District Judge Wendy Lloyd said his actions were “reckless” and “potentially very dangerous”...
A climate change activist who tied himself to a goalpost during Everton’s game against Newcastle United has been given a six-week prison sentence.
Sentencing him, District Judge Wendy Lloyd said: “I have no doubt from what you have told me that you’re passionate about your cause. Not very passionate about football, apparently.”He was given a six-week prison sentence for aggravated trespass, but the court heard he had already served that sentence, having been in custody since July.
Footage filmed for a YouTube video showed McKechnie walking down the steps in the stand and climbing over a gate to get onto the pitch, as one fan shouted at him: “F*** off you blert.” He added: “At that time in the football season Everton were struggling so there was great frustration in the crowd already.
He said: “We came up with the idea of how do we get the most eyes on that name, Just Stop Oil, and of course, in this day and age, football is the biggest cultural phenomenon there is.”were playing Newcastle – a football team sponsored by oil company Saudi Aramco, he told the court.
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