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Think those trees on your property are yours? Think again.
I think I own the trees on my property, maybe I'm wrong?
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California man convicted for removing over 300 oak trees from his property
Associated Press, 5/24/2003
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) A man who bulldozed more than 300 oak trees on his property could face more than 3 years in jail after he was convicted on criminal charges.
William Kaddis, 58, could also face fines of nearly $100,000.
The oak trees, protected under a 1992 Ventura County law, were destroyed sometime before October 2001.
''This was the largest rape of land in the history of Ventura County, and if they think we wouldn't prosecute anyone who destroyed our environment, they're wrong,'' Deputy District Attorney Karen Wold said.
Kaddis' attorney Roger Diamond said he plans to appeal the decision unless he can reach an agreement with the Probation Department.
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OK.
Well, not OK, actually. Not with me anyway.
You might own your land, but you can't "rape" it.
I guess he should have made love to it instead.
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