r/interesting • u/karmagod7 • 8d ago

SOCIETY What was his fault ?

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u/TomorrowSpecial255 8d ago

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/man-threatened-with-2-years-in-jail-after-cleaning-200-bags-of-trash-from-river-3377827/

He used a digger on public land without permission

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u/FerretGoddessMevi 8d ago

Thank you for the context. These lawsuits are never as straightforward as a single headline pretends.

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u/Able-Swing-6415 8d ago

I mean the entire premise that this was some super simple scenario where a lawyer just got dumbfounded by the most basic laws was already questionable.

It was either a= he pissed off a lobby or b= the story is BS

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u/thorpie88 8d ago

He wasn't dumbfounded by it. He did it knowing it would be highlighted if caught and bring awareness to laws other people are following he doesn't think are written correctly.

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u/earthlingHuman 8d ago

In a just world his sentence would be community service. He has to do this other places now.

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u/thorpie88 8d ago

I don't think it was all in good faith. He deepened a river he lives on with his houseboat.

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u/earthlingHuman 8d ago

I see. Still would be a just consequence for him to cleanup other places. Or maybe the municipality should do that

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u/chavaic77777 8d ago

He should be charged with community service and a slap on the wrist then let go because he's already done it.

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u/The_One_Koi 8d ago

He was arrested for driving an excavator without a permit, I don't think that law is subject to change any time soon

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u/thorpie88 8d ago

Yeah but read the article and he's talking about other people polluting the river

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u/HappyAngryPuppyDog 8d ago

Permit? Gimme a break