[AstralTraveller (David)]

Originally Posted by andrewk_82

It's a bit rich to be shifting the blame to logging management when logging management should not have to worry the trees being spiked. The protestors shouldn't be spiking the trees in the first place as the intent is to cause damage or injury.

Who's shifting blame? It is a simple fact that once management know there is a hazard they are obliged to act.

Following your logic when gangs of hooligans repeatedly attack bus drivers management should just send the buses out the same way because no one should attack a driver; airlines shouldn't screen passengers because no one should blow up a plane; my campus security should not provide escorts because women should be able to walk alone at night in safety; and shops shouldn't remove unsafe toys from their shelves because they shouldn't be dangerous in the first place.

To recognise a danger and take appropriate measures is not to condone the source of the danger. I think that is a pretty simple concept.

Just in case there is any misconceptions here, I am not anti-logging or anti-mining. I understand full well that we require these industries. I do however have issues at times with some of their practices.