Wait a second...I can't believe this is FreeRepublic. Homes like that are not just eyesores, they are health and fire hazards. I just can't believe what I'm reading.
"that everyone thinks they have some sort of right to have neighbors who keep their homes / yards maintained to a level they would "like"....is foolishness.
The woman reportedly has no money, no job, no skills and survives only by her ex-husband's largess; yet you would have her stripped of her property and pilloried on the town square for starters, right?
This is a sad situation. Perhaps the neighbors did not know her story, but now that they know perhaps they will offer help.
What do you mean? Do most FReepers cheer for government intervention in neighborhood issues? Besides, the woman is flat broke, and the condition of her home is the fault of a contractor. Maybe there was a better solution to this than fining her for money she didn't have and throwing her in jail.