Leaders condemn Woodside protest tactics as WA Premier Roger Cook reprimands ABC over coverage
Leaders condemn Woodside protest tactics as WA Premier Roger Cook reprimands ABC over coverage
Academic, political and business leaders have weighed in on the prevalence of "unacceptable" protest tactics, after four activists were outside the family home of Woodside's CEO.
What are your thoughts on this? I think I’m somewhat on the fence. I firmly believe in the right to protest and that the only effective protests are those that are truly disruptive, but I can also understand the argument that people have the right to feel safe in their homes. Protest rights have been slowly eroded over time in most Australian jurisdictions and so an act like this is sometimes what’s needed to affect change. There’s also the point to be made that the harm that people cause through business decisions doesn’t end at 5PM on a weekday, and we should have the right to protest individuals and their specific actions as well as the companies that they represent.
Thoughts?
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The thrust of this article seemed top be: "everyone deserves to feel safe in their own home".
I disagree. I want war criminals to feel unsafe everywhere, especially their homes.
Obviously I'm being hyperbolic here, but what about chevron execs who gave Ecuadorians cancer and then got their lawyer prosecuted.
The line between war criminal and oil baron is so blurred you will need corrective lenses.
Exactly right. You deserve to reap what you sow. She deserves to reap what she sows, all of them do