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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on March 24, 2023, 07:24:59 AM

Title: Britain’s top lawyers say they will refuse to prosecute climate activists
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 24, 2023, 07:24:59 AM

Self indulgent nonsense


https://archive.vn/LCxSP

Title: Re: Britain’s top lawyers say they will refuse to prosecute climate activists
Post by: jeremyp on March 24, 2023, 12:22:04 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on March 24, 2023, 07:24:59 AM

Self indulgent nonsense


https://archive.vn/LCxSP

I wonder how many of the signatories would realistically be used by the CPS to do prosecutions.

Title: Re: Britain’s top lawyers say they will refuse to prosecute climate activists
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 24, 2023, 01:23:25 PM

Quote from: jeremyp on March 24, 2023, 12:22:04 PM

I wonder how many of the signatories would realistically be used by the CPS to do prosecutions.

Certainly Tin Crosland can't as he's debarred, and of the named others doubt they would be busy with prosecutions which it makes it even more self indulgent

Title: Re: Britain’s top lawyers say they will refuse to prosecute climate activists
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 24, 2023, 03:25:00 PM

An article from Jolyon Maugham about it


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/24/100-lawyers-prosecute-climate-protesters-laws-planet-criminalise


He appears to be saying that if someone was accused of murder because of actions they take in climate change that he would refuse to prosecute.