£200k vandals aquitted... because they prevented war crimes?
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Down in sunny, liberal Brighton today a total of nine people were aquitted of conspiracy to cause £200k-worth of damage to an electronics factory. They fully admitted breaking in at night to destroy anything they could, but argued that they were preventing war crimes in Palestine.
Anyone care to offer an opinion on this?
Down in sunny, liberal Brighton today a total of nine people were aquitted of conspiracy to cause £200k-worth of damage to an electronics factory. They fully admitted breaking in at night to destroy anything they could, but argued that they were preventing war crimes in Palestine.
Anyone care to offer an opinion on this?
Yup. I'll bite.
They took the law into their own hands with no mandate. The broke and entered private property and committed criminal damage to someone else's property.
Whatever their cause or the fancy excuse that was accepted by the court, they acted outside the law and should take the consequences. Stupid verdict.
They took the law into their own hands with no mandate. The broke and entered private property and committed criminal damage to someone else's property.
Whatever their cause or the fancy excuse that was accepted by the court, they acted outside the law and should take the consequences. Stupid verdict.
Mojocvh said:
Some munter gained access to a RAF HAS site and smashed up a Tornado F3 cockpit in some anti BAe/war protest.
Never understood the official cotton gloved approach to doing her for the damage, guess their lawyers are better than the MOD's.
RAF Leuchars while I was stationed there. She climbed over a fence, got into a HAS where a Tornado was sitting with its canopy open, and went to work on the cockpit with a lump hammer. She was sitting on the floor eating sarnies when the Feds turned up.Never understood the official cotton gloved approach to doing her for the damage, guess their lawyers are better than the MOD's.
Muntu said:
BOR said:
That is SUPERB news, and a great start to the weekend.
Well done to the protesters and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
Tres trollWell done to the protesters and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
BrassMan said:
Muntu said:
BOR said:
That is SUPERB news, and a great start to the weekend.
Well done to the protesters and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
Tres trollWell done to the protesters and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
Edited by Pesty on Saturday 3rd July 10:17
Pesty said:
BrassMan said:
Muntu said:
BOR said:
That is SUPERB news, and a great start to the weekend.
Well done to the protesters and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
Tres trollWell done to the protesters and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
BOR said:
That is SUPERB news, and a great start to the weekend.
Well done to the protestors and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
"In 2008, six environmental campaigners were cleared of causing £30,000 damage after painting the name "Gordon" on the 656ft (200m) stack at Kingsnorth power station in Kent in a political protest against its redevelopment. Well done to the protestors and to the courts. It's brilliant to see that there are still people with the guts to take direct action like this.
During their trial at Maidstone Crown Court, they claimed they were acting lawfully to try to stop further damage to properties being caused around the world by global warming."
I wonder if you will feel the same if someone uses the same excuse to smash the crap out of your car?
Flintstone said:
Pesty said:
so in order to prevent them cominting these crimes are we allowed to blow them up?
Spear or pepper?looks at keyboard T up there, N down there.
Hmmm now I am ste at spelling, it is a constant embarrassment but even I know there is no 'n' in there.
Wierd
Pesty said:
Flintstone said:
Pesty said:
so in order to prevent them cominting these crimes are we allowed to blow them up?
Spear or pepper?looks at keyboard T up there, N down there.
Hmmm now I am ste at spelling, it is a constant embarrassment but even I know there is no 'n' in there.
Wierd
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