All I can say is make the kid pay for a new tree and fertilize it yearly with Miracle Gro, for the rest of his life.
This is my Speculation Of The Day:
The tree cutter is probably a teenager who is either a recent immigrant or first generation citizen. This boy is probably Muslim in faith.
Why do I say that? Because it’s possible that at some point in time, the people from that locale were at odds with a group belonging to some form of the Muslim faith. They tend to never let go of a grudge, especially, if a conflict resulted in the Muslim side being defeated.
Perhaps this teen thinks he is avenging his own people, by destroying a beloved symbol of his enemy’s civilized world.
...OR
Maybe somebody said, “Hey, Mate, hold my pint, and you just watch this!...Get your cell phones at the ready.”
It's highly unlikely that was done by a 16 year old at night with somebody holding a flashlight. Most English kids have never seen a chainsaw, much less would they be able to fell a large tree like that. Dropping a good sized tree like that is not that easy to do correctly.
I think it’s too early in the investigation to rule out an accidental chopping down.
Given that it was a pro job, it could be someone was hired to cut a tree down but either the contractor went to the wrong tree or was misdirected to it.
I didn’t notice it explicitly in the article, but since the Northumberland National Park Authority commented on this, I wonder if the are it’s in is in a park.
So I wouldn’t be surprised if a park employee gave someone the wrong directions to a tree to cut down. Since it’s a park, maybe they use a system where coordinates are provided and there was a typo or the location reading on the contractors cell phone was off or what not.
“It has sparked claims that the tree was vandalised by a ‘professional’ and the park authority believes it was deliberately chopped down.”
No. Someone “accidentally” cut it down. Journalists are among the stupidest among us. It doesn’t take a professional to cut down a tree like that. Only an idiot with a chainsaw.
‘No way could a 16-year-old wimpy kid do that on his own. I smell a rat.’
First thing I thought when I saw the perfectly cut tree lying on the ground. I’ve seen tree guys in action. They’ll mark the spot that the top of, say, a seventy foot pine will come to rest, and hit it exactly. There’s a lot that can go very wrong if you’re inexperienced.
I’m guessing he will mention his “mental health”
I did notice the cut looked very professional. They did not use a cheep 19" Black and Decker. The cut was deep and clean.
I could not do it with my saw.
The boy should say “I can not tell a lie, George Washington did it”