Pay to Protest
A week ago a peaceful protest in Rome was hijacked by a handful a well-organised thugs who caused extensive damage to the city. In response to this, the Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has proposed introducing a sort of fideiussione whereby anyone wanting to take part in a demonstration would have to pay a deposit of, say, €2, to cover for any damage to the city during the protest. This has sparked a controversy with one side claiming it is a perfectly reasonable step to take and the other arguing that it infringes on our fundamental right to protest. What do you think?
A week ago a peaceful protest in Rome was hijacked by a handful a well-organised thugs who caused extensive damage to the city. In response to this, the Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has proposed introducing a sort of fideiussione whereby anyone wanting to take part in a demonstration would have to pay a deposit of, say, €2, to cover for any damage to the city during the protest. This has sparked a controversy with one side claiming it is a perfectly reasonable step to take and the other arguing that it infringes on our fundamental right to protest. What do you think?
Is the Government giving you the money back if no damages are caused?LOL!!! I think this is absurd!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure about that to be honest. One talk show seemed to imply that you would get the money back whilst another was suggesting the opposite!
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