[watwut]

Meh. What they are doing is NOT civil disobedience and protest. What they are doing is just normal breaking the law for profit thing.

That being said, I also dont think that civil disobedience means you have to accept whatever harsh punishment whatever authoritarian is using. It is actually ok to avoid those.

[mcmcmc]

Yep. This would be like saying illegal dumping of hazardous waste is the same as protesting environmental protection laws. It’s just for-profit crime.