Can we have a chorus of the saddest of trombone noises? Counterpoint it with a solo on the tiniest of violins. And finish with a rousing finale of mocking laughter.
A New Zealand man jailed for his role in a climate protest has been handed the longest prison sentence of its kind in British history.
Turns out, being a member of the most exclusive club of outraged toffs in town doesn’t protect you from the consequences of your own stupidity.
Was this New Zealand man a ditch digger from Hamilton? An factory worker from Pokeno? An apprentice from South Auckland?
Of course not. A middle-class, white-collar twat playing at saving the world.
Morgan Trowland, a civil engineer from Ashburton, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for a protest action that shut down a busy road in London last year.
It is reportedly the longest sentence ever given for a peaceful climate protest in Britain.
May it just be the start, then.
Trowland and another man, Marcus Decker, used ropes to scale the Queen Elizabeth II bridge in October. The bridge is heavily used by commuters and freight traffic.
After unfurling a banner for the environmental activism group Just Stop Oil, the men remained perched above the road for 36 hours.
These are the same well-heeled loons throwing paint at precious artworks and war memorials, glueing themselves to roads and disrupting snooker tournaments. To a one, they’re all middle and upper-class twits with nothing better to do than stop working people from earning a living.
The bridge was closed for the duration of the protest. The closure caused significant traffic congestion, including a line of vehicles more than 10km long […]
“You plainly believed you knew better than everyone else, and it did not matter if people suffered in consequence so long as it allowed you to impart your message.
“In short, to hell with everyone else.”
These over-privileged twats with their deranged cultism try to act as if their attention-seeking play-acting is without consequence. The people screwed around by them beg to differ.
In court, evidence was given by people affected by the bridge closure, including someone who missed a close friend’s funeral and another who missed an important hospital appointment.
How dare you, to coin a phrase.
His New Zealand-based sister, Holly Trowland, said […] “My brother is much braver than I am.”
Stuff
He’s not “brave”. He’s an attention-seeking twit who thought that joining an exclusive club of eco-toffs allowed them to waft above the reach of the law on their little clouds of sanctimony.
May many more of them enjoy the comfort of His Majesty’s Pleasure, for many years to come.