Just Stop Oil protesters jailed for Dartford Crossing protest

The Guardian ^ | 4/21/23 | Helena Horton

[CFW]

Two Just Stop Oil protesters who scaled a bridge on the Dartford Crossing, forcing police to close it to traffic, have been sentenced to more than two and a half years each for causing a public nuisance.

Morgan Trowland, 40, and Marcus Decker, 34, used ropes and other climbing equipment to scale the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which links the M25 between Essex and Kent across the River Thames, in October last year. The police closed the bridge to traffic, causing gridlock.

Trowland was sentenced to three years in prison, while Decker received two years and seven months. Spokespeople from the activist group said these were the longest sentences for peaceful climate protest in British history.

[CFW]

Where is Simpson's Nelson character and the "Ha Ha" meme?

From the article:

"Spokespeople from the activist group said these were the longest sentences for peaceful climate protest in British history."

Their definition of "peaceful" is a bit different from mine. When you create traffic chaos you have moved past the "peaceful" stage.

Also from the article:

"Collery said: “You have to be punished for the chaos you caused and to deter others from copying you.” The judge said Trowland, who has six previous convictions relating to protests, had a “leading role”. Decker had one previous protest-related conviction."

It appears the judge agrees with me.

[qwerty1234]

next time they should just used sniper rifles to get them down....zero recidivism rate.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The end of “fossil” fuels is the end of food.

[Gay State Conservative]

Should have been five years. Preventing an ambulance carrying a desperately ill patient from getting to the hospital...or causing a worker to lose his job because he was late for work...is worth five. At least.