Re: Don't get it
They were trespassing on private land based on, what it appears from the article, a misconception that the farmer was breaking the law with regard to trapping songbirds. The article doesn't appear to specify whether the farmer was actually breaking the law or not in that regard. Where he did break the law was in defending his property from illegal intruders and seems to have gone too far in his efforts, hence the assault charge. This means the film crew were also there illegally and filmed him on his private land where he has a legitimate expectation of privacy, IANAL nor am I French. All of the above is my untrained and ill informed opinion.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
