My wife was criminally charged for watering our lawn.
“My wife was criminally charged for watering our lawn.”
A lot of this insanity has to do with self-financing government agencies. Politicians realize if they raise taxes they’ll get thrown out. So, they create self-financing agencies. (Yes, I’ve mentioned this in other posts.) My county and city have a self-financed EPA. They created a mountain of regulations so they can write fines. They legitimize the serious nature of their work by making violations criminal. That gives them the opportunity to be the good guy by waiving the criminal aspect if you just pay the fines. It’s like when a cop tells you, “I could write you up for (fill-in) but instead I’m just writing you up for (fill-in) and instead of owing (fill-in) you’ll only owe (fill-in.) Gosh, isn’t he being a sweatheart?
And I was fined for mildew on the north side of the house. A friend of mine had a vegetable garden and was told it was unsightly nad had to be removed. She eventually plated the squash in the flower beds around the house and was complimented on the beautiful flowers...
Now I live out in the sticks and I can’t see any of my neighbors. Heavenly...