@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 3 months agoMillions of acres of national forest are targeted for logging under an emergency order from the Trump administrationmander.xyzimagemessage-square277fedilinkarrow-up1914
arrow-up1914imageMillions of acres of national forest are targeted for logging under an emergency order from the Trump administrationmander.xyz@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 3 months agomessage-square277fedilink
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/more-details-surface-in-trump-administration-plan-to-cut-national-forests/
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•3 months agoThat relies on the loggers fearing a murder charge. In Trump’s America, would a logger be charged with murder for “accidentally” killing a tree hugging protestor?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoThey were defending themselves against domestic terrorists /s (but actually just cynicism)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months agoSure would be a shame if the equipment kept experiencing catastrophic failure.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months agoTreesitters have been killed by loggers before and didn’t face murder charges iirc. They are probably more worried about wrongful death suits.
That relies on the loggers fearing a murder charge. In Trump’s America, would a logger be charged with murder for “accidentally” killing a tree hugging protestor?
They were defending themselves against domestic terrorists /s (but actually just cynicism)
Sure would be a shame if the equipment kept experiencing catastrophic failure.
Treesitters have been killed by loggers before and didn’t face murder charges iirc. They are probably more worried about wrongful death suits.