Jury decides that threat of global warming justifies breaking the law

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Jury decides that threat of global warming justifies breaking the law

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.

Cleared: Jury decides that threat of global warming justifies breaking the law -

Climate Change, Environment - The Independent

 

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Posted by oliveridley under Environment | Tags: ClimateChange |

http://oliveridley.org/2008/09/11/jury-decides-that-threat-of-global-warming-jus\

tifies-breaking-the-law/

In England, mind you, not some “lawless” country. This is a crazy verdict, and a

very interesting statute. By the same token, should the people in low lying

areas in Bangladesh be held liable for sabotaging huge coal powered plants in

India and China? I am sure they would!

 

Also, removing graffiti costs 35,000 pounds? Can I get that job?