The mother of a 22-year-old Just Stop Oil activist who was sentenced to four years in prison has lamented that her daughter will miss her brother’s wedding while incarcerated, The Telegraph reports.
Cressida Gethin, 22, received the sentence alongside Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, and three other activists following a disruptive Just Stop Oil campaign on the M25 in November 2022.
Hallam, 58, was found guilty of conspiring to block traffic and received a record five-year prison sentence. The judge ruled that he had ‘crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic.’
Last week, Gethin and the other activists—Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, 34, Daniel Shaw, 38, and Louise Lancaster, 58—were each sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring to block traffic on the M25.
‘Cressida just had to do it’
Cathy Gethin, the mother of Cressida Gethin, defended her daughter’s actions, stating, ‘Cressida just had to do it because people weren’t listening to her call to stop travel, plastics, fertilisers, and reliable electric power.’
However, we argue that the public was perfectly aware of their views but simply disagreed both with bringing poverty by Net Zero and with what they rightly see as extreme measures.
There were significant disruptions caused by Cressida and her fellow activists when they scaled gantries along the M25 in 2022.
Their actions led to delayed ambulances and caused thousands to miss flights, medical appointments, exams, funerals, and possibly even weddings.
The Bible’s book of Proverbs says,
Prov 29:7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
What is Just Stop Oil?
Just Stop Oil (JSO) advocates for the UK to halt the approval of new fossil fuel projects, citing their significant contribution to climate change.
Despite this, in July 2023, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the granting of 100 new North Sea licences, with additional licences to be awarded annually starting in November.
JSO employs ‘non-violent civil resistance’ and has pledged to cease protests if the government commits to ending fossil fuel production. The group is associated with other environmental organisations, such as Extinction Rebellion , and Insulate Britain.
‘Campaigning to keep the environment safe’?
There are growing concerns from concerned campaigners that Just Stop Oil activists prioritise their environmental agenda over the well-being of people.
The group’s disruptive actions, prioritisation of their cause over people’s immediate needs and livelihoods highlights a lack of empathy and awareness among the activists.
While the idea of environmental conservation is crucial, it should not come at the expense of the everyday lives and prosperity of fellow human beings.
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‘We are not done yet’
Extinction Rebellion founder Roger Hallam, speaking to the BBC in a recorded message said: ‘The strategic moral imperative is resistance to the greatest ‘crisis’ in the history of humanity’.
Direct action remains ‘the right strategy, he added, confident that while in the short run some people may be deterred, others will only grow more determined.
It begs the question of what Just Stop Oil is planning next?
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READ:Genesis 9.7;1Sam 2:20; 1Kings 15:12; Job 28:5; Matt 9:12; Rom 3:13.
PRAY:Pray for our environment. Pray for our leaders.
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