Judge tells Just Stop Oil protestors 'I was moved by your actions' after they raided an Esso oil terminal last year
Seven JSO activists blocked the West Midlands fuel terminal for around 12 hours in April last year, affecting commuters and a number of petrol stations' supply.
Activists Paul Barnes, Paul Fawkesley and Alan Woods were all made to pay costs of £500, while Oliver Clegg, Jon Deery, Harley Brewer and Diana Hekt were charged £250 for their actions. District Judge Graham Wilkinson handed the group a 12-month conditional discharge. They were also made to pay a £22 surcharge, but avoided jail.
Though the protesters were convicted and fined, members of the public have expressed their outrage at hearing Judge Wilkinson's remarks about the group."It is abundantly clear that you are all good people, intelligent and articulate and you have been a pleasure throughout to deal with. "It is unarguable that man made global warming is real and that we are facing a climate crisis," he said, according to the Mail."Your aims are to slow or even stop the advance of global warming and therefore to preserve the planet not just for generations to come but for existing generations."
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