Nine years ago, on this day, September 8, 2014, some activists had their charges dropped.
2014 Bristol County DA Sam Sutter drops charges against the lobster boat blockade folks
The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was roughly 401ppm. As of 2023 it is 423ppm, but check here for daily measures.
The context was a campaign of nonviolent direct action and resistance had culminated in this.
What I think we can learn from this is that campaigns of non-violent direct action but do not always lead to a victory with changes in the law or the ways that the law is is enforced but direct action in and of itself only a tactical set of behaviours but may also have deeper moral or political implications and consequences. But there’s also the question of just getting s*** done
What happened next I don’t know. I should see if the lobster people won – in the long-term or were they shat upon?
What do you think? Does this pass the ‘so what?’ threshold? Have I got facts wrong? Interpretation wrong? Please do comment on this post, unless you are a denialist, obvs.