Comment on Two men behind ‘senseless’ felling of Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

neonred@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about

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  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    You obviously don’t. You were advocating for practically zero punishment for it, and find incessant lying in court to be completely fine too.

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    • bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I wasn’t advocating for zero punishment. But what damage has been done that justifies 4 years prison, let alone 12?

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      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        They will not actually spend 4 years in prison, and I imagine you know that. They’ll be let out early, like most prisoners, unless they cause serious trouble in prison.

        And destroying a national landmark, then obstructing the course of justice, and being in contempt of court. That more than justifies it.

        Maybe all of that is fine to you, but it is not the kind of behaviour that should be encouraged.

        Maybe you’re just far from the area, and have an attitude of “who the fuck cares mate, it’s just a tree innit!”, and don’t care about the obstruction or contempt of court part.

        Maybe you think it’s just something those stupid working class northerners care about, or maybe that doesn’t enter into your head at all, I don’t know.

        Would you feel the same if someone intentionally blew up Stonehenge out of pure malice? Big Ben? The Eiffel tower? The Colosseum? Parthenon? Any other national landmark that a great deal of people care about?

        Behaviour like this cannot be given a “you’re a bad boy, a very bad boy indeed. £250 fine and 20 hours of community service”-style punishment.

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      • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Intentionally destroying a national landmark, that’s what. And it seems to be done purely for the sake of it.

        Your comments on this don’t reflect well on your intelligence, I must say.

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• neonred@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Of course this is nonwithstanding other environmental crimes should be prosecuted, just as hard.

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• Berstrrs@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  For what?

  All they done is… Cut a tree.

  Think about it for a sec. Just a tree.

  Tree surgeons do this on a daily basis

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  • neonred@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That tree was healthy and and a very important cultural specimen.

    Just because construction workers raze builings on a daily basis does not mean they should nilly willy bulldoze Manchester Cathredal for lulz in a nighttime flashmob.

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