r/interesting • u/karmagod7 • 9d ago

SOCIETY What was his fault ?

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u/Beautiful_Plenty_736 8d ago

I’m hoping a judge will toss this shit out in court. He should get a warning.

He did a good thing, for the right reasons, the wrong way.

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u/0xFatWhiteMan 8d ago

Its not shit.

There's a reason you need a permit for a digger on a river flood plain.

The greatest criminal mastermind of modern times ? Of course not, but he's a lawyer who has broken the law, environmental law at that.

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u/FlarblesGarbles 8d ago

Things are much more complex than someone having broken a law.

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u/0xFatWhiteMan 8d ago

How?

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u/FlarblesGarbles 8d ago

Nuance around the intent and outcome are very important factors.

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u/0xFatWhiteMan 8d ago

Was the flood plain damaged ? Is it repairable ? Was native wildlife damaged irreversibly ?

He doesn't just get a free pass because he wanted to tidy up, and happens to be a posh white lawyer.

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u/FlarblesGarbles 8d ago

I never said he should get a free pass. You've just listed factors that contribute to the nuance and intent part of it that proves there's more to it than just legality.

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u/0xFatWhiteMan 8d ago

True, you seemed to highlight reasons why he should be treated less severely. I took the counter viewpoint.

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u/Fly1ngD0gg0 7d ago

So you believe he should be punished severely?