vlsdo t1_jayd5oz wrote
Reply to comment by magicseadog in Insulate Britain protesters jailed for seven weeks for mentioning climate change in defence by Mighty_L_LORT
Nobody said anything about letting people off. But surely mentioning the motivation for their crime is relevant to the case and should be admitted in court. Otherwise why even have courts in the first place? Why not just dispatch justice Judge Dredd style, where the judge decides on his own the guilt and punishment for any action?
KingRobotPrince t1_jaz07i4 wrote
>But surely mentioning the motivation for their crime is relevant to the case and should be admitted in court.
It's their defence. So they would be saying that the fact that they did something because of climate change should have some effect on their guilt or sentencing.
Most decisions made in court have an effect on subsequent cases, so accepting it might set a precedent for these kinds of ideological beliefs to be accepted in court.
It's fairly obvious why fighting climate change isn't allowed in someone's defence.
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