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?
