Geezer

In the Independent today, a story about how some protesters were found not guilty of causing £35k worth of damage to a power plant because their cause was to prevent global warming.

It makes worrying reading.........

Geezer

what would scooby do

Green light now for anyone wanting to smash up range rovers etc

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Apparently someone else has been found not guilty of damaging GM crops. Same reason given.

Alcazar

warrenm2

lamp posts will soon be in use again as gallows ....

coolangatta

The 'Green Lobby' has always been based, albeit subversively, in radicalism, scare tactics and unsupported 'science'.
It is not surprising that the lunatic fringe are making grounds into the judiciary/legal system.
It's not surprising because 'you' have not challenged it
I've seen these people at work at many levels and in many countries.
We'll all suffer if they are not marginalised.

lozgti

I used to laugh at the greens.

They seem to have taken over the world now though.

Odds on

Not good. They'll have us all drinking lental soup next.

I hate lental soup.

speedking

The climbing equipment they used must have used electricity in its manufacture, distribution, sale, transport to the site.

Please tick here how you would like that electricity to be produced:
□ Nuclear
□ Coal
□ Oil
□ Wind
□ Gas
□ Solar
□ On second thoughts I think I will give up protesting because I couldn't live without electricity.

OllyK

I'm all for that, can we start with the crew in Westminster?

coolangatta

Well, actually you might 'live' but you'd be extremely miserable
These ******* will have us all recycling our own farts to 'save the earth'.
Be very careful to question all that you hear from our 'green friends'.

ricardo

The write-in comments on the Independent story are pretty worrying too....

Martin2005

I agree the law should be the law!!

Mind you there was much sniggering on this forum at the story of Honda Prius's being burnt out in the US.....hypocrisy? surely not here on SN!!

jacrobat

..they would be replaced with more of the same unfortunately

scoobyvirgin

I'd laugh at that too as I've never seen or heard of a Honda Prius, are they as ugly as the Toyota?

BOB.T

So we could kill a greenpeaceist in order to prevent it from doing more damage to a power station?

Also, I hate Priususuuesusueususs cos they claim to be good for the environment but actually aren't, I hate greenpeace cos they claim to be good for the environment but actually aren't. I fail to see the hypocrisy!

speedking

I doubt it. Doing £1000 worth of damage to save the £5 of environmental damage that a RangeRover would cause is not "allowing damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage"

unclebuck

Jury was clearly made up of Nu Labor voting lefties...

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

I was utterly staggered when I read the news report on this. It basically gives anyone the right to do anything if THEY feel its justifiable. Total madness.

Leslie

They want stuffing!

Les