More Bazthugwittery: Detectorist Reacts to Leominster Hoard Convictions

Note that Baz was really loath to mention this case until the men were convicted and sentenced: Just desserts….. Posted on November 22, 2019 by "John Howland"

The two Welsh detectorists found a nationally important hoard of coins and artefacts Worcester Crown Court was told and that they ignored the law which states such finds must be properly declared. Instead they tried to sell the items in small batches and one of the pair was nabbed as he tried to sell five of the coins to an undercover cop.[...] these two idiots have done the hobby no favours and their actions tarnish us all with the thieving brush. I have no sympathy with them at all. If they can’t take a joke* they shouldn’t have joined. End of. It’s also a timely warning to others who might be tempted. The Treasure laws over here are so good, there is no need to do as these idiots did – they fully deserve all they got. I feel sorry for the Welsh detecting clubs of which they were members – they have an uphill struggle to disassociate themselves from these criminals. These convictions are manna from Heaven for the ‘anti’ lobby on archaeology’s loony wing who are in a feeding frenzy and this kind of ‘sexy’ news has doubtless given some of them erections.

* Eh?
Note, however, that there is no concern here for the archaeological damage these men did, only the damage to the "reputation" of Collection-Driven Exploitation of the Archaeological Record.