SPATA, Greece (AP) — In an olive grove on the outskirts of Athens, grower Konstantinos Markou pushes aside the shoots of new growth to reveal the stump of a tree — a roughly 150-year-old specimen, he said, that was among 15 cut down on his neighbor’s land by thieves eager to turn it into money.

  • Kecessa
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    1 year ago

    It’s funny because if the victim was a known billionaire you wouldn’t be saying the same thing.

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      1 year ago

      If the victim was only robbed, and a billionaire, you mean?

      Killing a century old culturally signifigant tree is still a crime, and unjustified by theft.

      But yeah, bud, the fact that the cultural icon of a historic tree was also the livelihood of a different struggling worker makes it a worse crime, good job working that one out all on your lonesome.

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        1 year ago

        If it’s that or starving you wouldn’t do any better bud.

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          1 year ago

          Youve had multiple other options explained to you that dont involve killing the tree, its clearly not kill the tree or starve