This is what Spanish parliament looks like. You dont see any protesters because theyve all been vaporized.
This is what the Spanish parliament building looks like. You don't see any protesters because they've all been vaporized. Spanish Parliament/Shutterstock

Okay, okay, Spanish protesters haven't been "vaporized"—not officially, not yet. But close!

According to Reuters, the Spanish government approved a bill last Friday that severely punishes "unauthorized" protesting in public. Under the new Citizens Security Law, fines for “unauthorized street protests” will be raised to upwards of 600,000 euro (or $816,000). Cover your face? That’ll be 30,000 euros. Brandish an “offensive slogan?” Another 30,000. But the bill doesn’t seem to include any penalty for launching a holographic army of Spaniards to protest what the opposition is calling Ley Mordaza (or "gag law").

Look at these holograms:

Keep in mind that this is the same country wherein bulls run through the streets of Pamplona. Where people throw literally one hundred metric tons of tomatoes at each other in the town square. Oh yeah, and also the place that boasts 26 percent unemployment, high-level government corruption scandals, strict austerity measures, and laws that make it easier to fire workers. This is a country that only dumped fascist dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.

The group, "No Somos Delito" (We are Not a Crime), released this V-for-Vendetta-type video of the holograms on their website. The only way to get free in Spain is to be a hologram.