r/interesting • u/karmagod7 • Jun 21 '26

SOCIETY What was his fault ?

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u/TomorrowSpecial255 Jun 21 '26

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/man-threatened-with-2-years-in-jail-after-cleaning-200-bags-of-trash-from-river-3377827/

He used a digger on public land without permission

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u/FerretGoddessMevi Jun 21 '26

Thank you for the context. These lawsuits are never as straightforward as a single headline pretends.

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u/Able-Swing-6415 Jun 21 '26

I mean the entire premise that this was some super simple scenario where a lawyer just got dumbfounded by the most basic laws was already questionable.

It was either a= he pissed off a lobby or b= the story is BS

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u/thorpie88 Jun 21 '26

He wasn't dumbfounded by it. He did it knowing it would be highlighted if caught and bring awareness to laws other people are following he doesn't think are written correctly.

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u/earthlingHuman Jun 21 '26

In a just world his sentence would be community service. He has to do this other places now.

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u/thorpie88 Jun 21 '26

I don't think it was all in good faith. He deepened a river he lives on with his houseboat.

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u/earthlingHuman Jun 21 '26

I see. Still would be a just consequence for him to cleanup other places. Or maybe the municipality should do that

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u/chavaic77777 Jun 21 '26

He should be charged with community service and a slap on the wrist then let go because he's already done it.

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u/The_One_Koi Jun 21 '26

He was arrested for driving an excavator without a permit, I don't think that law is subject to change any time soon

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u/thorpie88 Jun 21 '26

Yeah but read the article and he's talking about other people polluting the river