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Your analogy is apples to oranges and frankly, borderline ridiculous. A garage dump and an unmowed lawn are totally dissimilar.
There is no (legitimate) 'rule' that says that she has to mow her lawn. Where does the entity making the 'rule' derive the authority to make a rule that is totally contrary to property ownership rights and what compels this woman to follow such a ridiculous rule?
Those that had her arrested and put in jail should be thrown in jail for false arrest.
It's a matter of degrees. You personally are apparently ok with your neighbors having overgrown vegetation and junk and debris on their yards, but you seemingly draw the line at slaughterhouses, garbage dumps, etc.
So I guess some degree of regulation is permissible but only as long as you are the one who gets to decide, as opposed to the existing standards that have already been adopted by duly elected officials?
It's a matter of degrees. You personally are apparently ok with your neighbors having overgrown vegetation and junk and debris on their yards, but you seemingly draw the line at slaughterhouses, garbage dumps, etc.
So I guess some degree of regulation is permissible but only as long as you are the one who gets to decide, as opposed to the existing standards that have already been adopted by duly elected officials?
It's not a matter of degrees, it's a matter of infringing on other people's right or not. A lawn that is not mowed is not infringing on anyone else's rights. A slaughterhouse or garbage dump does.
It's not a matter of degrees, it's a matter of infringing on other people's right or not. A lawn that is not mowed is not infringing on anyone else's rights. A slaughterhouse or garbage dump does.
Pretty simple, really.
How do you figure? Why would my garbage dump infringe on your rights if the dump is on my property?
How do you figure? Why would my garbage dump infringe on your rights if the dump is on my property?
Because garbage dumps create a smell that is extremely unpleasant. The smell can make people sick. Looking at an uncut lawn is, at the very worst, a mild inconvenience (I wouldn't even call it that).
Because garbage dumps create a smell that is extremely unpleasant. The smell can make people sick. Looking at an uncut lawn is, at the very worst, a mild inconvenience (I wouldn't even call it that).
Most ordinances on high grass are there because it's a fire hazard. So smell would bother you, but having your house burned down doesn't?
Arresting a woman for not maintaining her lawn? ...This must mean that they've already dealt with all the murderers, rapists, burglars, etc. in the area and now have the time to waste on such a petty matter.
High grass isn't a fire hazard. That's a bunch of nonsense. If that were the case there would be fires on median strips of high ways all the time.
I'm afraid there is an entire fire and forestry industry that would disagree with you. And if you're looking for fires along highways, drive through I-5 in the summer. On second thought, don't. Our fire departments are busy enough.
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