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he wasnt allowed to magnet fish at this spot, so he was basically unlawfully looting
by bdhcuidbebe 3y ago
he wasnt allowed to magnet fish at this spot, so he was basically unlawfully looting
- mytailorisrich 3y agoLet's not go over the top. Fishing for metal junk in a river is not "looting" whether allowed or not. This is the sort of 'crime' that should carry a penalty of a telling off and a £50 fine at most, not a threat of prosecution and thousands in legal costs and fines, not least when the River Trust's main argument is 'safety', thereby implicitly acknowledging that magnet fishing has no negative impact on the river's environment.
- bdhcuidbebe 3y agoIanal, and I suspect neither are you. i am simply refererring to facts stated in the article: > There was a little dispute with the landowner and the rivers trust who don't permit magnet fishing. The latter sent a legal document saying they wouldn't take action on the condition that the sword was passed to a museum, which I had done.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoYes, we've all read it, hence my comments.
- UncleEntity 3y agoIDK, people finding bombs in the river seems a valid 'safety' argument to me. I've read stories where they evacuate whole blocks when someone digs up a 500lb bomb in their basement until they can properly evaluate how safe it is.
- fennecfoxy 3y agoI mean they only just moved one out of someone's garden in Plymouth like a week or so ago. But still gotta get stuff done in any case, otherwise nobody'd be digging anywhere, forever.