Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: [OT] Eco-loons deface Stonehenge even though it has no part in generating carbon Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:31:21 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 54 Message-ID: <20240622113121.00005572@example.com> References: <20240621184312.000070ac@example.com> <1877175014.740753224.977122.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 17:31:22 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="57728e927158616e1445c219d67ee5b0"; logging-data="4011128"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/FxYlhwFh2EWoSRlSGVHMDTVQHsSKml80=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:shCbZ/6dXnP4TSbZknd20ptToa0= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240622-2, 6/22/2024), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Bytes: 3521 On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 05:51:22 -0700 anim8rfsk wrote: > The Horny Goat wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:43:12 -0400, Rhino > > wrote: > > > >> Leo Kearse gives some background on the loonies who splashed > >> Stonehenge, World Heritage Site, with paint just before the annual > >> Summer Solstice celebration. He points out that Just Stop Oil's > >> principal backer is a multi-millionaire green energy provider who > >> is funding the incoming Labour government to squash his > >> competitors in the field of energy supply. > >> > >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJ_cGVFKwg [8 minutes] > > > > Nevertheless, I would be entirely happy with them spending serious > > time in the Tower of London - and I don't mean in the exhibition > > areas where the tourists go. (I'm thinking the portion of the > > castle where Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard got to stay) > > > > Bottom line is that it's an appalling cultural crime - up there with > > defiling the portion of the British Library where the most important > > documents are held. > > > > I would be utterly opposed to any scintilla of mercy in this case - > > this is as clear a situation as I can imagine for the proverbial > > book to be thrown at them. > > > >> I don't know if the "activists" have even been charged for their > >> vandalism let alone if they will face any consequences for it. > >> Other acts of cultural vandalism in Britain have been largely > >> ignored so it will be surprising if these clowns get even a mild > >> slap on the wrist. > >> > >> The 80 species of rare lichen that live on Stonehenge may not get > >> away so lightly. Apparently, the stuff that the vandals sprayed > >> may be destructive to those life forms. But hey, that's okay if > >> your heart is in the right place, and the vandals are sure they > >> did right. > > > > Oh bull. Don't do the crime if you're unwilling to do the time. > > > > And keep your eye on the sparrow! > I feel sure that's a reference to a line from a movie or TV series but I must have missed that show because it's not ringing a bell. Care to enlighten me? -- Rhino