Climate activist faces 10 years in jail for a fake letter 'canceling' an oil industry conference | CNN
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A climate activist in New Zealand faces 10 years in jail after a court found her guilty of forgery for sending a fake letter to the speakers at an oil industry conference, telling them it had been postponed due to the climate crisis.
  • query@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Is that in the spirit of the law? I could see a fine, scaled to personal wealth. But imprisoning them, what threat did she actually pose? What were the worst possible consequences of massively profitable companies not talking for a bit?

  • arin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    New Zealand, you disappoint me. Looks like the judges got owned by the oil industry