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I'm pro-tree, but I feel like you can protect them without sounding this ridiculous

• kgwxd 4mo ago
  The goal is definitely not to protect trees.
  • enraged_camel 4mo ago
    Oh yeah? What is it then? Please enlighten us.
    • I-M-S 4mo ago
      This will be weaponized by NIMBYs to further limit construction of housing and infrastructure.
    • boomboomsubban 4mo ago
      Cynically, to make a documentary and get articles written. None of the rules they mention seem that extreme, they're just wording it in an unusual way.
    • kgwxd 4mo ago
      Same nefarious reasons corporations were given "personhood". Is it illegal to "assult" trees now? If someone pisses on a tree, are they going to call in the SVU? The legal system isn't a toy. Trees, in the general sense, don't need extra laws, the ones that need protecting are already covered by property law.
    • bloppe 4mo ago
      Feels like the primary concern was virtue signaling, with protecting trees being a close second