72% is shockingly high tbh. Makes me think the question wasn't phrased well. Or maybe the chuds in other G20 countries don't shit their pants if you mention that climate change is real?

[–] Hatandwatch@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Occam's Razor. "Should we send politicians to jail--" "Yes" "--for climate crimes? "

[–] 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%

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

bloomer

[–] 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".

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Prison?

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Damn, with that kind of broad public support I'm sure we'll see a proposal to form a committee to decide on a schedule for forming an investigative branch to define a legislative framework to implement such a program before 2050!

[–] huf@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

our petition.org page has hundreds of signatures! any day now!