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[–] quips@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Wtf?? You can be arrested for that? Even rhat isn’t happening in the US.

Can you tell me more about how tf this is allowed?

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 4 points 20 hours ago

Sorry just back from work. Our Shit4Brains Government proscribed it to beso. Legislation approve and then, WHAM, we're criminals. Police are the enforcement authority so as soon as there are any public images they have to arrest. Were taken to the local police station to be charged. Courts recently said not right so law needs to be repealed. However...... It requires time in Parliament etc., so police still required to arrest us. The officers are generally genuinely not happy about it and have been polite. I think Ministers have been squeezing the cops to enforce or themselves face action. Not long now and we will stop being arrestable. Yes, until you pointed it out, the UK is worse than the US. [Post work shift tirade concluded]

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yes you can, and it is a felony, too.

[–] quips@slrpnk.net 1 points 21 hours ago

And do employers treat it as a felony too?

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

He was protesting AI and the police misread his shirt and thought he was protesting Palestine. It's not even if you're wearing a shirt it's if they THINK you are that's enough to be arrested. Fucking wild imo

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 3 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Also he was protesting AI, not me

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

It's not lost on me

[–] quips@slrpnk.net 1 points 21 hours ago

Wow. This is actual insanity wtf. This genuinely would never happen in the US, even under Trump the first amendment gives us very robust protections. I can’t think of a time anything like this has happened here.