Masked protesters could soon face arrest, says Home Office
www.theguardian.com
Rights groups say proposed police powers for England and Wales are pandering to ‘culture war nonsense’

"Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”.

Police in England and Wales will be given the power to arrest people if they are wearing face coverings at specific demonstrations, the Home Office has said."

Been a bad 18 months or so for privacy in the UK. Online Safety Bill passed, the right to take strike action curtailed, people in receipt of benefits (including disabled people) will soon (as from 2025) have their bank accounts open to the government, the right to protest curtailed and now this.

    • @[email protected]
      12•5 months ago

      Someone tell the 1066 Normans they were actually born in England.

      Oh, and the Romans.

      Oh, and the Saxons.

        • @[email protected]
          13•5 months ago

          Oh, I see.

          You don’t care about the truth.

          It all makes sense now.

          So when you said the UK isn’t a nation of migrants you knew you were wrong?

          Some people actually aren’t afraid of history, to the despair of conservatives worldwide.

          Also, what a fun admission that Europeans invaded the Americas. I’m sure you’ll be logically consistent there.

          • @[email protected]
            -10•5 months ago

            Just to be clear on your logic, you think migrants are invaders, and that we should welcome them with open arms?

            Well yeah, Europeans invaded America. Didn’t go well for the natives.

            • @[email protected]
              7•5 months ago

              No, my logic is that we have a self-selecting population of highly motivated and ambitious people who want to be Americans.

              To turn them away is foolish if you care about the economic and cultural wealth of the nation.

              And you still haven’t clarified what “traditional values” are opposed to immigrants; even the fucking Romans welcomed people into their citizenry.

              • @[email protected]
                -7•5 months ago

                Oh, simple. Traditional values are things like basic human rights. Not oppressing women for example. Not hating the Jewish people. Not executing rape victims. Not executing gay people. Not executing people in general.

                • @[email protected]
                  6•5 months ago

                  Yeah, traditional European cultures have historically been opposed to oppressing women, hating Jewish people, and executing gay people.

                  Nevermind that the most common slur for gay people is a reference to burning them alive, Jews were ejected from England in the Renaissance, and women were almost entirely restricted from positions of power.

    • the post of tom joad
      4•5 months ago

      Man i am this close to just blocking the reddthat instance. I dunno why but too many chuds and bad, bad fucking takes crawl out from under there