13-05-2025 18:25 via theguardian.com

The law has spread its tentacles over protest, effectively making all of it illegal | Letters

We have allowed the law to redefine democratically engaged young people as enemies of society, writes Dr Craig ReevesYour story rightly highlights the troubling state harassment of peaceful protesters, but the focus on the appropriateness of policing misses a deeper problem: the law itself (Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?, 10 May).The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 defines public nuisance as recklessly or intentio
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