Earlier yesterday morning, this story caught my attention. Apparently a bunch of self-righteous ecowarriors has taken it upon themselves to intercept a train delivering coal to a North Yorkshire power station. This act of trespass was made by members of imaginatively titled greeny group "Leave it in the Ground". Having climbed aboard the train, they proceded to use spades to empty its contents all over the ground nearby. Sounds more like on the ground to me.
In my eyes, the people who have carried out this act are no more than common criminals and should be treated as such. They have not only trespassed onto the railway lines, but effectively hijacked the train and stolen its contents - coal which they then used to despoil the surrounding land. They have caused inconvenience to many - not least other rail passengers whose trains were diverted, as well as rail staff and the poor workmen who no doubt have to clean up their mess.
If there is a silver lining in this incident, it is that the plant the coal was destined for will not be impacted and will operate "business as normal". Good for them.
I remember thinking at the time that these criminals (or 'campaigners' if you insist, though they don't deserve the positive connotations of the term) should be round up be the police and given a nice stretch at Her Majesty's pleasure. It was with glee that today I read a follow-up article informing me that police had removed all the protesters and that arrests went "into double figures".
"Those arrested face possible charges of conspiracy to obstruct trains, obstructing trains and railway trespass, police said."
Lovely.
That said, part of me had visions of militia moving in and dealing with each of them swiftly. One bullet each if you catch my drift. Still, i take my hat off to the police officers involved.
If you aren't happy about Britain's energy policy, there is an established and proper way to amend it. Either write to your MP, or if you really aren't satisfied; join one of the three main political parties, stand as an MP, enter the Commons, and influence legislation that way. Ok, if you're really angry, you can sign a petition. What we don't need is highly illegal activities carried out by greener-than-thou tossers which disrupt the ordinary flow of life and increase the tax burden (through higher police costs) on the average person.
Right, I'm off to burn some coal.
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