Can someone explain to me why you get less jail time for racially aggravated violent disorder than you get for protesting peacefully?

#FarRightRiots #FarageRiots #ViolentDisorder #ClimateProtests #JustStopOil #FullForceOfTheLawMyArse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8497l7dx8t

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/18/five-just-stop-oil-supporters-jailed-over-protest-that-blocked-m25

Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25

Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance

^{Damien Gayle (The Guardian)}