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From what i understand, a significant portion of those people would have had their bank accounts frozen from civil lawsuits anyways. So even without the emergencies act it was likely to happen anyways.

> This time it's the other side, next time it's you.

First they came for the violent criminals, and i did not speak up because i wasn't a violent criminal... oh wait i'm actually totally ok with that.




Blowing horns is a violent crime? No, wait. Donating to people blowing horns is a violent crime?


If the horns are loud enough to cause permenent hearing loss, than yes (these weren't just car horns). Allegedly they were significantly above that threshold, even from inside buildings.

There's also mental torture aspect of doing it 24/7 (literally a tactic used in war to break troops).

Additionally people living in the area reported experiencing significant harrasment from protestors.


A donation to a cause is now a "violent crime"?


It doesn't seem like anybody who donated had anything happen to them.

However, generally speaking people who give money to someone in order to further a criminal act are comitting a criminal act. This is hardly a new concept.




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