Too Lenient
OPINION: Reckless action by Greenpeace in 2024 forced Fonterra to shut down a drying plant for four hours, costing the co-op about $300,000.
According to the NGO's spin, they didn't once again vandalise the Rakaia salmon statue in Canterbury, they "altered" it.
Changing a single word from vandalising to "altered" doesn't sound like much but it's all about minimising the crime by using softer language.
Your old mate reckons it's a bit like a thug saying they had a "disagreement" with someone, when really they "altered" the shape of their nose and teeth.
