retired social worker, stood outside Inner London Crown Court holding a sign that read:
"Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience"She was arrested for "intimidation of a jury" but at trial Mr. Justice Saini ruled in her favour, saying she was only stating the law outside a courthouse, and that can not be illegal
She was arrested again last week for doing exactly the same thing as were many others
Surely this means she can sue the cops and judges will start holding prosecutors accountable for bringing frivolous charges? I sure hope so.
"She was arrested for "intimidation of a jury" but at trial Mr. Justice Saini ruled in her favour, saying she was only stating the law outside a courthouse, and that can not be illegal
"She was arrested again last week for doing exactly the same thing as were many others"
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@Geri i was arrested for standing under a shade tree in 90+ degrees... simply because im homeless but #TheSilenceContinues
@bob I am sorry to read this, Bob xx
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@punissuer tyvm xx
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The weird thing is... in retrospect, it kinda was. I'm old enough to remember.
@Remittancegirl @runoutgroover @Geri the Thatcher era was great apart from the poverty, unemployment, class war, riots and dissolution of any kind of business law. Oh and the turning the police into the de facto military wing of the Tory party. Apart from that and the fact that long tail of Thatcherism is behind many of the problems we face today not only in this country but all over the world, it was great.
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@Remittancegirl @runoutgroover @Geri the Thatcher era was great apart from the poverty, unemployment, class war, riots and dissolution of any kind of business law. Oh and the turning the police into the de facto military wing of the Tory party. Apart from that and the fact that long tail of Thatcherism is behind many of the problems we face today not only in this country but all over the world, it was great.
Do not fucking straw-man me, Mark. NO ONE is saying it was great.
I have ZERO patience for this kind of zero sum crap.
There is a very convincing argument to be made that many people's lives and futures look far bleaker now than then.
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Do not fucking straw-man me, Mark. NO ONE is saying it was great.
I have ZERO patience for this kind of zero sum crap.
There is a very convincing argument to be made that many people's lives and futures look far bleaker now than then.
@Remittancegirl @runoutgroover @Geri No problem. block me if you wish but I felt agreeing with the term ‘liberal paradise’ was showing some kind of approval of the Thatcher years.
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@Remittancegirl @runoutgroover @Geri No problem. block me if you wish but I felt agreeing with the term ‘liberal paradise’ was showing some kind of approval of the Thatcher years.
You didn't bother to read the nuance in the post - that it was 'almost as if'
In hindsight, at that time, people had better health coverage, could afford housing, free education including university, far, far less state surveillance, much more tolerance for peaceful public protest.
I lived through it. It was grim. But now is also grim. It's grim in different ways. I think it felt more possible to see a brighter future then than it does now.
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You didn't bother to read the nuance in the post - that it was 'almost as if'
In hindsight, at that time, people had better health coverage, could afford housing, free education including university, far, far less state surveillance, much more tolerance for peaceful public protest.
I lived through it. It was grim. But now is also grim. It's grim in different ways. I think it felt more possible to see a brighter future then than it does now.
@Remittancegirl @runoutgroover @Geri thanks for explaining your point of view rather than just rage blocking. I can see you a re saying but I think the not being possible to see a brighter future is more to do with world politics than domestic. Back then we only had nuclear Armageddon and the thee minute warning. Kids now have that AND ecological breakdown and global war. I feel for them.
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@Remittancegirl @runoutgroover @Geri thanks for explaining your point of view rather than just rage blocking. I can see you a re saying but I think the not being possible to see a brighter future is more to do with world politics than domestic. Back then we only had nuclear Armageddon and the thee minute warning. Kids now have that AND ecological breakdown and global war. I feel for them.
@markmason
"think the not being possible to see a brighter future is more to do with world politics than domestic"You could be right. But honestly, I think it is about economics and a lack of sense of the possible, which is really about domestic politics. But I could be wrong.
runoutgroover@cloudisland.nz @Geri
