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The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is given Royal Assent, making it law in the United Kingdom. This new law restricts and reduces existing rights and introduces greater penalties for certain "anti-social" behaviours including free parties [aka raves], squatting and hunt sabotage.
The law will inspire several songs including Orbital's Criminal Justice Bill? mix on their 1994 Are We Here? EP which consists of four minutes of silence. Also in 1994 Dreadzone released a single called Fight the Power.
In 1995 Zion Train released the track Resist The Criminal Justice Act. The Streets also criticise the legislation in the 2002 track Weak Become Heroes which includes the lyric, "and to the government I stick my middle finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill".
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The law will inspire several songs including Orbital's Criminal Justice Bill? mix on their 1994 Are We Here? EP which consists of four minutes of silence. Also in 1994 Dreadzone released a single called Fight the Power.
In 1995 Zion Train released the track Resist The Criminal Justice Act. The Streets also criticise the legislation in the 2002 track Weak Become Heroes which includes the lyric, "and to the government I stick my middle finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill".