An 83-year-old retired priest has been arrested for defying a newly enforced ban on pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, just hours after the group was formally outlawed by the UK government.
The Reverend Sue Parfitt, from Bristol, was detained for holding a placard that read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” She was among more than 27 people arrested on Saturday for acts of defiance against the proscription.
for holding a sign stating her support of Palestine Action.
Saying “for backing Palestine Action” makes it sound like she was giving them money or something. But all she did was express an opinion.
Even though the Trump administration and the Republicans in our congress are actively trying to take away our freedom of speech, it’s still nice that we are explicitly guaranteed that right by our Constitution. But there is no law that matters if the government itself doesn’t follow the Constitution.
At any rate, I feel for our UK counterparts that they don’t have even an empty guarantee of free speech.