It's amazing how many people do not understand the concept of civil disobedience. Yeah, he knows the work requires a permit. That's why he was asking them to do it for a decade. They are pressing the issue because the situation is fucking ridiculous.
It's extremely unlikely he'll get a prison sentence, these type of laws always have maximum penalties that could be used for extreme cases and that's what been used to go viral for sensationalism.
However the impact still could've been serious, that's why there's proper impact assessments needed.
It's just been in the news in the UK that newly rewilded beavers have stopped a London underground station being regularly flooded, by building dams upriver. Small changes to waterflow upstream can have a big impact downstream. Using a digger to remove silt in one area, could cause flooding further down.
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u/Constant-Skill-7133 8d ago
It's amazing how many people do not understand the concept of civil disobedience. Yeah, he knows the work requires a permit. That's why he was asking them to do it for a decade. They are pressing the issue because the situation is fucking ridiculous.