From: natashavita@earthlink.net
Date: Fri May 10 2002 - 17:14:54 MDT
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From: CurtAdams@aol.com
>What about negligeable intentional pollution? Say you live in Southern
California
and you've had a party. You know that some of the ethanol you pour down the
sink will evaporate and contribute to air pollution. Nonetheless, you dump
half-empty wine glass down the drain. What's the appropriate punishment?<
Well, the people getting tipsy on the aromatic fumes might want to hang the pourer, but the sink will be cleaner for it -:)
Although not similar, this reminds me of a lawsuit I heard on the news this morning. A woman had trimmed a few an Oak tree branches. Later she was fined $23,000 some dollars for breaking the law. When she bought her house, she did not know that the Oak tree was a valued historical tree and the fine for altering it in any way is prosecutable. To her, the crime was negligible or trifling, although she certainly understands the value of this Oak tree. Her defense is because she lacked knowledge, and when she should or could have been given knowledge, she was not due to the irresponsibility of other with whom she conducted business. Therefore, the onus falls on the parties who neglected to convey important information to her about her property (if it was their responsibility to do so).
Who’s to blame?
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