The owner saw an unwanted structure built on his land. He burned it to the ground.
***Then he’s guilty of felony arson. No doubt there were some personal belongings in there.
Why are you insisting on holding this bum in high esteem?
***I hold the apparatchik bureaucrat in low esteem. I hold the obviously lying landlord in low esteem. I hold this bum in ... well , I guess I’d call it medium esteem, having seen he got a lot of years of free rent.
Because he is old?
***Just let him die there, what’s the big problem?
My God, he has 20 + years of free living.
***And it likely would have gone on until his death and the owner can tell that rat bureaucrat that it’s just a hunting lodge.
Because kayakers liked him?
***Good enough reason.
Because he talked back to the judge?
***Good enough reason.
What am I missing?
***What you are missing is the unwanted meddling of a commie level apparatchik bureaucrat who ruined a good arrangement.
You are a fool. My guess is you’ve never held a public office and had to apply laws appropriately. It’s a bitch.
It’s not arson if it’s a shack on your property. You can burn down whatever you want.
Your logic and application of equal justice is asinine.