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FBaggins

(26,748 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2015, 06:08 PM Jul 2015

Judge: Greenpeace must pay $2,500 an hour if protest continues

A judge ruled Greenpeace USA to be in contempt and issued sanctions of $2,500 an hour if the protest blocking a Shell ship continues.

Shell and Greenpeace USA appeared at an emergency hearing in federal court in Alaska on Thursday morning to determine if protesters dangling from a bridge in Portland violated a court injunction. Attorneys for Shell filed an emergency motion claiming that Greenpeace should be fined for violating the court's order.

The longer the protesters block the ship, the steeper the fines will get. Starting at 10 a.m. Friday, Greenpeace will be fined $5,000 an hour. At 10 a.m. Saturday, the fine will increase to $7,500 an hour, and every hour the protesters remain after 10 a.m. Sunday, Greenpeace will be fined $10,000 an hour.

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/07/30/judge-greenpeace-must-pay-2500-an-hour-for-protest/30891895/

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Judge: Greenpeace must pay $2,500 an hour if protest continues (Original Post) FBaggins Jul 2015 OP

Wow, escalating fines NV Whino Jul 2015 #1

So much for protest as "Free Speech"??? NightWatcher Jul 2015 #2

That would be a better defense if they were blocking a warship or other government vessel n/t FBaggins Jul 2015 #4

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable" Zorra Jul 2015 #3

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. Wow, escalating fines

Reply to FBaggins (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:06 PM

Jul 2015

Can we use this the next time Exxon (or Shell) dumps in the Gulf (or elsewhere)?

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

2. So much for protest as "Free Speech"???

Reply to FBaggins (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:14 PM

Jul 2015

This is insane. Too bad the protesters don't incorporate, then file bankruptcy and refuse to pay their fines.

FBaggins

(26,748 posts)

4. That would be a better defense if they were blocking a warship or other government vessel n/t

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 09:54 PM

Jul 2015

Zorra

(27,670 posts)

3. "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable"