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Should we send politicians to prison for climate crimes? The majority of the public think so. (www.thecanary.co)
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[–] robinnist@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We can see the phrasing, at least in English:

It should be a criminal offence for leaders of large businesses or senior government officials to approve or permit actions they know are likely to cause damage to nature and climate that is widespread, long term or cannot ​be reversed

The responses “Strongly agree” and “Tend to agree” with the statement are the 72%

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

that they know

How do we prove, definitively, what they knew at the time?

[–] Inui@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Looking at their emails and other messages to see if those risks were communicated and ignored. Forcing them to produce documents researching and stating their potential impact before they're allowed to undergo certain actions. Using common sense like "dumping garbage in a river is bad".