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It says something about our democracy that the police think it appropriate to infiltrate "green" campaigning organisations and pay informers for intelligence regarding their activities. If the groups such as Plane Stupid were in the business of blowing stuff up or causing serious injury to others, then I could see the point. But is preventing people from legitimately protesting a good use of police time?
The crazy thing is, if the groups are successful in raising awareness about climate change, and get people to change their habits about things like flying, then the whole of society is better off. So in a way, the police are acting against the good of society.
On the other hand, it says something about our democracy that we can point and laugh at the police, instead of cowering in a corner.
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