Protesters have been given a legal 'green light' to commit crime after six Greenpeace activists accused of vandalising a power station were cleared, an ex minister has warned.
The eco-campaigners admitted causing damage to the value of ?30,000 when they climbed a chimney and began painting a slogan.
But a judge allowed them to base their 'lawful excuse' defence around their cause: the fear that the power station could contribute to climate change.
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A defense based on a lie but it does make things far more interesting as far as protest goes!!
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