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Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves

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Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves

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Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves | CNN

The sentences are believed to be the longest in the UK’s history for non-violent protest and were delivered under two new controversial laws that supercharged policing powers.

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How dare they use their privilege to bring attention to the greatest threat to humanity…
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  Yeah. Would have been better if they just let a crisis that disproportionately affect poor people unfold /s

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