This "poor" woman doesn't have the view she wants so, what the heck cut down a few 80 year-old ponderosa pines on government property.
What a b-i.
Probably figured no one would notice.
Yeah, give her the chair.
Meanwhile charges still haven’t been filed against Clinton and Gore for cutting down trees on government property so they could make a joint announcement of a park dedication in Utah, against the wishes of the state.
And she probably drives a hybrid.
Back in the good old days, RT Jones could run a bulldozer amok through such forests, build a golf course, and everyone hailed it as progress.
“..she faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.”
I suspect that view will be somewhat less appealing than what she was trying for.
I have a piece of rental property in Florida. My elderly neighbor had someone go into my back yard and cut down a tree that was casting too much shade in her yard. When it fell, it crushed her fence, so she sent me a bill for half.
I’m sure she suppoerts McCain.
I was reading an old Richard Scarry children’s book to my daughter the other night. There was a section on how the lumber industry works. A specific passage, and I read it just a bit louder, cracked me up:
“this tree is nearly 100 years old, and ready for cutting”.
Well, I read it a bit louder because Grammy, a real non-thinking “parrot” of a lib, was in the room, too. She took exception to this passage and said something. I said, “yeah, it’s not like we can’t plant more trees.”
Take a walk to the lake and look at it?
Property values in Tahoe, go up significantly if you have even a partial view of Lake Tahoe. Many “views” easily raise the values over six figures!
The fine should be 250 million for each offense.
If she was a judge in Seattle she could get away with it. The judge cut down a whole hill side. The trees were blocking his view. I believe he had to pay $10,000.
Sheez. You people ever hear of a fire break?
Not her trees, not on her property, send a clear message and make her pay!
"There it is. The Griswald family Christmas Tree."
Folks, my comments here make it seem I don’t care if old growth trees are cut down on government property by someone who shouldn’t have done it.
What would be more accurate would be to say that I don’t share the extent of your reactions to the three trees being cut down.
Should the person be taken to task? Yes, they should. Is a $250k fine for each tree and a ten year sentence for each tree reasoned? IMO it is absurd.
You don’t get ten years for killing people these days, and a fine? Not likley unless a civil trial can be won. Even then $250k per dead person. The perp generally doesn’t have $20 bucks to their name. And if they do, well, you’ve seen how successful the Simpsons have been.
When folks assign more respect to trees than human life, I leave the reservation.
Some of you have been upset at my comments. I hope this sounds more reasoned, even though I’m sure it won’t go all the way toward easing your disagreement with me.
So, this woman did to the government what the government does to all of us every day... stole.....
How apropos.
Only the courts have the power to say who can fell trees for personal use.
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