I've broken the law to protect animals, but I worry it's getting harder to protest

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Some see protesting as a right, others a necessity or even an obligation. But as punishments for disruptive protests become harsher, there are fears protesters will become hesitant and messages will get lost. Via insightSBS

She believes there are times when breaking the law is justified in order to make a stand."It's a safeguard for democracy," she told Insight.Harley says she hasn't hesitated to trespass in order to shut down a slaughterhouse, for example.“The law I’m breaking … seems pretty insignificant compared to what I’m preventing.” Suppliedand imposes increasingly harsh penalties on protesters when events are considered obstructive or disruptive.

“We need to be able to discuss ideas, and we need to be able to picket and lobby our governments or corporations, or whatever it may be, peacefully.A right to protest “When they [state governments] are making decisions as to whether to limit or restrict our rights, they don't all have to consider the human rights implications of those decisions.”For Dunghutti man Paul Silva, protesting is extremely personal.“We don’t have a choice to protest, it’s an obligation,” he told Insight.

“We’re calling out police brutality and deaths in custody … it gives those guys the authority and power to not let our voices be heard.”

 

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