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@[email protected] to United [email protected]English • 5 days ago

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

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

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Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, sentenced for act of criminal damage that sparked widespread sadness and anger
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    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dlr05rr1lo

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/anglian-water-fined-300-000-after-pollution-killed-5-000-fish

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/27/southern-water-fined-330000-for-stream-pollution-that-killed-2000-fish

    https://www.watermagazine.co.uk/2023/01/19/anglian-water-fined-over-half-a-million-pounds-after-raw-sewage-discharge-killed-5000-fish-in-northamptonshire-river/

    Not one CEO properly held accountable by the law (I could have listed another 30 different cases easily. Just searching polluted river and killed fish fined uk)

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      “this kind of treatment” meaning harsh sentences. Fining a company means very little 🤷‍♂️

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        My point was that individuals have been responsible for a lot worse, but never held accountable. It didn’t have to be rivers and fish. I could have linked to the endless other articles referring to the destruction of something. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmjj5gl6m0po

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          Oh right, I read your comment as sarcastic but it seems like we’re saying the exact same thing.

        • MrsDoyle
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          Councils are constantly cutting down trees. https://inews.co.uk/news/trees-felled-uk-councils-10-years-3229184?ito=link_share_article-top

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