fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Biodiversity@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 days agoMillions of acres of national forest are targeted for logging under an emergency order from the Trump administrationmander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square288fedilinkarrow-up11file-text
arrow-up11external-linkMillions of acres of national forest are targeted for logging under an emergency order from the Trump administrationmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Biodiversity@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square288fedilinkfile-text
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/more-details-surface-in-trump-administration-plan-to-cut-national-forests/
minus-squarepunksnotdead@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoThat relies on the loggers fearing a murder charge. In Trump’s America, would a logger be charged with murder for “accidentally” killing a tree hugging protestor?
minus-squareBurningRiver@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoSure would be a shame if the equipment kept experiencing catastrophic failure.
minus-squarevoid_turtle@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoTreesitters have been killed by loggers before and didn’t face murder charges iirc. They are probably more worried about wrongful death suits.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoThey were defending themselves against domestic terrorists /s (but actually just cynicism)
That relies on the loggers fearing a murder charge. In Trump’s America, would a logger be charged with murder for “accidentally” killing a tree hugging protestor?
Sure would be a shame if the equipment kept experiencing catastrophic failure.
Treesitters have been killed by loggers before and didn’t face murder charges iirc. They are probably more worried about wrongful death suits.
They were defending themselves against domestic terrorists /s (but actually just cynicism)