This week, I will be the first person to be prosecuted for protesting against Woodside’s Burrup project. This is the story of the raid on my home and the six-month wait for a hearing.

  • Nath@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    So, now we’re acknowledging that she wasn’t protesting peacefully like she claims? That indeed she crossed the line into unlawful territory?

    I agree.

    That’s why the police are involved. Not because she protested Woodside.

    • Quokka@quokk.au
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      1 year ago

      Nah, we’re acknowledging they “lawful” is a bullshit metric.

      It’s lawful to kill the planet and us along with it, it’s illegal to bring attention to those who are doing it.

      Clearly one cannot operate under such a deeply flawed system.

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        1 year ago

        As I said at the outset: I’m sympathetic to the cause. I have grave concerns about the planet and how as a species, we are causing immeasurable damage with our reckless treatment of resources. Nobody is defending the company nor denying she has a worthy goal at heart.

        But all of that is beside the point. The point is her central premise is deeply flawed: she is simply not on trial for protesting Woodside.