@epistatacadam @ChrisMayLA6

There's a huge problem to my mind; the author of the page to which you link highlights it, and it is that passing this sort of stuff as terrorism means we need a new name for actual paramilitary groups like ISIS or (at a push) the Provisional IRA.

I write this as someone who is against protest that blocks other people's free movement or damages property. I will do my protesting in my purchasing choices, with my vote, holding a placard, and if I can think of it, chanting (or otherwise publishing) something witty. And in spite of this I am aghast to have read about that royal marine who petitioned parliament being detained using terror laws, and of Palestine Action being declared a terrorist group. I think we have come to measure the quality of policing by how severe the Crown has been, and I think those who run the police would do well to consider Goodhart's Law.

I have no objection to Palestine Action being called ideologically driven criminal actors, but to call them terrorists, on the basis of their actions to date, seems beyond the pale.

Despite disapproving of their methods, I am somewhat tempted to donate to their legal fees!

#Palestine #UK #policing #law #lawfare #antiTerrorism #Israel #whatWouldSirRobertPeelDo

@JessTheUnstill @Moltz

Also please note that the laws you don't like were written by the clowns you collectively elected. If you succeed in taking a prosecutory action against any of those clowns, the case will be decided by the twelve of you that can't talk your way out of jury duty.

#law #lawfare #civics #monarchy #whatWouldSirRobertPeelDo

@superjan73 @juliewebgirl
Forgive me, I'm an armchair fashionista, so please take this with a grain of salt. I welcome boosts if fellow mastodonians would like to see wider contribution to the topic.

I propose, for this thought-experiment on the rapid delivery of fashion in a hypothetical European dystopia, that:

- the best delivery system for a glitter + adhesive mix intended for application to a person's clothes would be a brush of some kind, thus helping avoid application to the mouth and eyes. I would suggest some sort of clutch purse whose outer is removed or springs back to expose the (previously airtight) compartment of glitter and glue, but I'm sure there are countless alternatives.

- empty vehicles could be decorated by - after ascertaining the prevailing wind direction and taking safety measures - delivering a glitter/glue mix via some kind of disposable leaf-blower apparatus. This could permit application avoiding the windscreen and front windows of the vehicle. The person applying would of course wear a disposable boiler-suit and PPE, although I accept it would be a shame to dispose of, because it will probably look fabulous.

- there might be merit in having separate teams for adhesive-application and for operating the glitter-thrower. The former might be suited to reserved individuals operating in close personal space, and the latter might be a good fit for extroverts.

- in time, develop visible markers for those who don't wish to look fabulous. This might be something like wearing a badge, or perhaps a paperclip: https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/09/the-paperclip-was-used-as-a-symbol-of-resistance-during-world-war-ii/

#fashion #fashionPolice #glitter #fabulous #policing #lookingFabulousWhilePolicing #law #Norway #instantFashion #WhatWouldSirRobertPeelDo