Stir Crazy
Why are peaceful protesters getting longer sentences than violent rioters?
By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 14th August 2024
A functioning society depends on equality before the law. If crimes are not treated equally and dispassionately by the justice system, we lose trust in democracy and each other. But as sentences begin to be passed on racists who rioted earlier this month, we see once again a blatantly unequal application of the law.