Brush Battle Pits Rastafarian Against Tax Collector (Former Marine Fined $27K for Weed Removal)

Los Angeles Times ^ | May 5, 2010 | Tony Perry

[Truth29]

Well he sounds harmless, but this is the type of situation that leads to unfortunate headlines and people asking why such a thing happened.

[Carry_Okie]

You missed the rest of my post.

No, I didn't. The public claim for charges resulting from work performed to mitigate private risks socialized by a publicly-funded firefighting industry is entirely within the legitimate powers the States retain under the Tenth Amendment. Therefore "should" is not an objective valuation, but a personal preference, only. Stated as an opinion, it would have been fine; stated as fact and it is in error.

[Deaf Smith]

"I hate cutting..."

Put a couple of goats on your property.

[svcw]

Ok, so he is a scruffy guy who live out in the middle of nowhere making “art objects” - so? I didn’t see any pictures of weeds.

[svcw]

You know we have thought of that. How would we handle the coyote problem? Do you use goats? There are several people here who have goats and they just roam around and eat stuff. Oh, I guess I should ask them if they worry about coyotes.

[nickcarraway]

Pay for the goats to get martial arts lessons?

[Redcloak]

I’m imagining wee, tiny dreds; no more than 1/16” long.

[Deaf Smith]

Then rent/buy a Camel. They are used in Texas for clearing land of briars,cactus and invasive weeds.

[thinkin out loud]

You ought to take a look at the pic of him in the article. For me this guy is indeed just like Thoureau.... living off of other peoples’s wealth and not giving a crap.

This guy seems to be doped up all the time. Living on ‘disability’ ( most likely state provided otherwise they would have said he was on a Vet pension/disability). Let him rot.

[Durus]

Was it retained by the states or the people?

[DJ MacWoW]

Did they cut down the brush on the surrounding property? No. Do we actually OWN property that we buy? Or not?

[Deaf Smith]

*The .223 or even the .17 works on the yotes.

[Eyes Unclouded]

An Army of I and I.

[Carry_Okie]

Was it retained by the states or the people?

That is dependent upon how they choose to govern themselves via their respective State constitutions. What muddied those waters was the 14th Amendment, as we saw with the Kelo decision.

[Carry_Okie]

Do we actually OWN property that we buy? Or not?

In most instances, property has become a split estate, which goes for both nominally private property as well as Federal Lands (as we saw in Hage v. US).

It's a very tangled legal mess. I don't like it a bit.

[Durus]

Could you show me the enumerated power in the california state constitution that gives the state the power to regulate the type and density of brush as it pertains to fire safety?

[DJ MacWoW]

You don’t like it but you’ll defend it? Like I said, the Founders would not recognize America.

[BenKenobi]

I’m actually surprised that wasn’t the first reply..

[BenKenobi]

So when can we expect them to bill the owners for permitting crack shacks to be ran on their property? The city should eat the fines.

[Carry_Okie]

So when can we expect them to bill the owners for permitting crack shacks to be ran on their property? The city should eat the fines.

Perhaps you should consult the distinctions between criminal and civil law.