Simon Brooke on Nostr: if you tell a jury in a court in England that you sat in the road to protest against ...

if you tell a jury in a court in England that you sat in the road to protest against #climatechange you are sent to prison. If you hold up a placard in England telling jurors (truthfully) that they are entitled to convict or acquit according to their conscience, you are threatened with prison. #1 of 2

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/07/insulate-britain-activist-david-nixon-jailed-for-eight-weeks-for-contempt-of-court

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/04/climate-activist-trudi-warner-held-sign-telling-jurors-act-conscience-charged