Why is metal detecting wrong?

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scubi63 S
scubi63 Nov 10, 2009 19:05:23
Replying to mole

mole wrote:
I need educating

I thought it might be a good pass time to take up when walking the dog

But there seems to be much controversy about the topic

This is the full report from Inside Out South:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nvz7l/Inside_Out_South_09_11_2009/

Whether you think metal detecting is a good thing or not, the last part of this report shows everything that is wrong with it (although slightly sensationalist).
The detectorists are metal detecting on a scheduled ancient monument which is illegal.
They are in a field without the landowners permission.
It is in the middle of the night.
When confronted they make a joke of the whole thing with agressive undertones.
They show physical agression towards the film crew
And lastly it can be deduced from these factors that anything they do find will certainly not be reported.

The detectorists in this report are nothing but theives.

T tjj
tjj Nov 10, 2009 21:50:03
Replying to scubi63

scubi63 wrote:
This is the full report from Inside Out South:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nvz7l/Inside_Out_South_09_11_2009/

Whether you think metal detecting is a good thing or not, the last part of this report shows everything that is wrong with it (although slightly sensationalist).
The detectorists are metal detecting on a scheduled ancient monument which is illegal.
They are in a field without the landowners permission.
It is in the middle of the night.
When confronted they make a joke of the whole thing with agressive undertones.
They show physical agression towards the film crew
And lastly it can be deduced from these factors that anything they do find will certainly not be reported.

The detectorists in this report are nothing but theives.

Thanks for posting that link Scubi, I get Inside Out West so wasn't able to watch it yesterday. Yes, I agree the n'er-do-wells involved were quite ugly in every sense, though it has to be said the intrepid presenter's security-back-up-boys looked as though they could handle themselves too.

An education indeed, thanks.

J

M moss
moss Nov 11, 2009 12:25:12
Replying to scubi63

Here is a blog by Paul Barford who has been campaigning for years... the blog is temporarily on hold for a few months as he's out in the desert in Egypt but makes interesting reading from a world wide perspective......

http://paul-barford.blogspot.com/