Gulliver Foyle
Philosopher
What are you talking about now?
What they did was a lot more serious than holding up traffic for half an hour, and what they intended was even more serious. I suggest you read the judge's sentencing remarks, and then take it to a thread in Trials and Errors. https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Hallam-and-others.pdf
The only thing I need to know about the judge in this case is that he perverted the course of justice to prevent the defendants from raising valid defences.
Again, how is a slight inconvenience worse than having your whole life's work being burnt down by a bunch of neo-nazis (or in the six counties unionist terrorists)?