FAFO

Do you ever read a headline that is supposed to be a bad thing, but find yourself thinking, 'I hope he / she / it does'?

Greenpeace Says It’s Facing Bankruptcy From Oil Company Lawsuit Over Dakota Pipeline Protests

Oh dear

 

Never mind

 

No, seriously though. This is really good news. Greenpeace have been a pain in the worlds arse for decades. If bankrupcy is the way to get shut of them, so be it

A lawsuit accusing Greenpeace of defamation and efforts to disrupt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline with protests went to trial on Monday, as the environmental advocacy group says the litigation could bankrupt the organization.

Maybe they should have thought of that before they FAFO'd.  

Jury selection began Monday

I would so love to be a jury in this case. I can just imagine how the selection process will go. Prosecution trying to get right wing jurors from people pretending to be left wing, so they don't get rejected by the defence

Defence trying to get left wing jurors who are pretending to be right wing so they don't get rejected by the prosecution

Greenpeace has denied the allegations and claimed the group is protected by the First Amendment, alleging Energy Transfer and other oil firms are “abusing the legal system to silence critics and keep their operations secret.”

Well if Greepeace are protected by the first amendment, the accusations of defamation will be thrown out, and nothing to worry about. If this is an abuse of the legal system, it will be on the lines of the lawfare being used by the left for years now, so will be good to see that what goes around, comes around

If the court rules in Energy Transfer’s favor, Greenpeace says the advocacy group “could face financial ruin, ending over 50 years of environmental activism.” 

That would be a beautiful thing to see. Fifty years of pointless activism from the green lobby, finally having the boot shoved up it's arse by an oil company. I so hope this happens

The pipeline—valued at about $3.8 billion—travels near the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s reservation and crosses under the nearby Lake Oahe, a reservoir the tribe uses as a source of drinking water. The tribe unsuccessfully sued to block the pipeline’s construction in September 2016, sparking protests from environmental activists. Hundreds of protesters were arrested throughout protests at the pipeline in 2016 and 2017, during which Greenpeace argues the advocacy group played a limited role as Native American groups headed efforts.

It wasn't us guv, it was those indians 

Energy Transfer's initial lawsuit against Greenpeace accused the group of RICO violations, though North Dakota's federal court dismissed the claims 

Accusing greenpeace of being a Racketeer Influenced Criminal Organisation, was probably a bit of a stretch, but not a very long one

All I can say is good luck. The FA'd, now lets see if they FO