[News] Just Stop Oil

[Smirko]

Yes!

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

They will only serve 40% of the sentence

 

[Dibdab]

Yep. Total idiots causing absolute mayhem to peoples lives protesting in a country which contributes almost nothing to global problem. A colleague at work missed his flight to his family holiday because of this protest and had to fork out £3k for another flight. I dread to think the implications to anyone who was trying to get somewhere because of medical emergency.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Cut their goolies off. Even the three womens'.

 

[Bald Head]

Depends on what side of the fence you sit,me i'm sat firmly on it. ( at the moment).

 

[Diablo]

Yes indeed caused total mayhem. Warning to others ?? did the crucible idiots or the stonehenge lot go to trial ??

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Yes, sounds like they spent the trial being divs, which I imagine increased the sentences.

 

[dazzer6666]

Yep.

 

[tigertim68]

Five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause gridlock on London’s orbital motorway have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms.

Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin were found guilty last week of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance for coordinating direct action protests on the M25 over four days in November 2022.


Hallam received a five year sentence on Thursday, while the other four were each sentenced to four years.

Yep

 

[Audax]

I have a certain degree of sympathy with their cause. I have none for their methodology pursuing it.

When it comes to judging the sentences ... I've seen far more lenient sentences handed out to people who've done (IMO) far worse crimes. So in that respect ... no, I disagree with the sentences. But only because some sentences for some other crimes are too lenient.

 

[keaton]

Would only have got 10 months for attempting to pilot the plane drunk

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/20/travel/delta-pilot-sentenced-intl-scli-gbr/index.html

 

[Billy the Fish]

Wholeheartedly agree

 

[dstanman]

Through these types on demonstration these supporters are not helping the cause. So yes about time they started getting prison sentences and hope other judges hand out similar sentences. Not sure what happens when the prisons get full though

 

[Hendrax]

That's a bit too long that.

12 months would've sufficed. These people won't do well in there.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Yes indeed caused total mayhem. Warning to others ?? did the crucible idiots or the stonehenge lot go to trial ??

Guilty

Just Stop Oil pair guilty over Crucible snooker protest

Eddie Whittingham and Margaret Reid are found guilty following a one-day trial in Sheffield.

www.bbc.com

Guilty

Just Stop Oil: Protesters guilty aggravated trespass at Les Misérables show

Five protesters stormed the West End performance and brought the show to a halt on 5 October 2023.

www.bbc.co.uk

Think they all got CS

 

[portslade seagull]

Good, might make others think b4 causing havoc

 

[herecomesaregular]

No I do not. Save jail time for those who are more of a danger to the public. Child sex offender living next to my parents got suspended sentences twice and only jailed (for a shorter time than this lot) after the 3rd offence in 10 years...

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

It was estimated that 51,000 drivers hours were lost whilst stuck in the traffic that they caused. That works out at around 5.5 years. So the sentence seems about right to me.

 

[Machiavelli]

Great result today, hope it causes them as much 'inconvenience' as they did the public.

Yes, it's utterly brilliant but why didn't the judge didn't instruct the jailor to throw away the key?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

No - ridiculously long for the offence.

If everyone who caused a traffic jam got similar, there wouldn't be much room left on the commute.