Placard Waving Protester Charged
The 22-year-old lady who was arrested after holding up this anti-monarchy placard at St Giles’ Cathedral has been charged “in reference to a breach of the peace” and is reportedly attributable to seem at Edinburgh Sheriff Courtroom at this time. Amid the emotional royalist fervour, the nation is feeling it’s much more necessary to face up for common and enduring values. The Free Speech Union has expressed concern that the protester been arrested for voicing anti-monarchist views through the Proclamation of King Charles III yesterday. Defenders of free speech know that in the event that they don’t arise for views with which they disagree and even discover offensive, they’re not defending free speech. No matter your views on the monarchy, this protester has a proper to hers.
Some anti-woke supporters of free speech are standing again on this case with the excuse that the banner consists of the phrases “f*ck imperialism”, profanity on a placard isn’t going to harm anybody and positively doesn’t benefit the placard holder being arrested. Guido’s view is that the police over-reached themselves given there was no precise breach of the peace. The Free Speech Union has already reached out to the protester to supply their help.
