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Honeycombe8

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16. I think the charges mean that the property owner pressed charges...

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 9, 2019, 07:53 PM

Feb 2019

and wouldn't accept a simple recompense for the damage, or maybe the man refused to pay for it.

He knew they'd know it was him. So I don't know what he thought he was accomplishing, once he failed to change the board's mind.

I also don't know why he moved to a place with that name, if he doesn't like it. Or if the name was changed after he bought there.

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A Sportscaster Was Arrested For Tearing The Word "Plantation" Off A Sign At His Gated Florida Commun [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP

They charged an 81 year old man who pried some letter off of a sign with A FELONY... RockRaven Feb 2019 #1

It's the cost of the damages that make it a felony. Lochloosa Feb 2019 #4

Prosecutors are not automatons. Laws define what they can do, not what they must do. RockRaven Feb 2019 #5

He broke the law. And that sign would cost well over 1000 to replace. Lochloosa Feb 2019 #7

They aren't... metalbot Feb 2019 #15

I think the charges mean that the property owner pressed charges... Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #16

Agree with him. Moved last year. One house I really liked was off "Jim Crow" Road. I said no way am Hoyt Feb 2019 #2

I'm sure it is not named for someone real TeamPooka Feb 2019 #8

WTF? This is a civil action for damages, at best, not a felony! SunSeeker Feb 2019 #3

Make an example out of the "n-word lover" LiberalLovinLug Feb 2019 #13

It's a felony if the damages exceed a certain amount. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #17

DAs usually show discretion in situations like this. This is insane. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #18

Great Statement McKim Feb 2019 #6

Agreed! n/t MuseRider Feb 2019 #28

#FreeWarner! TeamPooka Feb 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2019 #10

A felony?! There's people out there with machine guns and you're arresting him? paleotn Feb 2019 #11

Who made him live there? Sneederbunk Feb 2019 #12

The Devil jpak Feb 2019 #14

That's my question! Was that the name when he moved in? csziggy Feb 2019 #19

I wonder how old the actual sign is? forgotmylogin Feb 2019 #20

On both Google Street View and Google Earth Pro it was up in May 2011 csziggy Feb 2019 #22

Or why did his sensitivity or compassion change through the years? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #21

Plantation is just a word for a large holding, generally agricultural csziggy Feb 2019 #23

Understood, but the meaning of "plantation" seems to have evolved, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #24

I understand but maybe it's time to let it evolve further csziggy Feb 2019 #25

Was it not already named that when he moved in? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #26

They went to the video tape lol Blues Heron Feb 2019 #27