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Boy, 16, arrested over felling of iconic ‘Robin Hood tree’ next to Hadrian’s Wall
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My Dad's favourite quote from his years of teaching was something a parent said about their teenage son "at that age, they're all balls and no brains".
Idk. How many teen boys has that tree survived until now? Maybe the kid has other issues going on, shitty parents, or who knows what.
If it's a climate protest, I approve.
It's a sycamore, they can be coppiced tf. They grow like weeds.
It's got the media's attention but spoiled a few tourist photos, big deal.
If people are outraged over one tree, they really don't have a grip of the situation.
Why would you cut a tree down in a climate protest?
We're destroying the environment, what's the difference? This has got more attention than throwing paint about and stopping workers from getting to work.
Plus, the tree will be fine. No harm, no foul.
I think many of them know that and are just career hooligans.
I actually wondered if it was the landowner fed up with the tiktok selfie set tramping the land, I bet the thousands of tourists feet have scared the land, doing more damage.