Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling

I wrote about a NJ man who illegally chopped down 32 of his neighbor's trees to enhance his view, thinking the fine would be $32,000. Turns out he's on the hook for almost $2 million.

https://boingboing.net/2023/06/30/new-jersey-man-cuts-down-32-of-his-neighbors-trees-to-get-better-v...

New Jersey man cuts down 32 of his neighbor's trees to get better view, thinking the fine would be $32,000. Turns out he's on the hook for nearly $2 m..

A New Jersey homeowner is accused of having 32 mature trees on his neighbor's property illegally chopped down in order to enhance his view of New York City. The fine for such an action is $1,000 per tree, so he may have calculated that it's worth $32,000 to get a better view. However, ther..

11:52 AM - Jun 30, 2023