Climate Change Hysteria and the Extinction Rebellion. Extinction Rebellion Activists Have Worn Out Their Welcome and the Public Is Angry - Global Research
Global ResearchMAY 2023
Extinction Rebellion Founder Jailed for Climate Protest
Above: Extinction Rebellion founder Roger Hallam in Parliament Square as Just Stop Oil calls a day of protest in London on October 1, 2022. Image copyright: Guy Smallman/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
Demonstrations are important in a democracy, but we should never forget that violence and disturbing others are illegal. The negative consequences of the traffic disruption were many and costly. Taking the law into one's own hands is unacceptable, even in the context of climate change. Sentencing these five eco-activists to long prison terms is harsh, but it's the right thing to do.
Narrative B
Sentencing these activists to multi-year prison sentences, is an obscene perversion of justice. This trial was a travesty of justice and an assault on free speech as the judge ruled that climate issues were irrelevant to the case. It's an outrage that the fossil fuel industry's power has corrupted courts. This is a dark day for climate activism and the right to peacefully protest.