05-25-2015, 03:55 PM
i haven't really been following this thread, but this question caught my eye:
"why is it a way to threaten people ?"
my first thought is that effectively it very well can and certainly does sometimes function as a form of personal harassment by one individual intentionally targeting another. obviously there are huge numbers of un-permitted structures on this island. lawfulness and right or wrong aside, it is a fact that it is no uncommon thing at all, particularly in the more rural areas. so it seems enforcement is largely set up to following-up on complaints. it would naturally follow that an ample share of enforcement would in effect be selectively applied to instances where there is a personal grudge or feud of some sort involved. i can imagine for some who would otherwise care less, the easy target is just too tempting a prime vindictive opportunity. i'd say not exactly an ideal way to go about applying the law fairly and evenly within reason or in the process arranging things with a mind to better support civil behavior in the community.
"why is it a way to threaten people ?"
my first thought is that effectively it very well can and certainly does sometimes function as a form of personal harassment by one individual intentionally targeting another. obviously there are huge numbers of un-permitted structures on this island. lawfulness and right or wrong aside, it is a fact that it is no uncommon thing at all, particularly in the more rural areas. so it seems enforcement is largely set up to following-up on complaints. it would naturally follow that an ample share of enforcement would in effect be selectively applied to instances where there is a personal grudge or feud of some sort involved. i can imagine for some who would otherwise care less, the easy target is just too tempting a prime vindictive opportunity. i'd say not exactly an ideal way to go about applying the law fairly and evenly within reason or in the process arranging things with a mind to better support civil behavior in the community.
however i think i can bring attention to the unfairness of 'surprise visits by multiple inspectors'. i am tempted, of course, just to keep my head down and hope this all goes away. experience tells me that seems to work for a great many people, so why not me? they have to finish reports and make new ones and all sorts of stuff. it is possible that if i just shut up, that my name will just be shuffled under the pile. especially considering that they don't have to tell me who is responsible for the complaint until they tell me to do something. that could be never. so i am caught between 'standing up and being counted', and 'consent by silence'