news Famous Sycamore Gap Tree chopped down after 200 years, 16 year old arrested

[Trent W]

2 minutes ago, Onyxmage said:

Teens do stupid things all the time.

And?

Actions have consequences, this teen killed a beautiful entity with 200 years of life and history

 

He should now pay up.

[Katamari]

what a weirdo

[Mitsouko]

Scum

[FreeXone]

10 years prison 

[truthteller]

14 minutes ago, Onyxmage said:

Teens do stupid things all the time.  You think him doing this at 16 makes him some kind of lost cause?  

ok grandpa

Edited September 30, 2023 by truthteller

[Gaia]

17 minutes ago, Onyxmage said:

Teens do stupid things all the time.  You think him doing this at 16 makes him some kind of lost cause?  

Uh stealing a snicker bar is a stupid thing. 
 

Chopping down a national landmark 200 year old tree isn’t a “stupid thing” it’s plain vile and intentionally vile.

 

Teenagers aren’t 5 year olds and they need to be treated as they deserve when they do **** like this. 
 

Send him to prison. At least 10 years and  banned from visiting any national landmark or figure  

Edited September 30, 2023 by Gaia

[Onyxmage]

Just now, truthteller said:

ok grandpa

Not you comparing chopping down a random tree to murdering someone.  you do realize that a lot more adults murder than teens do right? What does that say about their generation?

[Onyxmage]

Just now, Gaia said:

Uh stealing a snicker bar isn’t is a stupid thing. 
 

Chopping down a national landmark 200 year old tree isn’t a “stupid thing” it’s plain vile and intentionally vile.

 

Teenagers aren’t 5 year olds and they need to be treated as they deserve when they do **** like this. 
 

Send him to prison. At least 10 years and  banned from visiting any national landmark or figure  

No he does not need to go to prison for 10 years for chopping down a tree you sound crazy.  

[Onyxmage]

16 minutes ago, Trent W said:

And?

Actions have consequences, this teen killed a beautiful entity with 200 years of life and history

 

He should now pay up.

People in this thread are calling for his death. I knew ATRL was deranged but i didn’t realize how crazy people here  are.

Edited September 30, 2023 by Onyxmage

[Oxygen]

Yeah this is extremely messed up  

 

Send his ass to prison ! 

[Odette Violet]

Disgusting behaviour. Lock them up 

[Trent W]

9 minutes ago, Onyxmage said:

People in this thread are calling for his death. I knew ATRL was deranged but i didn’t realize how crazy people here  are.

People in their 20s or older care more about dogs and plants than teens, especially a deranged one like this?

 

No one likes teens, like have you been in the internet in the last 10 years?

 

I don’t think he deserves to die, but he kind of needs his life ruined, you don’t kill a 200 year old entity just to be edgy

 

I hope you are capable of understanding how messed up this is, if not this is concerning.

Edited September 30, 2023 by Trent W

[Gaia]

22 minutes ago, Onyxmage said:

No he does not need to go to prison for 10 years for chopping down a tree you sound crazy.  

That’s fine as long as you don’t procreate. You’d be another Willy Nilly parent letting your kid vandalize national landmarks thinking “well he’s just a teen no big deal” 

 

Anyways, wonder if you’ll have the same idea if a teen burns down your family home for funsies since apparently, teens aren’t accountable for their actions.

Edited September 30, 2023 by Gaia

[Mr. Mendes]

1 hour ago, Danny789 said:

It’s just a tree and he should only get whatever the charge is for chopping a tree down that isn’t yours. 

It isn't just a tree though. It's a 200 year old landmark that is incredibly important to the community. 

[favorite crime]

1 hour ago, Trent W said:

But imo it is alarming

 

It’s like a kid that kills pets, sooner or later they will become a rapist or murderer, they are a danger to everyone alive

 

And if by 16 you don’t know what’s right or wrong there’s not much you can do anymore.

 

Jail and life ruined tbh, he ended an entity with 200 years of life

 

That’s soo soo ****** up

Killing a pet and "killing" a tree are absolutely not the same thing lol. 

 

But yes the kid should obviously be punished by a big fine, lots of community service, probation and a mental evaluation. I'm not sure what a jail sentence would achieve though except make it much more likely that he comes out a full fledged criminal

[RihsUmbrella]

Honestly idc lock him up there’s no excuses 

[J Legend X]

LOCK HIM UP !

[aesthetic bih]

this teen sounds like he has a serious problem... i hope he gets professional counselling and maybe years of community service. also banned from all national landmark

[réveuse]

Vile and evil. Life in prison.

[Into The Void]

So did the teen ever explain why he did this. I'm curious 

[Trent W]

21 minutes ago, favorite crime said:

Killing a pet and "killing" a tree are absolutely not the same thing lol. 

 

But yes the kid should obviously be punished by a big fine, lots of community service, probation and a mental evaluation. I'm not sure what a jail sentence would achieve though except make it much more likely that he comes out a full fledged criminal

A tree is not the same as a per I know, but it’s a 200 year old tree, I mean it’s very important still.

[Trent W]

33 minutes ago, Gaia said:

That’s fine as long as you don’t procreate. You’d be another Willy Nilly parent letting your kid vandalize national landmarks thinking “well he’s just a teen no big deal” 

 

Anyways, wonder if you’ll have the same idea if a teen burns down your family home for funsies since apparently, teens aren’t accountable for their actions.

God the “well he’s just a teen no big deal” crowd seriously needs to stop reproducing

 

And sadly most of the time they are the ones who want kids

 

Tbh most parents are unfit to educate their children these days

[qurl]

someone should chop him down

[FOCK]

It’s questionable behaviour, but it’s a tree. It has no sentience. The ramifications of this are purely capitalist in nature, it probably drew in tourists - who do much more ecological damage in comparison just travelling there than any purpose this tree would’ve served throughout its 200 years. 
 

It’s nonsensical to pay for the murder of trillions of sentient animals, who actually think & feel, for unnecessary consumption - your meat is the single largest culprit of deforestation, that you fund every time you elect to purchase a meat product  - and then feign concern for a single tree. 
 

Some perspective for the ones calling for a child’s death. 
 

That said, respect for nature & ecology should be a mandatory component of primary education & the world may just be better off. 

[Breathe On Moi]

hopefully he gets punched in the face every day he’s in jail