Sycamore Gap tree destroyed in 'moronic mission', court told

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• Mac@mander.xyz ⁨52⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  We curse the one benighted chap who felled the Sycamore at the Gap, but tolerate those other guys who burn whole forests, seas, and skies.

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• drspod@lemmy.ml ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  • They drove there in their own vehicle
  • They were seen on CCTV cameras going there and back
  • They turned off their phones around the time when the tree was cut down
  • They filmed it being cut down
  • They took a photo of a piece of the tree in the back of their car
  • They discussed it over text messages and voice notes as the media coverage picked up
  • ** They pled not guilty** 🤣

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Have you ever dealt with the court of law? You always plead guilty. Always.

    There are very, very few scenarios where you dont.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      I was a juror on a trial and the guy involved clearly with several chicken nuggets short of a happy meal, like these two there was mountains of evidence against him including body cam footage from a police officer and he still pleaded not guilty.

      By the way his defence essentially amounted to, there were other people in the area who also had criminal records, so maybe they did it.

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They’re also experienced tree fellers. Couldn’t make it up.

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• Rogue@feddit.uk ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  What depressed me most about the loss of the sycamore is nobody would ever face consequences for it. I figured it would be impossible to prove.

  But I’ll be damned the morons recorded themselves doing it. What the actual fuck. How do people this dim exist?

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  • frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Looks like only two of them are facing consequences; the other one seems to be getting off scot-free.

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    • Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Scott-free? Yes, that’s what Hadrian’s wall was for…

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• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  1000074338 Why am I not surprised that he looks like this

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• Denjin@lemmings.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is the sort of crime that putting people in public stocks should be brought back for.

  Imagine these two pieces of shit locked in a pillory, at the site of the felled tree, while thousands of people queue up to tell them what seawards they are.

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• mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Mr Graham, from Carlisle, and Mr Carruthers, of Wigton, Cumbria, have each denied two counts of criminal damage.

  Why am I not surprised. 'ang 'em!!!

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  • tal@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    'ang 'em!!!

    Might be better to have them plant more trees along Hadrian’s Wall, if people enjoy said trees. Turn the affair into a net positive for people who will be eventually walking along the wall in the future.

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• JokeDeity@lemm.ee ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Whatever sentence they get will be a slap on the wrist. For some reason white dudes destroying ancient history is never punished very harshly.

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• MrPoletki@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  so… why? why did they cut it down?

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  • GiveOver@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Looks like they just did it for a laugh

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  • serialdeviant@kopiti.am ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    @MrPoletki @Mex

    Testosterone?

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• snaprails@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Who do these clowns think they are, Mitchells & Butlers?

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• tal@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  destroyed

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_Gap_tree

  The stump has thrown up seedlings and is still alive, albeit severely coppiced, but is expected to take more than 150 years to recover.

  May or may not wind up quite as photogenic, but with apologies to Mark Twain, the reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated.

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The landmark is still destroyed. A stump isn’t the same. What made the tree special was because it was pretty.

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    • tal@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, but I mean, it’s probably far from being the only pretty tree in the country.

      It sounds like it became a thing due to being in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

      www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-66994729

      While a popular spot for walkers and photographers due to its unusual setting, it became famous after featuring in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner. Afterwards it gained the nickname the Robin Hood Tree - although in reality it was some 170 miles (273 km) from Sherwood Forest.

      It looks like there’s a new Robin Hood movie coming out (The Death of Robin Hood), and IMDB says that the filming is in the UK and Northern Ireland (well…should probably be Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but whatever). Maybe they can find themselves another nice tree in the UK for filming.

      …maybe use an oak or yew or something even more long-lived and historically-accurate too, as the sycamore is an import…

      www.mikepalmer.co.uk/…/greatbritain.htm

      Jones (1944) found that the first definite record of sycamore in England is that of Lyte in 1578, but suggests that it is probable that it was introduced to Scotland at a slightly earlier date. Some workers have argued that the Romans could have introduced it, but no conclusive evidence can be found (Bleay 1987). Sycamore remained rare around houses and in hedges though by the 17th and 18th centuries nursery records show stocking and sale of young sycamores (Bleay 1987). However, it was not extensively planted until the late 18th century (Jones 1944).

      That first record of introduction is centuries after King Richard the Lionheart was running around; Robin Hood was supposed to be a contemporary figure.

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