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)}

"Indeed, the disturbances of the last few days seemed worse than riots. They appeared to be more like concerted pogroms. They looked as if they were politically directed and coordinated.

In essence: what happened may have been more akin to terrorism - deliberate political violence"

David Allen Green in an excellent piece on the #FarRightRiots in #England and #NorthernIreland over the weekend.

#CriminalJustice #Riot
How the criminal justice system deals with a riot
https://emptycity.substack.com/p/how-the-criminal-justice-system-deals

How the criminal justice system deals with a riot

Those involved in a riot - at any level - should not be surprised that their offences are dealt with more harshly than those acts would be dealt with in isolation

^{d. a. t. green (The Empty City - a law and polity blog)}