I can agree with part of your point.Originally posted by: Tom
Originally posted by: Jzero
When did we make the logical leap between CURBSIDE GARBAGE and OBJECTS INSIDE YOUR HOME?Originally posted by: Tom
Well, I don't watch tv much, so i guess it should be ok for someone to come in my apartment and put it to good use ?
If you did not want to throw it away....why did you throw it away?You really want to give up your right to own something based on it's location ?
If UPS leaves a package for me outside, you think it doesn't belong to me, depending on where they put it ?
If someone takes my Sunday newspaper because I didn't pick it up as soon as it was delivered, you want the Constitution to say that the paper I paid for actually belongs to the public, because of where it was ?
Try to be reasonable. Do you have a problem in your neighborhood with the UPS man leaving packages next to your curbside trash? Or do you get trash pickup right from your doorstep?
For the 2nd time, I am not concerned with the particulars of how my own trash is currently being dealt with..
I am talking about a Supreme Court decision that creates out of thin air, a new condition on the right to own property. And the right to own property is FUNDAMENTAL to our Constitution and way of life.
And based on my reading of their decision, they did not even consider what they were doing.
And I do not like losing my Constitutional rights, sorry if that bothers you. There are certainly lots of people who care less about the Constitution than they do about the trains running on time, I'm just not one of them.
What if someone's kid leaves what looks like a junk bike on the street that they actually use, but looks like trash?
If you take it, you have stolen the bike, but it looks like trash, so who's at fault?
Either you own it, or you don't, and there is a grey area caused by stuff which might be on the curb and look like trash, but isn't. IMO that's a dangerous aspect.