‘Undemocratic and unlawful’: Readers react to police crackdown on repeat protests
TThe government’s decision to reduce the repeated protests of the police forces led to a strong reaction. Independent Readers.
Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood announced that the movement announced only a few hours after hundreds of arrests in a Palestinian action in London.
Previously, he called on protest organizers to pause the demonstrations as a sign of respect for the Jewish community after the terrorist attack on which two people were killed after a terrorist attack in Manchester.
However, his warnings were ignored – and now, the police announced that the community plans to change the law to give additional forces to restrict repetitive protests that caused the communities to “feared leaving their homes”.
Sir Keir said that they did not respect others by defining the pro -Filestin university protests planned for Tuesday as “non -British”.
Many readers criticized the oppression as an attack on civilian freedoms, arguing that peaceful demonstrations were unjustly suppressed and that the Minister of the Interior was limited to anti -Semitism by opposition to Israel.
The commentators emphasized that most protesters targeted the actions of the Israeli state, not the Jewish communities, and that the right to free speech and the right to protest were the basis in a democracy.
Some acknowledged that some protests could be destructive or depending on the crime activity, but the overwhelming emotion was that the state’s reaction was disproportionately.
Here is what you have to say:
Peaceful protest is a basic right
I am completely opposed to the right to ban demonstrations to the police or the government. Such forces would inevitably be exploited and would not have a place in a democratic society. Every time a politician says that they support the right to protest, they propose restrictions that can prevent it later.
The Jewish community will not be accused of the Israeli government’s attack in Gaza and will not have the right to feel safe in their own countries. What Hamas did on October 7, 2023 was Grotesk, but there is most of the Israeli government’s reaction. Forbid the protest in this country and to underestimate the massacre in Gaza, until recently the government’s immoral and wrong.
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Determined protest zones
As said by a few people, we need identified protest zones. This is an area for speakers, facilities, safety, walking. It can be a place outside the city that is properly established with their stages.
If you want to protest something, you can reserve the protest zone; Everything will be established when you come.
Saghia
Hysteria comes out of control
If he wants to protest Gaza, there are regular activities to attend. The right to protest is not suppressed. If the Palestinian action is forbidden, the Ministry of the Interior probably has evidence that it is a threat to security in some way. There are currently legal cases on the pipeline, probably if this evidence cannot be explained yet, but when it can be made public and when it is necessary.
The surrounding hysteria comes out of control.
Tanaquil2
People have the right to protest
Communities in England, including the Jewish community, do not support the genocide. People have the right to protest until things change.
It was the government that banned a peaceful organization within the scope of law and forced the police to make these unnecessary arrests. It is not the police’s job to protest people peacefully.
Kate
Time to stand up
It is very good to say that protests should be stopped due to the tragic murders of the Jews. However, if there is no seemingly a protest of an agreement, we will soon see that Gaza has been sliced as a real estate as Trump wants, or that the Palestinian people remain on the sidelines and become stateless.
Sometimes the most difficult challenges are the difficulties we need to grasp; Otherwise, this conflict will continue for 80 years and blood will be spilled in meaningless military actions every few years.
Adrian Fox
Peaceful protest
The london protest, which is overwhelmingly peaceful, may have been molded by half a dozen officer.
The other 500 was there to arrest good people who saw strong people. This is what happens when you begin to transfer the Assembly and Freedom of Protest.
Stevehill
My heart was hurting every day
For two years, my heart acted every day with the latest news of Gaza, as in most normal people. Just heartbreaking! I don’t understand when the demonstrators want peace for all parties, Israelis and Palestinians, and that those responsible are held responsible for war crimes. We only want peace and dignity for the Palestinians. What’s wrong with asking for justice?
Maggie20
Mixing protest and antisemitism
Coping with pro -Palestinian protests is separate from the issue of rising anti -Semitism, but the attempt to unite the government is disturbing.
Rising anti-Semitism is a subject, but we must be open-eyed about the current causes-the most important netanyahu of the ones. He performs antisemitic actions every day. By limiting anti -Semitism and Israel, it reduces some complaints about Israel’s actions and makes life easier for itself.
Danfrost
Boxed
The government congratulated itself on this protest. The more they break, the less support they will get. Worker voters are traditionally central and left wings and do not like authoritarianism or not ordered what they should do. Therefore, labor will not receive support; They will lose with this action.
Richardthelionheart
Draconian legislation
Therefore, the Minister of the Interior wants to pass through the brutal legislation that will prohibit repeated protests. In accordance with this legislation, the protests of the 19th century graphics winning protests and women who won the franchise for people were banned and voting protests that put this home secretary into the parliament would be banned.
Clobber2
Great Extreme Access
The government, which wants to enact the legislation to restrict our rights to protest, is a great over -access of the government. As mentioned many times, this power will be exploited to suppress more free conversations in the future. The ongoing protest against the prohibition of the Palestinian action can be terminated by providing evidence that the prevention of terrorist activity is necessary.
Chuckiethhebrave
Right to Say Genocide
Antisemitism has no place in this country, but it is true that people call Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The word genocide is not carelessly used, but reflects the opinion of respected UN institutions. He’s worried about changing the law to prohibit protests. Why is this government so reluctant to call and take action to stop Israel’s actions?
Speculator
Non -democratic
To expand the police powers to stop the peaceful protest, I bet on a completely democratic, illegal and comfortable confidence that it will start a much larger popular reaction than expected on the streets. Nobody wants to live in a police state; I’m quite sure that.
MOO100
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