[tbw2]

Does this damage the crops to the point of being criminal property destruction?

[Psycho_Bunny]

It was cool at first - years ago - but now it just seems wasteful.

[JoeProBono]

“He said: “They have trampled quite a lot of crops, but I have got no problem with it.”

[OldDeckHand]

'Does this damage the crops to the point of being criminal property destruction?"

Probably. I think it depends on the age of the plant and moisture content and the like. But, braking a stalked plant, at the stalk, usually means the death of the plant above the break, which is where the product of the plant grows.