▲ 872 ▼ You’re more likely to go to prison for exposing animal cruelty than for committing it (www.vox.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 207 comments fedilink hide all child comments Not really sure what to put here...I usually put relevant excerpts, but that got this post deleted for doing that
[–] mob@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) was convicted of two counts of misdemeanor trespass and one count of felony conspiracy to trespass last week permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Activists aren't given carte blanche to break the law. That's called vigilantism. And it's illegal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) ? I was just showing one of many examples from the article that the activists weren't "being charged for being attention to deplorable conditions in animal farms" but actual other crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I was agreeing with you, sorry, should have been more specific! permalink fedilink source parent [–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago felony conspiracy to trespass Anyone know what the difference is between a misdemeanor conspiracy to trespass and a felony conspiracy to trespass? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Activists aren't given carte blanche to break the law. That's called vigilantism. And it's illegal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) ? I was just showing one of many examples from the article that the activists weren't "being charged for being attention to deplorable conditions in animal farms" but actual other crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I was agreeing with you, sorry, should have been more specific! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) ? I was just showing one of many examples from the article that the activists weren't "being charged for being attention to deplorable conditions in animal farms" but actual other crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I was agreeing with you, sorry, should have been more specific! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I was agreeing with you, sorry, should have been more specific! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago felony conspiracy to trespass Anyone know what the difference is between a misdemeanor conspiracy to trespass and a felony conspiracy to trespass? permalink fedilink source parent