Posted on 12/16/2014 6:59:03 AM PST by C19fan
The environmental group Greenpeace has not given Peru the names of the activists accused of damaging the world-renowned Nazca lines during a publicity stunt, Peruvian officials claim. The government has threatened extradition for the activists involved and said it would seek charges for 'attacking archaeological monuments' - a crime punishable by up to six years in prison. During a protest at the U.N. World Heritage site in Peru's coastal desert, activists laid a message promoting clean energy beside the famed figure of a hummingbird comprised of black rocks on a white background.
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They should be excused because their intentions were noble...
Its not a crime when fringe lunatic liberals do it.
I wonder if there’s a way for Peru to seize Greenpeace assets. Or at least have them frozen.
If Peru has some sort of RICO laws they can go against the whole organization.
I must admit skepticism that they have permanently scarred the site.
It’s been there 1500 years, and until very recently indeed anybody who showed up walked around without paying any attention at all where he stepped.
Although I do enjoy bad press for Greenpeace this all seems a bit hysterical.
But just pet a whale and see what happens to you.
The activists entered a "strictly prohibited" area where they laid big yellow cloth letters reading: "Time for Change; The Future is Renewable." They said after initial criticism that they were "absolutely careful" not to disturb anything. Castillo said no one, not even presidents and Cabinet ministers, is allowed without authorization where the activists trod, and those who do have permission must wear special shoes.
There is a difference between entering a restricted area and causing irreperable damage to that area.
Not a fan of Greenpeace, but this is hyperbole.
I guess they’re gonna jump on their carbon free jetliner and fly 5000 miles away.
Or do you agree with Obola that laws should be selectively enforced?
Greenpeace is a terrorist organization. Has been for many, many years.
Declare them a terrorist organization.
Are there still Greenpeace activists in the country? If so, detain all of them until those who committed the crime are outed.
I have no problem with their being punished for breaking the law.
Just commenting on the claims that they caused immense damage. Which I have seen no evidence of. And which seems very unlikely.
I once camped overnight under an arch in Canyonlands National Park. Waay in the backcountry. It was a violation of park rule. But very cool.
Did I break the rule, and if caught could I have been fined? You bet.
Did I damage the arch? Don’t be silly. Nobody could even tell I’d been there at all.
Okay, my question has beed answered.
The hummingbird is just depressions in the earth. I can see where walking around it and creating new depressions could be very damaging. This ain’t a stone arch. It’s depressions in the soil.
They could have gone anywhere, and they chose to be right on top of the artifact. A couple of hundred yards away would have made no difference to their mission.
You’d think greenpeace would enthusiastically accept the prison sentences, so they can recruit new gang members.
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