fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Biodiversity@mander.xyzEnglish · 19 days agoMillions of acres of national forest are targeted for logging under an emergency order from the Trump administrationmander.xyzimagemessage-square241linkfedilinkarrow-up1881file-text
arrow-up1881imageMillions of acres of national forest are targeted for logging under an emergency order from the Trump administrationmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Biodiversity@mander.xyzEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square241linkfedilinkfile-text
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/more-details-surface-in-trump-administration-plan-to-cut-national-forests/
minus-squarepunksnotdead@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·19 days agoThat relies on the loggers fearing a murder charge. In Trump’s America, would a logger be charged with murder for “accidentally” killing a tree hugging protestor?
minus-squarevoid_turtlelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days agoTreesitters have been killed by loggers before and didn’t face murder charges iirc. They are probably more worried about wrongful death suits.
minus-squareBurningRiver@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 days agoSure would be a shame if the equipment kept experiencing catastrophic failure.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 days agoThey were defending themselves against domestic terrorists /s (but actually just cynicism)
That relies on the loggers fearing a murder charge. In Trump’s America, would a logger be charged with murder for “accidentally” killing a tree hugging protestor?
Treesitters have been killed by loggers before and didn’t face murder charges iirc. They are probably more worried about wrongful death suits.
Sure would be a shame if the equipment kept experiencing catastrophic failure.
They were defending themselves against domestic terrorists /s (but actually just cynicism)