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Another arrest took place in Edinburgh, where a young woman was seen holding up an anti-monarchy sign (via Metro). Edinburgh Live shared that Police Scotland had made the arrest outside of St Giles’ Cathedral, where the queen’s coffin is currently being held before being moved to London for her funeral. Another man was arrested for heckling Prince Andrew as the royal accompanied his mother’s coffin in a procession through Edinburgh (via The Independent).
After the arrests, people took to Twitter to discuss their thoughts — and most were negative.”This is the inevitable result of giving police more and unrestricted powers to stop protest,” wrote one person. Another argued, “We live in a police state which decides to arrest & jail people who don’t accept the British way, the royals & fascism.” The arrests have left some in fear of the future, with one person tweeting, “Are we really going to arrest more people just for daring to question the unelected? I fear we will.”
The main consensus appeared to be that the arrests went against the democratic nature of the U.K., and that people should be allowed to express their beliefs freely.
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