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Felony charges for activist who ‘glitter bombed’ interim Harvard president (www.boston.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ElfWord@lemmy.world to c/boston@lemmy.world

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After dumping the glitter, she yelled, “For the animals in the labs! Harvard, shut down the baby monkey labs now!” The crowd erupted in jeering and booing, while Garber could be heard off-camera saying, “It’s fine. I could use a little glitter.”

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 62 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I feel like the only people who didn't act appropriately is whoever decided on the charges. People should protest things peacefully and people in power should be able to take it in stride. That's how a free and open society works. The prosecution is out of hand.

[–] ElfWord@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My first thought after reading was also that the charges seemed excessive.

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Yeah except fascism is so hot right now.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Making protest illegal is always the first step