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No Tech for Apartheid: Google Workers Arrested for Protesting Company’s $1.2B Contract with Israel (youtu.be)
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[–] WallEx@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What would be the crime here? Am I missing something? Protesting is not (or shouldn't be) against the law, as long as you don't behave illegally)

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Reports seems to indicate that they were arrested for trespassing.

[–] WallEx@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Ah that, yeah they were in the CEOs office. That might be misdemeanor, but is it a felony? Pretty sure you couldn't be fired for this here.

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, but it seems that at least it is enough to be arrested.

[–] WallEx@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

Could be

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In the U.S., you can be fired for practically anything.

[–] WallEx@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, probably