I just read about an incident where three women protesters damaged a US military plane at Shannon Airport in Ireland by covering it with red paint. They apparently used spray cans to paint the aircraft as some kind of protest action. I’m curious about what legal consequences these activists might face for this type of vandalism against military property. Does anyone know what charges they could be looking at? Also wondering if this kind of protest action has happened before at other airports. The whole situation seems pretty serious since it involves damaging government military equipment on foreign soil. What are your thoughts on this incident and the potential legal ramifications?
Yeah this kind of thing has definitely happened before at other airports. Usually ends up being pretty costly for the protesters since military equipment isn’t cheap to repair or clean.
Red paint on military gear probably costs more to fix than most people’s cars are worth.
This sounds like it could involve both Irish law and international agreements since it’s US military property. Property damage charges seem likely at minimum.
Damaging military aircraft is definitely going to bring some heavy charges. This isn’t just regular vandalism when you’re messing with government property, especially foreign military equipment. Ireland probably has treaties with the US about protecting each other’s military assets, so these women could be looking at serious criminal charges beyond just property damage. I’d guess they knew exactly what they were getting into though. These kinds of protest actions usually come with jail time attached.