Activist suppression judicial persecution

The trial of Just Stop Oil activists was meant to keep the jurors in the dark about what was at stake. The defendants repeatedly violated the judge's orders to speak the forbidden information. The jurors paid no attention; they voted to convict.

I am very disappointed with them. They had the opportunity to help save civilization and chose instead to facilitate its destruction.

But the defendants' effort was not wasted. The UN rapporteur for environmental defenders was there, and his report on the trial was quite stern.

Side point: I agree that people do not deserve to be punished for making a Zoom call. However, using Zoom implies being under the power of that company, and that is itself a punishment. They should have used Mumble or GNU Jami instead.