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UK police say it was mistake to call climate group extremist
Associated Press ^ | January 11, 2020

Posted on 01/11/2020 8:48:39 PM PST by Olog-hai

British police say it was an “error of judgment” to include environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion in an official document that listed extremist organizations.

The counterterrorism police unit for southeast England included the climate change protesters alongside Islamic extremists and banned neo-Nazi group National Action in a guide to “safeguarding young people and adults from ideological extremism,” The Guardian newspaper reported.

The guide said that “while concern about climate change is not in itself extreme, activists may encourage vulnerable people to perform acts of violence.” …

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Weather
KEYWORDS: climatechangehoax; ecoterrorists; extictionrebellion; extremists; fakescience; globalwarminghoax; notamistake; smashsomeheads; spinelessintheuk; uk

1 posted on 01/11/2020 8:48:39 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

They are an extremist group.


2 posted on 01/11/2020 8:57:13 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Olog-hai

GlobalClimateWarmingChange is a hoax. There is no debate.


3 posted on 01/11/2020 9:18:28 PM PST by TigersEye (MAGA - 16 more years! - KAG)
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To: Olog-hai

Isn’t this the bunch that’s blocking intersection and gluing themselves to trains?

Sounds extreme to me.


4 posted on 01/11/2020 9:21:44 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Olog-hai

They were right the first time.


5 posted on 01/11/2020 9:38:26 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

They also have their favorite malnourished waif Thunberg speak at their rallies.


6 posted on 01/11/2020 9:53:14 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai
Climate change protestors block downtown D.C. streets in hours-long protest

Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to DfT and Home Office

7 posted on 01/12/2020 12:45:41 AM PST by Fedora
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To: Olog-hai

Protecting the agenda, f da people!


8 posted on 01/12/2020 2:57:23 AM PST by ronnie raygun (nick dip .com)
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To: Olog-hai

So certain extremist groups are okay and certain ones are not okay? Okay!


9 posted on 01/12/2020 3:28:26 AM PST by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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To: Olog-hai

Even the name “Extinction Rebellion” sounds warm and fuzzy.


10 posted on 01/12/2020 3:41:52 AM PST by windsorknot
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Are the bobbies going to arrest people who deny climate change?

A: before they arrest m*slims who rape innocent women.


11 posted on 01/12/2020 6:27:14 AM PST by I want the USA back (If free speech is taken away, dumb and silent we are led, like sheep to the slaughter: G Washington)
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To: Olog-hai

So basically ... extreme but not the bad kind of exsteme? /sarc


12 posted on 01/12/2020 6:57:36 AM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope when it was always their goal.)
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Are the bobbies going to arrest people who deny climate change?
Not currently, but it has been seriously discussed in Labour Party circles.
13 posted on 01/12/2020 10:46:20 AM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope when it was always their goal.)
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