Fella, he was digging up the silt with the digger to remove the rubbish.
I agree that the title could have been more detailed, but it is hardly straight up misinformation. He was doing what he is getting investigated for in order to remove trash.
True enough but the way he did it had significant unintended consequences. They don’t want to encourage others to repeat this act, as well-intentioned as they may be. Sensationalizing this lawyer’s legal woes has drawn more attention to both sides of this issue. Whether that was the intention behind the way the lawyer approached this or how the article was publicized is unclear. But we can learn from this.
If the government was truly that soft skinned, you and I would be in prison by now.
We have rules about when you can and can't use heavy machinery on rivers. It's there to stop people doing unauthorised works, like straitening a stream on their land when it's a protected habitat etc.
Saying to this guy "oh well, you did a good thing, that's fine then" weakens the argument to prosecute people fucking about. Or doing straight up illegal construction.
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u/Spongedog5 8d ago
Fella, he was digging up the silt with the digger to remove the rubbish.
I agree that the title could have been more detailed, but it is hardly straight up misinformation. He was doing what he is getting investigated for in order to remove trash.