[valdiorn]

the police and courts have the ability to impose bans on individuals returning to protests and re-offending. They could quite easily say "if you participate in another protest where a road is blocked in the next 12 months, we'll hand you a 1 month jail sentence".

For some reason this isn't being used, and they just let people go again and again, and they always return a few days later. Well, actually, they DO issue these restrictions, but don't follow up with actual punishment. Boggles the brain. You take a handful of grandmas and stick them in actual, factual jail for a month, see how many people return to protest next time.

[that_guy_iain]

The bans have been imposed. They've literally got multiple injuctions againist them.

> You take a handful of grandmas and stick them in actual, factual jail for a month, see how many people return to protest next time.

What you think they would be victimised? Mate they won't be touched and all the cons will love them. Bashing old people gets you put into protection in the jails.