UK jury: Threat of Global warming justifies destroying property

[Fingon]

"The threat of global warming is so great that campaigners were justified in causing more than £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power station, a jury decided yesterday. In a verdict that will have shocked ministers and energy companies the jury at Maidstone Crown Court cleared six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage.

 

Jurors accepted defence arguments that the six had a "lawful excuse" to damage property at Kingsnorth power station in Kent to prevent even greater damage caused by climate change. The defence of "lawful excuse" under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 allows damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage – such as breaking down the door of a burning house to tackle a fire."

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/c...law-925561.html

[drnykterstein]

lol, that's awesome.

[Acantha]

"The threat of global warming is so great that campaigners were justified in causing more than £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power station, a jury decided yesterday. In a verdict that will have shocked ministers and energy companies the jury at Maidstone Crown Court cleared six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage.

 

Jurors accepted defence arguments that the six had a "lawful excuse" to damage property at Kingsnorth power station in Kent to prevent even greater damage caused by climate change. The defence of "lawful excuse" under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 allows damage to be caused to property to prevent even greater damage – such as breaking down the door of a burning house to tackle a fire."

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/c...law-925561.html

I'm sure they will sing a different tune when the government tears down their homes to build a solar farm (or some other non-sense). I really don't know much about the legal system there, but if this ruling doesn't get overturned they just opened a very bad door.

[BillsWatch]

Maybe the same court will allow their children to be executed to prevent further damage to the intelligence in the gene pool.

[ConradDobler]

Maybe the same court will allow their children to be executed to prevent further damage to the intelligence in the gene pool.

 

If the court decides that global warming is caused by man, it should allow mandate any & everyone to be killed, period. Last executioner has to off him/herself.

[Just Jack]

If the court decides that global warming is caused by man, it should allow mandate any & everyone to be killed, period. Last executioner has to off him/herself.

I volunteer. Cause little do you know, I'll keep some women around, starting with some of the ones in this thread.