British police say they were wrong to include environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion on a list of extremist organizations in an official document.
As the Earth warms, extreme weather events, increased disease risk and even compromised health facilities could become more common.LONDON -- British police say it was an “error of judgment” to include environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion in an official document that listed extremist organizations.
The guide said that “while concern about climate change is not in itself extreme, activists may encourage vulnerable people to perform acts of violence.” “I would like to make it quite clear that we do not classify Extinction Rebellion as an extremist organization," said Detective Chief Superintendent Kath Barnes, head of Counterterrorism Policing South East."The inclusion of Extinction Rebellion in this document was an error of judgment, and we will now be reviewing all of the contents as a result."
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