The Little Police State Grows

The Decree on Security we have already written about in No. 430 of our newspaper has become operational.

In particular, “road blocking ” in the case of an unauthorized demonstration is now a crime.

Thus, participants in an unauthorized demonstration will be criminally prosecuted when the procession encroaches on the roadway and creates traffic impairment.

It has also greenlit body-cameras on police officers’ uniforms in order to record those who resist and resist charges. Yet, police officers are still granted legal protection when proven to be abusive.

It also serves to identify and card those who express dissent or distribute unwelcome material.

This activity has always existed, but it has now been made far easier and will be much more widespread.

Soon we will see the outlawing of organizations that do not fit within the framework of the regime’s institutions.

We wrote four months ago:

“This is how the State and the bosses forge the legal framework: they seek to obstruct and suppress any working-class action that falls outside the control of the ‘official’ unions. It’s no surprise that it’s the right-wing government who is tasked with carrying out this ‘liberticidal’ work. Left-wing governments will later benefit from this when they are called upon to do their part. It’s also unsurprising that Italy’s ‘official’ union confederations have responded weakly, without any significant mobilization. This has effectively signaled a tacit acceptance of these measures.”

However, the aim is to ensure their presence and retention among workers.