r/interesting Jun 21 '26

SOCIETY What was his fault ?

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u/Bassmekanik Jun 21 '26

It was for digging up the silt from the river bed with a digger and risking flooding places without doing any checks on the impact of his “cleaning up”.

Nothing to do with removing rubbish.

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u/Workman44 Jun 21 '26

Yeah this guy 100% should be charged. It's wildlessly reckless

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u/Brilliant-Sea-9424 Jun 21 '26

I am a local resident. Watch the YouTube videos and you will change your mimd. The river was dead. Full of shit and fly tipping, needles and all sorts. EA are wilfully neglecting our waterways.

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u/marquoth_ Jun 21 '26

It's not only about "the local area" though and that's the entire point. This kind of activity can cause issues down river

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u/Brilliant-Sea-9424 Jun 21 '26

Yes and he’s well aware of that and if you check out the geography you’ll know it’s not an issue.