One demonstrator told Bristol Live that the protest was ‘very welcome to go into the early hours’, however shortly after 10pm some people started heading back into the city.
It comes during a ‘Weekend of Action’ as rallies are held across the country in opposition to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which recently passed its second reading in Parliament. The proposed policing bill would make non-violent protests involving ‘intentionally reckless acts’ without a ‘reasonable excuse’ that cause ‘serious annoyance’ or are judged to be too ‘noisy’, punishable with a fine or up to 10 years in jail in theory.It would be a crime to ‘intentionally or recklessly cause public nuisance’ that cause ‘intimidation or serious unease’ and ‘impact’ the community without a ‘reasonable excuse’.
The 307-page Bill also proposes to increase the maximum penalty for those who destroy or damage a memorial from three months to 10 years. Police would also have the power to tell one-person protests to stop shouting and could impose noise limits and start and finish times on gatherings.More to follow.For more stories like this, check our
The Great Unwashed
JenniEdward1 BREAKING: Shitrag posts deliberately misleading and inflammatory headline to malign people exercising their legally protected (for now) right to protest knowing their 'readers' only usually get as far as the headline before their brains clapout
Id fuckin drive through them
Bring on the water cannon.
Go home, get laid, get a life 🤦🏼♀️
Twats
There wasn’t any traffic and they were there for about fifteen minutes before heading back.