„Es ist nur ein Baum“: Sycamore Gap beschuldigt konnte sein Medieninteresse nicht verstehen, hört Court Hears

> The court heard evidence that on the afternoon before the felling, Carruthers’ phone had been traced going from his partner’s home on Kirkbride airfield, Cumbria, to the Haydon Bridge area of Northumberland.

They’ll track movements via mobile phone for a tree, yet somehow never seem willing to do the same when you report an assault.

Sounds like Reform has found it’s next two parliamentary candidates!

If it was just a tree then why was it worth filming and destroying. They knew exactly what they were doing

These two perpetrators are just so dumb, I am embarrassed for them. One of them had his incriminating voicemail messages played out loud in court, and outright denied he spoke the words everyone else heard.

Probably should feel sorry for the barristers having to defend these morons. I get the impression the accused aren’t difficult to hate.

I honestly think you should get extra jail time for such pathetic defences – it’s an enormous waste of the courts time.

I don’t understand the motive. None of the reporting I’ve seen has suggested that the prosecution has done anything but hint it was for shits and giggles.

If the jury finds them guilty, I hope the judge throws the book at them.

The attitude „it’s just a tree, what’s all the fuss about“ is just to distract themselves from thinking about the fact its not so much the importance of the tree as how much of a wanker must you be to choose to chop it down?

And no one likes to think that about themselves. Especially when they’ve done it in public and there’s no hiding from it, ever.

Of course it’s not “just a tree”, it’s a historical landmark and a popular tourist attraction. He’s not too bright, is he?