Such concerns may play a role in how the British courts handle the boat race protester, legal experts say; he may get a much stiffer jail sentence than most demonstrators who cause no physical harm.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Updated at 3.35pm BST 3.24pm BST Latest report from Madrid Reports have come in that Spanish police fired rubber bullets during the protests in Madrid, sending demonstrators racing for cover.
Moments before the 3 50 P.M. starting time, a group of animal-rights demonstrators climbed onto the race course, thus delaying the race a bit.
Demonstrators have denounced the race as an imposition by the royal family that they want stopped.
What's different now are huge, national non-violent protests involving tens of thousands yet no demonstrator deaths, unlike '60s race riots.
As you wait to see if the Montreal demonstrators actually do try to block the race in any way, take a glance at my race preview stories for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Civil unrest in the country had led to calls for the race to be postponed, while some pro-democracy demonstrators have protested against F1.
The lyrics reflected a mood of concern about the country's overall direction, including the beating of civil rights demonstrators and the escalating nuclear arms race.
So it is hardly hyperbole to say that 30 years ago today, we, peaceful demonstrators, citizen agitators, members of the human race, played an incalculably important role in saving ourselves from ourselves.
The weekend was dominated by the series's decision to go ahead with its race in Bahrain next weekend despite daily anti-government demonstrations, violence, deaths and injuries, and calls by demonstrators to cancel the event.
