“Your harm is at category 1, which means extreme harm to society … The action you took was … criminally idiotic given the risks involved…”
– Judge Christopher Hehir, Southwark Crown Court, while sentencing the heads of Shell and ExxonMobil to 2 years in prison on Friday for their role in exacerbating the climate crisis.
Oh, I’m sorry, I meant while sentencing two climate activists for throwing soup on a painting to draw attention to the climate crisis.
Isn't it more accurate to say that they threw soup onto a sheet of glass in front of a painting?
It's like they were jailed for temporarily obstructing a view.
Edit: so many typos.