The US had a version of this as well. At the height of lockdowns and social distancing a lot of health officials were saying protesting racial injustice was more important than Covid 19, which we closed a lot of businesses for.
I've got to admit that I'm unclear on the relationship between the US's attempts to juggle public health priorities with the constitutional right to freedom of assembly and... the UK glory hole thing. But I'm wondering if those George Floyd protests were a lot more fun than I always suspected.
justin66|5 days ago