10 years for this !

[cryrst]

Sycamore Gap pair guilty of chopping down tree in Northumberland

Prosecutors say the pair thought it was "a laugh", but the "mindless thuggery" sparked global fury.

www.bbc.co.uk

Now it was wrong and needs punishing but rapists, murderers, bank robbers, kiddy groomers and more get less. This could set a dangerous legal precedent where any of us could fall foul of this crime in some capacity. A big fine and a 1000 hours working free for councils and charities using their skills would be a better punishment. I doubt they would ever do it again and putting them away will cost us an absolute fortune and destroy their families. Maybe I’m too soft but ffs builders do this regularly and never get jail time.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Sycamore Gap pair guilty of chopping down tree in Northumberland

Prosecutors say the pair thought it was "a laugh", but the "mindless thuggery" sparked global fury.

www.bbc.co.uk

Now it was wrong and needs punishing but rapists, murderers, bank robbers, kiddy groomers and more get less. This could set a dangerous legal precedent where any of us could fall foul of this crime in some capacity. A big fine and a 1000 hours working free for councils and charities using their skills would be a better punishment. I doubt they would ever do it again and putting them away will cost us an absolute fortune and destroy their families. Maybe I’m too soft but ffs builders do this regularly and never get jail time.

Treeson?

 

[Dogburger]

Sycamore Gap pair guilty of chopping down tree in Northumberland

Prosecutors say the pair thought it was "a laugh", but the "mindless thuggery" sparked global fury.

www.bbc.co.uk

Now it was wrong and needs punishing but rapists, murderers, bank robbers, kiddy groomers and more get less. This could set a dangerous legal precedent where any of us could fall foul of this crime in some capacity. A big fine and a 1000 hours working free for councils and charities using their skills would be a better punishment. I doubt they would ever do it again and putting them away will cost us an absolute fortune and destroy their families. Maybe I’m too soft but ffs builders do this regularly and never get jail time.

You're too soft as are our sentencing guidelines and the courts on the more serious crimes that you mention .

 

[Part Time James]

Treeson?

Bravo, that was treemendous.

 

[eaglesdare]

Sycamore Gap pair guilty of chopping down tree in Northumberland

Prosecutors say the pair thought it was "a laugh", but the "mindless thuggery" sparked global fury.

www.bbc.co.uk

Now it was wrong and needs punishing but rapists, murderers, bank robbers, kiddy groomers and more get less. This could set a dangerous legal precedent where any of us could fall foul of this crime in some capacity. A big fine and a 1000 hours working free for councils and charities using their skills would be a better punishment. I doubt they would ever do it again and putting them away will cost us an absolute fortune and destroy their families. Maybe I’m too soft but ffs builders do this regularly and never get jail time.

I'm confused. Sentencing isint until 15th July?

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I'm confused. Sentencing isint until 15th July?

10 years is the maximum they could get.

 

[kevlee]

I think they are a pair of lying cnuts and the crime deserves a custodial sentence of 2 years.

 

[cryrst]

I think they are a pair of lying cnuts and the crime deserves a custodial sentence of 2 years.

At the expense of who? Us.
There are other punishments which would mean they pay for it. My point really was and I get a max of ten years but this sort of thing sets a very high bar for any of us who may commit the crime. Not cutting down an old tree but any thing even by mistake.

 

[beak]

Sycamore Gap pair guilty of chopping down tree in Northumberland

Prosecutors say the pair thought it was "a laugh", but the "mindless thuggery" sparked global fury.

www.bbc.co.uk

Now it was wrong and needs punishing but rapists, murderers, bank robbers, kiddy groomers and more get less. This could set a dangerous legal precedent where any of us could fall foul of this crime in some capacity. A big fine and a 1000 hours working free for councils and charities using their skills would be a better punishment. I doubt they would ever do it again and putting them away will cost us an absolute fortune and destroy their families. Maybe I’m too soft but ffs builders do this regularly and never get jail time.

They have NOT been sentenced yet,another of your FAKE NEWS stories,they will be sentenced on the 15th July which gives you time to make up a few more fairy stories,you are a disgrace to this board.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

Reading the trial coverage, both of them seem of exceptionally low intellect. I think chemical castration, to prevent breeding, could form part of their sentence.

Either that, or they could run for Local MP

 

[cryrst]

Reading the trial coverage, both of them seem of exceptionally low intellect. I think chemical castration, to prevent breeding, could form part of their sentence.

Either that, or they could run for Local MP

But run a successful business, or ran one.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

Indeed. They said they were tree fellers, but it turns out there was only two of them 😀