i disagree with this being too harsh, but do agree with the second point about wishing to see this type of punishment extended to the industrial villains, who will never see it, deserving this type of punishment.
Comment on Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Very, very, very harsh. Too harsh.
Would love to see just a single one of the besuited cunts who are polluting our rivers and air get this kind of treatment by their mates in the courts. Never gonna happen tho - this has been a rich man’s world for centuries.
TheKingBee@lemmy.world 1 day ago
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 day ago
We’re in the middle of a prison crisis. We don’t have room for people who chopped down a tree, even if it was a really pretty one.
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That’s fair. I understand the frustration and anger at these two and what they did - it was senseless and I was definitely a bit heartbroken to read about the felling at first - but four years is so long and they’re going to come out worse for it, in my opinion.
Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
I don’t think that’s possible, even most criminals would look down on these two.
echodot@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Not that they had much going for them to begin with. Maybe when they get out they’ll use their brains to do something constructive
neonred@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Like organ donation
G4Z@feddit.uk 1 day ago
From what I understand, they really fucked around the court and lied about it which is why the sentence is harsh. If they had just admitted it, they probably would have got a suspended sentence.
Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 days ago
www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dlr05rr1lo gov.uk/…/anglian-water-fined-300-000-after-pollut… theguardian.com/…/southern-water-fined-330000-for… watermagazine.co.uk/…/anglian-water-fined-over-ha…
Not one CEO properly held accountable by the law (I could have listed another 30 different cases easily. Just searching polluted river and killed fish fined uk)
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“this kind of treatment” meaning harsh sentences. Fining a company means very little 🤷♂️
Babalugats@feddit.uk 1 day ago
My point was that individuals have been responsible for a lot worse, but never held accountable. It didn’t have to be rivers and fish. I could have linked to the endless other articles referring to the destruction of something. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmjj5gl6m0po
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Councils are constantly cutting down trees. inews.co.uk/…/trees-felled-uk-councils-10-years-3…
rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh right, I read your comment as sarcastic but it seems like we’re saying the exact same thing.
Tangentism@lemmy.ml 14 hours ago
Nope. They’re a pair of cunts that deserve longer and it’s not a zero sum game. We can, and should, have be jailing both