Greta Thunberg Won’t Be Tried by a UK Jury—Why Not?

Matthew Cavedon

World-famous activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by British police right before Christmas. Her alleged offense: holding a sign praising hunger strikers belonging to Palestine Action, a protest group that the United Kingdom’s government recently classified as a terrorist group. British law forbids displaying placards supporting such organizations on pain of being imprisoned for up to six months. 

But Greta’s culpability will not be decided by a jury of her peers...