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catty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

In this Act “terrorism” means the use or threat of action where—

the action falls within subsection (2), the use or threat is designed to influence the government [or an international governmental organisation][1] or to intimidate the public or a section of the public

Wow, so the very act of peaceful protest is now defined as ‘terrorism’?

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lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public

I don’t know: it’s possible. If legal definitions & case law (which I don’t know enough about) don’t settle their meaning, then they could mean anything. A lawyer could clarify.

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- catty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  For sure. e.g. Block the road, you block emergency vehicles / assault on emergency workers = terrorism.
  
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  - EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Plain old traffic jams and collisions block emergency vehicles all the time. Doesn’t seem to be a problem during these very normal things that happen all the time … but protestors block a road and suddenly it’s a huge problem.
    
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  - lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    I see: that technically could.
    
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