Seven charged over vandalism at Trump’s Turnberry, accused of 'terrorist connection'

Clive55

The word "terrorist" has been thoroughly devalued. I hope we never see real terrorists on the streets of the UK again but if we do I know we are less psychologicaly prepared because of all this nonsense.

Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺48

They should be given medals for what they did, the UK is turning into a very strange and unrecognisable place. This was a simple protest, yes charge with damage, that's appropriate, but they are not terrorists, it makes the state look stupid but also dangerous.

Wasteytime45

I think that it would be hard to find people who didn’t agree with these terrorists let alone any who were terrorised by them.

Radical Poster Collective36

And yet they don't label people kicking doors down, trying to lynch non-white people, and burn their houses as terrorists.

mejasonandsi.bsky.social29

Maybe we should keep reminding those in power exactly what real terrorism looks like.

leearizuno.bsky.social18

As someone who grew up with the IRA in the news, and who who had a job interview delayed because of the London Tube bombings, this does not sound like terrorism to me.

leearizuno.bsky.social5

It's like being charged with GBH for ruffling someone's hair.

Dan Kayur, Pancake Enjoyer 🥄5

This is The Guardian, who have been treating the public like lobotomised frogs re transphobia for the last decade. Shifting the language to push an agenda is what they do.

BLACK134

It's nothing more than criminal damage, if i spray painted my neighbours car it wouldn't be terror related ,hmm wonder if it would if I spray painted my local politicians tho

sbarlster4

Like someone else said I remember when our entire building shook, roof panels fell, and when the dust settled and we looked out, entire buildings next to us and a railway station had been destroyed by a lorry bomb. That felt a bit like terrorism.

Tony2

Could you explain the legal definition of "terrorism"? It seems to be invoked to counter what would otherwise be called criminal damage.

Fran Allen2

How do their actions on the golf course compare to the actions of some in Middlesbrough, which is also being called terrorism?

Andrew Langstaff1

Surely inevitable that once you allow a higher set of laws, only accessible by the state, that wealth and power will do everything they can to bend it to their interests?

Clare M1

Blame Yvette Cooper - she cheapened the term in her determination to silence protest of UK Labour government complicity in genocide. Thin end of the wedge. Plenty more of this to come, she’s done the dirty work for Farage’s future.

I'm old. Glad not to have to witness too many more years of this horror.

Ben Crang28

Funny that setting fire to buildings with immigrants in, attacking police and painting roundabouts isn't terrorism. What am I missing here 🤔

Gledster11

It's designed to crush the very idea of protesting. Helps to keep left-wing ideas in check too. This is Starmer's legacy.

felt smart, might delete later3

Bad legislation is a fucker. Not that this definitional creep is anything new. Street art using water-soluble paint as criminal damage, almost any physical contact as assault etc. It doesn't do anything to boost confidence in the rationality of the legal system.

midshipnews.org2

Another gulf renamed after Trump :-)

Dougie G2

Terrorism now just means protesting against the rich and powerful.

Fasten your seat belts...5

If destroying landscapes is terrorism, Trump should be on the most wanted list. His wrecking ball stretches from the east wing of the White House to the reflecting pool to America's national monuments.

Rudely Van Gelder3

> It adds that it will be proved “that the aforesaid offence was aggravated by reason of having a terrorist connection”. < Ah... here comes the "Antifa" bullshite.

Fasten your seat belts...3

There isn't a jury in Scotland that would convict them. www.ipsos.com/en-uk/7-10-s...

Stepping on Stepien1

Very apartheid South Africa like. They also designated ever act of countering the authority as terrorism.

Cynthia Sax1

We should ask ourselves why. The only reason I can think of is he's burying/storing top secret information at his golf courses.

Mark Hebden6

Feel like this might be self-fulfilling. Some people intent on some peaceful demonstration will be like "if I'm gonna get charged with terrorism anyway... might as well blow up the clubhouse".

Paddy Magill4

Unfortunately the UK has seen terrorism all too close, this is doesn't look like that.

River1

What this is communicating to the UK public, is that the government values property as high as human life. It also trivialises terrorism, which is incredibly rare in the UK.

Matt Keers🌈🌈2

This country is a joke & Trump's lap dog.

mo-fitzgerald.bsky.social1

Is the timing of Trump using his political powers to proscribe Palestine Action and this court case involving his private business interests another example of political corruption? Does Trump's invoice the US Secret service for staying there, therefore, treat the course as private when he visits?