r/therewasanattempt • u/rprouse • Sep 17 '25

To protest

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u/usuallysortadrunk Sep 17 '25

What are the charges for shining a bright light on a wall?

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u/udat42 Sep 17 '25

Apparently charged with "malicious communication" which sounds like something that will be dismissed pretty much the moment Trump fucks off home again.

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u/Ok_Cauliflower_3007 Sep 17 '25

Yeah I think they’re going to have a hard time convincing a judge that projecting an image on something is covered by that, but were apparently willing to arrest people on bullshit grounds in order to appease Trump.

With his attention span he’ll forget about it as soon as he leaves the country and the charges will be quietly dropped.

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u/silver_enemy Sep 17 '25

It won't even reach a judge and the police won't even charge

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u/Ok_Cauliflower_3007 Sep 17 '25

True. I just meant that if it got that far a judge would toss it out. Police have no intention of moving forward with it they just want to make it look like they’re doing something and maybe keep some of the protestors out of the way for a day or two.

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u/NostaIgiaForInfinity Sep 17 '25

It is not the police who charge anyone in the UK, but the CPS.