[g8-sheffield] the right of unlawful protest

[Tim van Tinteren]

How exactly have I performed a betrayal?


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Subject: [g8-sheffield] the right of unlawful protest


> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2005/06/314275.html
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> "The right to lawful protest:"
> This is more than outrageous, it is a semantic trap: by qualifying a 
> right, it becomes limited and diminished from its original full 
> meaning... Now we have "lawful" and "unlawful" protest (and good, public 
> orderly protesters -the ones who agree to be penned in in without the 
> others-- and bad protesters).
> The right to unlawful protest was exercised in Sheffield this week 
> therefore by everybody else; in addition, 10 drunkards were arrested and 
> charged with minor fines (...)
> 
> Remember "legal and illegal" immigration or the "stop uncontrolled 
> immigration" from election campaign? This is the same kind of semantic 
> crap.
> 
> Sadly enough: these 100 "good" protesters (the authorized demo Thursday 
> out Cathedral) have performed a betrayal.
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> > Ten people were arrested during two nights of protests against the
> > meeting.
> > 
> > But Mr Hughes said on Friday that these were only a tiny minority of
> > the protesters who gathered in the city and were allowed to make
> > their views known.
> > 
> > "We've experienced no serious disorder during the conference period
> > and have facilitated the right to lawful protest outside each of the
> > functions the ministers have attended," he said.
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4105264.stm
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