Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia tweeted Friday that StreetsLA would be fining Universal Studios $250 for trimming trees without a city permit. He also said that “outdated laws limit fine amounts and aren’t equitable across offenders, especially big corporations” and that he will recommend these laws be reevaluated.
I hope the negotiations all refer to NBC as "criminals with a sordid past of deforestation" from now on.
Me, last week, certain that the government will pursue justice against this company for their crime against the community:
Seriously I genuinely do not understand how that can possibly be what the law says. This is vandalism at the very least. There are crimes you could charge people with for this if you chose to.
No, it's vandalism when you do it, it's pruning without a permit when they do it.
What the absolute fuck are you talking about, isn’t the law “You fuckers have to pay for the entire replacement of mature trees of the same age, so several million per tree”? What the FUCK do you mean $250. You mean $250 MILLION, right?????
Will they survive that “pruning” though? That looked like the kind of damage that usually kills a tree
I've heard this specific kind of tree is very hardy. But still, fuck this
Do you work with trees much? They're probably irrigated in which case they're fine. In my yard there are trees I chopped down 2 years ago which are still sending up shoots.
They can be very hardy.
lmao that's not even slap on the wrist or fines are just fees for rich people levels, that's like the studio forgets to pay it because it's so inconsequential. like giving me a $0.0001 speeding ticket jesus christ
I'd like to illegally prune the ________
I'll leave that blank use your imagination
Love the wording used too.
"...was sentenced Tuesday to more than 3 years in prison..." fuck off lmao
Oh no the rich man is facing the most meager of consequences for his actions
barely over 3 years is "slightly less" than the 6 years sought by prosecutors. That's a goldmine of journalistic malpractice tbh
Just fuck my day up reading this fam. Makes my blood boil.
I was expecting it to be several million dollars, which is like, pocket change for NBCUniversal but at least something. Instead it’s less than a fucking speeding ticket
