Quotation Station

NUMBER ONE ; JUDGE CHRISTOPHER HODSON

`I quote the words of a Lord Justice of Appeal when he says ; "Environmental crime , if established, strikes not only at a locality and it`s population but in some measure to the planet and it`s future." Nobody should be allowed to doubt it`s seriousness.`

Judge Christopher Hodson quoted Lord Justice Sedley when sentencing a man to 30 months imprisonment for taking the eggs of peregrine falcons, a protected species, from the wild and attempting to smuggle them out of the country.

 The case was widely reported in the UK press, this quote came from the free paper, Metro, dated Friday August 2010.

I would hope that most people would agree with the views of the two judges. If this sort of thing interests you, you may like to read my article Poisons and Pesticides Provoke Perturbation (1 Sept 2010), online at  Angel Pavement.

Thought for the Day

"When politicians demand the public do something because of the dictates of financial markets, it`s best to hold on to your wallet !"

Dean Baker, American economist.

I know nothing about Mr Baker, but no doubt we`ll all get plenty of opportunity to reflect on his words in the not-so-distant future !