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Bird killers are getting away with it?
Topic Started: Nov 7 2017, 10:18 AM (84 Views)
Davebutterflyman
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Against a background of zero prosecutions for bird of prey persecution, two legal changes are afoot to stop people targeting peregrines, buzzards and hen harriers.


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/06/bird-of-prey-killers-get-away-hope-legal-changes-hen-harriers-peregrines-buzzards?CMP=share_btn_tw
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AnnB
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I think it can be difficult to gather sufficient evidence for a prosecution but any legal changes that help birds of prey should be welcomed.
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acey
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"Crown prosecutors don’t help either. In Scotland, extraordinarily, despite the RSPB obtaining video evidence of someone shooting a hen harrier on its nest, prosecutors deemed this evidence inadmissible on the preposterous technicality that people have the right to roam on private land but not to “investigate” crime."
It's this kind of thing that makes me scratch my head .surely this should be investigated !
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Davebutterflyman
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I agree Andy and Ann. Whether any legal changes will make a difference only time will tell.
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AnnB
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Probably something to do with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, I think you need a warrant (for instance) to watch somebody coming and going from their home as it's considered an invasion of their privacy.
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Davebutterflyman
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Amazing how much red tape and bureaucracy has to be waded through to gain these powers Ann, only for the courts to make a mockery of it all by dishing out lean sentences.
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JennyWren
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The whole thing stinks ... it could all change if people were serious about bird protection but sadly they're not
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