'Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief charges

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The leaders of the "Freedom Convoy" are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year -- but the stakes go beyond the actions of two protest organizers.

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were among the most prominent organizers of the protest movement that rolled into Ottawa early in 2022, and they're scheduled to be the first members of the organizing committee to stand trial on Sept. 5

The convoy exposed a stark divide in Canada, Kempa said, between the "significant degree" of people who support and sympathize with the protesters and those who were, "lock, stock and barrel, completely against" it.

Velloso said the court could seek to punish Lich and Barber severely if they're found guilty of mischief.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/freedom-convoy-leaders-criminal-trial-goes-beyond-mischief-charges-1.6541377

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1. I think they wanted their version of Jan. 6th

...but were too cowardly to do anything except annoy the people living there.

[stopdiggin]

2. there is a grave danger in a knee jerk movement

toward banning or criminalizing protest. (as far too many jurisdictions, particularly in the U.S., are currently considering) There is also a danger - to both citizenry and democratic process - in the promotion of the idea that anything goes, under the banner of 'protest.' False premise.

If your 'cause' is crucial enough to justify engaging in unlawful action (and history and cases provide ample illustration) - then be prepared to stand for the penalty that is subsequently laid out.

(how about forfeiture of some of the rigs that were used to deliberately block streets and roads? instruments or property used in the commission .. ?)