Illegal trader in birds eggs given 220 hours community service (RSPB) (2 Viewers)

[BF Newsroom]

RSPB Scotland today welcomed the conviction of an Inverness man involved in the trading of eggs of some of Europe's rarest birds.

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[rockfowl]

220 hours community service, now that's a deterrent :smoke:

 

[Original PaulE]

What a joke ! How can the judge take into account his previous good character when he had over 2000 eggs some of which were from 2007 so he obviously has been doing it for years and the only reason he can have previous good character is because he hasn't been caught !
To me the dealers should be treated more harshly than the collectors . But while such light sentences are handed out I can't see them being put off :-/

 

[Ian Bell]

The "Old Boys" act comes to mind.Just because he works as a Prison Officer,makes him no different,should he be a Window Cleaner/Postman/Tradesman,etc.However,I believe due to his current employment,the Judge gave him a slap on the wrist.

At his age,he was well aware of the crime he was committing and should had one of his former Colleague's,locking him up at night. :C

 

[birdboybowley]

Pathetic. Once again, our almighty legal system favours the scumbag. Hopefully the 'judge' will contract something fatal