Extinction Rebellion

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Oliver Schick

More news on posh protesters:

The Cambridge-educated mother-of-two, who lives in a £700,000 home near Clapham Common

Well, her address sounds a bit common.

had been expected to stay in prison alongside some of Britain’s most dangerous female inmates until next month’s scheduled court appearance.

Surely they can't be as dangerous as her?

Under the bail conditions, Eastburn is banned from entering the borough of Westminster unless for a medical appointment, she cannot travel on trains, the Tube or the DLR, and must sleep each night at home. She is allowed to use public buses, but the court heard that her regular mode of transport is cycling. No conditions were imposed to stop Eastburn from attending eco-protests, as long as they are not in Westminster.

I'm not quite sure how they imagine she is going to do without trains altogether--which I assume includes National Rail?

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/extinction-rebellion-dlr-protester-freed-from-highsecurity-jail-after-seven-days-and-is-banned-from-a4127191.html

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hippy in reply to @Oliver Schick

Why do people who kill with cars get to drive again, yet this woman is banned from public transport and in fact a whole borough? Car-loving bullshit again.

If she's got a 700k house she'll just fucking drive to her next protest. Idiots.

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Oliver Schick in reply to @hippy

Well, arguably, a 700k house in Clapham Common can't be up to much. It should really cost millions. :)

As has often been mentioned--Britain's legislation governing driving were largely drafted at a time when there was very little interest in hauling the then-'class' of drivers up before the courts when they mowed down the odd peasant. Instead, a lot of effort was spent trying to get the peasants off the road.

As for protest-specific laws, about which I know very little, I can only assume that these bail conditions are within the range allowed.

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