@dimpase@Judeet99 To be fair, that was one incredibly biased judge. Previous trials have seen the activists released because they were allowed to address the court about their motivations. When presented with the science & reality, most juries acquit. This judge took enormous pains to prevent the accused even mentioning the words climate change, up to clearing the courtroom on multiple occasions. It's not representative, and although I don't know if they can appeal, with a different judge ...
@dimpase@Judeet99 Indeed you have to ask that. If you ask them they'll probably say "there's a 20 million pound black hole in the public finances". Which wouldn't make sense here but that seems to be their answer to everything.
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To be fair, that was one incredibly biased judge. Previous trials have seen the activists released because they were allowed to address the court about their motivations. When presented with the science & reality, most juries acquit.
This judge took enormous pains to prevent the accused even mentioning the words climate change, up to clearing the courtroom on multiple occasions.
It's not representative, and although I don't know if they can appeal, with a different judge ...