There is something very wrong in this country when six young people meeting to discuss politics in a Quaker Meeting House are arrested by the police after a mass (twenty officers) invasion of the building (armed with tasers).

The freedom to protest, or even the freedom to meet in a room to discuss current affairs, are central to a democracy... if this freedom is now compromised (further), as it seems to be, we are in a very bad place!

#politics

h/t @Thebratdragon

https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-condemn-police-raid-on-westminster-meeting-house

Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House

Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

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@ChrisMayLA6 @Thebratdragon this is utterly shocking! Can't you have concerns anymore about the climate in the UK?

@EvelineSulman @Thebratdragon

Whatever the reasoning, it will be justified in legal terms around conspiracy to protest in a way that would prove illegal, would be my guess - essentially its the thought police!

@ChrisMayLA6 @EvelineSulman @Thebratdragon UK sending lot of cash Palentir’s way. Pre-crime is a reality.