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Sat, Apr 14, 12 at 18:19
| $ 500 is not enough to deter others.
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- Posted by ricksample 6 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 14, 12 at 20:03
| That's our justice department at it's finest... To most people a tree is just a tree. Just like the junky who burned down The Senator. What will she get 6 months probation, too for a tree that has been standing for 3,500 years. |
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| It's been quite a few years ago but we had a rash of tree poaching, believe it or not they were after Paulownia. Since that time the price has plummeted and the logs are essentially worthless. |
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Sat, Apr 14, 12 at 21:08
| About fifty reports a year it said!! |
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- Posted by ilovemytrees 5b Western NY (My Page) on Sun, Apr 15, 12 at 9:34
| $500!! That's IT? Are you kidding me? It should be a felony stealing something that old and priceless, not some lame slap on the wrist. I agree with the prior poster; the ridiculous $500 fine is nothing, and certainly not a deterrent! |
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- Posted by houstontexas123 z9a (My Page) on Sun, Apr 15, 12 at 20:05
| plus 6 months suspended sentence and 6 months probation, that means if he commits another felony, he goes straight to jail for 6 months, plus whatever new conviction sentence he faces. and part of his terms for probation is that he can not possess and saws or tools for cutting down trees. not too long ago some guys were arrested for shooting at trees in a local wooded area. |
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