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    Retired priest, 83, arrested under Terror Act
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    Retired priest, 83, arrested under Terror Act

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    1. PorkVale on

      Meanwhile if you go fight for Israel, kill innocent civilians you can come back to the UK and the government will look the other way.

    2. limeflavoured on

      The cynical part of me is thinking this is a ploy by Palestine Action to get public sympathy.

      Its quite possible to oppose what Israel is doing in Gaza without supporting the specific group named Palestine Action.

    3. BeardedCuntDestroyer on

      Congrats UK police on your incredible terrorist arrest! The Uk will sleep safe tonight due to the arrest of an 83 year old priest! /s

      You’re a bunch of wankers.

    4. gelliant_gutfright on

      Clearly on the same level as bin Laden and al-Baghdadi. Just look at her there. I’m getting Carlos the Jackal vibes.

    5. TedGetsSnickelfritz on

      Not going to pick your youngest and brightest to test the stick are you.

    7. Maximum_Ad1920 on

      When Tommy Robinson was charged with a terrorism offence for not providing his phone unlock password, nobody blinked an eyelid, some people even celebrated it. Them be the rules now, apparently.

    8. -_-0_0-_-0_0-_-0_0 on

      That is what tends to happen when you purposefully get yourself arrested.

    9. Top-Spinach-9832 on

      I mean fair enough right.

      She’s not being arrested for opposing genocide, she’s being arrested for supporting a proscribed organisation that use extreme methods to strong arm the government into getting their way.

      It doesn’t matter how old she is.

    10. New_7688 on

      The planes that Palestine Action “attacked” have taken four flights since the “damage” from the paint. That 30 million pound damage seems to have been a myth. Meanwhile, activists in the past have done far more and been able to walk away from the charges after demonstrating they were preventing genocide.

      We’re speed walking into fascism.

      “In 1996 Seeds of Hope destroyed British aircraft manufactured for the Indonesian government which was committing genocide in East Timor. They were found not guilty of criminal damage.”

      “Accused of causing, and conspiring to cause, criminal damage, with a maximum ten-year sentence, they pleaded not guilty arguing that what they did was not a crime but that they “were acting to prevent British Aerospace and the British Government from aiding and abetting genocide”, referring to the genocide taking place in East Timor. They were found not guilty of criminal damage at Liverpool Crown Court, after a jury deemed their action reasonable under the Genocide Act 1969. This made it the first Ploughshares action to result in a not guilty verdict.”

    11. AnalThermometer on

      Proves you can be an idiot at any age, and Palestine Actions actions line up with Russia’s a little too closely given they attack assets that have little to do with Israel. But this again raises the question why the migrant boat merchants and their NGO supporters are not also tackled as a terrorist threat and taken out given the move toward migration being recognised as a national security issue (finally). It shows the government can move decisively when it actually bothers to.

    12. Potential_Cover1206 on

      As an FYI, Plastine Action was funded through donations by members and supporters. The single largest donor is a chap called James ‘Fergie’ Chambers. Who can be safely described as a full-blown Russia loving tankie complete with a nice home in Russia and all the bad tattoos. His X timeline makes it pretty clear that he loves a dictatorship. The more violent and genocidal the better. The suspicious would be wondering exactly whose’s money is being donated…

    16. FlimsyCloud111 on

      So someone got arrested for expressing support for a proscribed terrorist group who infiltrated a military based and damaged equipment, broke into a military contractor and damaged equipment plus threaten and held employees and attacked two policemen with a sledgehammer?

      Ok and?

      Edit: forgot to add that they suspiciously also damaged equipment that was actually ment for Ukraine, I am not sure if it worst if it was by mistake or intentional… This group is clearly a Russian asset (IMO)

    17. rationalplan10 on

      And Pol pot was a history teacher. The area where the Nazis had highest support was amongst university graduates. Age , education or what people do for a living do not provide a free pass.

    18. YorkshireRiffer on

      ‘Peaceful protester arrested for speaking out about the Israeli genocide’

      Fixed the headline.

    19. SoggyWotsits on

      It was public knowledge that the group had been banned. Whether you agree with it or not, surely it’s inevitable to face the consequences if you show your support.

    20. ThatZephyrGuy on

      Palestine Action members absolutely **seething** that they are not allowed to support an organisation that was responsible for attacking a security guard and policewoman with a sledgehammer and destroying national defence assets anymore.

      What a shame this wonderful organisation aren’t allowed to continue spreading peace and love.

    21. SavingsSquare2649 on

      I’ll be downvoted to oblivion for this but whilst there’s nothing stopping them supporting Palestine, instead they’re going out and supporting a group that are actively targeting Uk military assets, it’s kind of on them that they’re being arrested.

    22. WalkMeOut_MorningDew on

      If 2 people commit a crime, you can’t just declare their entire organization a terrorist group. The uk is so terrifying with their anti free speech laws. 

    23. TimeTimeTickingAway on

      Laws shouldn’t suddenly stop applying for you just because you reach a certain age.