silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoU.K. charges Greta Thunberg as governments crack down on climate protestswapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down14
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkU.K. charges Greta Thunberg as governments crack down on climate protestswapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareNeato@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 year ago Unless they’re intentionally trying to boost her popularity, which would be nice. Good Guy Cop*: Is forced to police and disperse environmental protest. Chooses to give protestors exactly what they wanted: more visibility. *Really weird to write that, even in jest.
minus-squarethepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWell, cops in the UK are required to have extensive education and training, so it wouldn’t be surprising for them to be intelligent enough to make that decision. It’s not like the US where being smart disqualifies you from being a cop.
Good Guy Cop*: Is forced to police and disperse environmental protest. Chooses to give protestors exactly what they wanted: more visibility.
*Really weird to write that, even in jest.
Well, cops in the UK are required to have extensive education and training, so it wouldn’t be surprising for them to be intelligent enough to make that decision. It’s not like the US where being smart disqualifies you from being a cop.