• Awoo [she/her]
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    2 months ago

    If you're going to get 5 year sentences for stopping traffic then you might as well do something that's actually worth 5 years.

        • jaywalker [they/them, any]
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          2 months ago

          Did they get caught planning in zoom? Because I have a feeling they'd get at least one or two convictions if they got caught

          • Awoo [she/her]
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            2 months ago

            Palestine Action? They're arrested regularly. They don't take it to court because they don't want a weapons company's secrets being open to evidence requests that they have to comply with during the discovery phase of a trial.

            • jaywalker [they/them, any]
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              2 months ago

              They definitely convicted at least a handful of them just last year, but they ended up getting less time than the Just Stop Oil people so maybe you're right that they should have just done something cooler

              https://www.palestineaction.org/teledyne-sentence/

              • Awoo [she/her]
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                2 months ago

                Teledyne being an american one may have been the problem there. All the israeli factories such as Elbit have simply had arrested activist walk without charges.

                • jaywalker [they/them, any]
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                  2 months ago

                  They definitely got charged and were mostly acquitted by a jury. Only one conviction.

                  https://palestineaction.org/elbit-eight-verdicts/

                  • Awoo [she/her]
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                    2 months ago

                    This is the 2021 case and is before the actions really blew up. There have been literally hundreds of people arrested taking part in recent years. They just let people walk out a few hours later. Often they don't even arrest, just detain for some time on site and take details then let people go after.

                    • jaywalker [they/them, any]
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                      2 months ago

                      So it's just the most recent secrets the weapons company is hiding by not going to court? And only specifically the Israeli one? Are you sure you aren't just like...making stuff up?

                      • Awoo [she/her]
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                        2 months ago

                        The reason for it is speculation. But I'm certainly not making stuff up about people being arrested and released over and over and over. Palestine Action is not particularly heavy on hiding identities, most action is performed openly in daylight and unmasked in full view of local population called out to help take part. https://x.com/Pal_action/status/1812464348662575539

                        I am however concerned about the new attacks on banks they've been doing. These are considerably more likely to get jail time.