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cannot constitute a “reasonable excuse” or “good reason” for the new offences of possession of pyrotechnics at protests or climbing on specified war memorials. These provisions speak to a wider principle: the law applies to all, and it cannot be overridden by the subjective beliefs of the offender, however passionately held. It does not matter if you think that your cause is more morally righteous than another’s, nor does it matter how sincerely you hold that belief. If you are committing criminal acts, you should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.