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Labour MP says abuse and threats she has faced are indicative of serious problem that risks undermining democracy

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Stella Creasy wrote in the Guardian that it was not acceptable to picket MPs in their home in response to an opinion piece by Just Stop Oil justifying the targeting of MPs.

Aren't they funded by an oil company too?

The Labour and Cooperative MP for Walthamstow in north-east London said that harassment towards political representatives was increasingly normalised and “climate protesters picketing MPs’ houses is no more acceptable than the threats I have received from anti-abortion campaigners”.

She added: “All would argue their cause is vital and important that such tactics are merited – but to allow these behaviours to become the norm for any is therefore to enable it for all.”

KKKrakkker bozo think's protesters are mean for demanding justice disgost

(Brendan Cox) told the Guardian: “It’s really important that we keep our spirit of healthy, active and sometimes rambunctious democratic disagreement but when we start to target people in their homes it tips over into the risk of intimidation and it will make members of parliament more worried for their personal security.”

This whole articles is just: "I'm smol bean MP, please no bully for the policies I support" ukkk qin-shi-huangdi-fireball

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[-] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago

Jo Cox got killed by a Christofascist while campaigning in 2016 and now every politician has got it into their head that even the slightest criticism is a threat on their life.

[-] DanComrd@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago

She was a Corbyn supporter but her policy support and her politics just scream libertarian. Still, noone deserves to be killed by fascists, only fascist killing each other.

[-] pmarcilus@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 5 months ago

Maybe if she can represent her constituency well, she don't have to worry about her safety?

[-] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

Halfway through an asinine argument with libs about the issue of MPs feeling unsafe one of the most mild mannered guys I know said that MPs should feel afraid all the time because then they might stop fucking people over for profits and I straight up did the sicko-yes face lmao

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

Where do protestors even find addresses? In the US you can find the owner of a house and even their tax records on government websites, but the rich tend to be good at hiding it somehow.

[-] DanComrd@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's also public record here in the UKKK too, but I would have to double check

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