Should climate activists who intentionally block major roads face mandatory prison sentences?

Across Europe, activist groups like 'Letzte Generation' and 'Extinction Rebellion' have popularized highly disruptive protest tactics, such as gluing themselves to busy highways and airport runways, to demand immediate government action on the climate crisis. This has sparked a fierce public debate over where the line is drawn between protected free speech and criminal public endangerment, prompting several EU nations to introduce new anti-protest laws that carry heavy prison sentences. Proponents argue that strict sentences are necessary to deter dangerous stunts that…   paralyze cities, harm the economy, and delay emergency services. Opponents argue that criminalizing peaceful civil disobedience is an authoritarian tactic designed to silence whistleblowers who are desperately trying to warn society about a scientifically proven existential threat.