Originally Posted by 'nother
In this case, your beef is with the law, not law enforcement. Don't take it out on cops; they're just doing their job. If you have a problem with the law, take it up with the applicable legislative body. By the time it comes down to the cops, it's too late.
I never argue with police. I thanked the officer.
But everything I've read so far shows:
a) The owner of the tree would have been responsible if it fell on my house.
b) My insurance company would have paid for damages to my house, then seek to recoup the cost from the owner of the tree.
c) If I decided not to let the tree fall on my house, the only course of action would have been Code Enforcement,
who should have cited the owner of the tree.
I chose to protect my family. Who is protecting
me?
I think it was wrong. Period.
I will probably seek compensation from the owner of the tree in court. But that has to wait until I finish suing the tree-removal company that crushed my driveway while removing the tree. That could take months.