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Neil Jones writes:
| Nick Maclaren wrote:
|
| How would you suggest this was done?

The trigger was raiders with diggers who were removing bluebell
carpets. Because there was no crime, the police couldn't arrest
(or even stop) the offenders, even when called in. That could
easily have been solved by giving the police powers to demand
names and addresses and that trespassers leave when called in by
the landowner and when actual damage was being done, and with
powers of arrest when the offerenders would not cooperate.

[ Note the difference from the equally infamous CJPOA. ]

The protection of rare plants (and animals) should be done on an
individual basis, with far more carrot and far less stick for
landowners. But, regrettably, the digging up of certain species
would have to be a crime and would have to be done by Statutary
Instrument.

| The only use I have found for this legislation is to quote against
| people hysterically wound up about plant toxicity who then go around
| ripping out wild flowers in the mistaken belief they are doing good.

Quite.

| Nick. The problem is that most people don't have a grasp of scientific
| thinking.
| From what I have seen from your postings you, like me, are what
| psychologists call
| "conceptualisers". Unfortunately we are in the minority in the general
| population.
| However in the ranks of scientists, good computer engineers and
| successful business leaders we are the
| majority.

I can relate to that. Unfortunately, the government has managed to
eliminate not merely conceptualisers by even honest scientists from
almost all positions of influence within it. If all countries get
the governments they deserve, what did we do that was so evil?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.