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by graton
334 days ago
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> and merely being present at a protest, while not engaging in any violence, earns 32 months in prison [3]. > [3] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/08/pens... From the article: William Nelson Morgan, 69, was sentenced to 32 months in prison, having previously admitted violent disorder and carrying a cosh during a riot on County Road in Liverpool on Saturday. Sounds like he engaged in violence and was carrying a weapon. |
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Seems that you didn’t read the article you have linked or your definition of engaging in violence is rather obtuse.
Surely you would not equate standing still when a policeman orders you to move and then resisting when they to forcibly move you to murdering a random person for no particular reason? Nor would you agree that the second violent offense deserves a significantly more lenient punishment than the first?