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Englishman Beats System, England Cries About It

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Johnny C:

--- Quote from: tommydski on 25 Jan 2008, 11:13 ---Well, I have two cannons.

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supersheep:
To be honest, big piles of hay are quite a common occurrence on farms, I believe. I've often seen trailers with twenty or so foot high piles of hay that extend about five feet to either side of the trailer carrering down small back roads at twnety miles an hour, so a forty foot high pile probably wouldn't be that uncommon.

Nonetheless, I am all in favour of him getting away with. Yes, it's illegal and we all shouldn't be doing and blah blah fucking blah, but I admire his cheekosity.

Elizzybeth:
I agree with rewarding people for being clever enough to get around a system, but I don't see how the British government can let him keep it without setting a dangerous precedent.  I mean, environmental laws are hard enough to enforce without people being able to point at examples like this and say, "But he got away with it."

That said, wow.  Hiding a castle is pretty damn badass.

Nodaisho:
He should keep it, it isn't like they don't have any way to notice it. If they couldn't pull their heads far enough out of their hindsides to notice it, too damn bad. The law specifically states that if there is no objection for four years, it stays. Do they really want to make a precedent of not obeying their own laws?

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--- Quote from: Elizzybeth on 25 Jan 2008, 17:42 ---I mean, environmental laws are hard enough to enforce without people being able to point at examples like this and say, "But he got away with it."

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They can always go back and fix the law to state that it must be in plain sight after this case.

I think they should let him keep it. He outsmarted them and built a lovely castle. He also has a cannon, which should make the others reconsider.

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