Ecoterrorism, not

The Writing Corner by Beth Wellington | Jul. 31, 2008 (Opinion)

[DISCLOSURE: This piece is from the private blog of a NewsTrust staff member] But Blue Ridge Earth First! activists as eco-terrorists? Five folks who blockaded Dominion Resources for a couple of hours on June 30 after that company had succeeded in convincing the State to let it build a new coal fired electric plant, which will serve to accelerate the blowing of of mountains? Another five who held signs and banners and disbanded upon request and still got ... Full Story »

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 by Jason Johnson - Jul. 31, 2008

Just because an act is illegal does not mean it isn't justified. A better word to use than illegal is unauthorized. When it comes down to it, destroying ecosystems and Appalachian culture should be illegal. Unfortunately, we have no way to represent the value of those things in our legal system. Think twice before you judge an act of civic conscious based upon it's legality. You might just find out you have a sense of understanding for what these brave people have done and what they have risked based on their own sense of virtue.

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