Someone alleges that a neighbor's wood cutting caused medical problems. I am curious to know if he spoke to the offender first, but that's by the way.
There are two interesting pieces to this story. The first is whether or not the wood cutter is violating property rights. Now the wood cutter--let's call him Woody--is generating noise and pollution, both of which are going onto the alleged victim's (let's say Victor's) property. If we suppose that both Woody and Victor are legitimate owners of their properties, then the pollution is a clear trespass, and Woody is 100% liable. What about noise pollution? That's more challenging, but it has been addressed here. The question that has to be answered is: what were the average noise levels from Woody when Victor moved in?
The second interesting issue is the obvious inability of the Stratham government to enforce property rights. Naturally, a government-run "business" (here, the business of property protection) is a disaster. (Of course, Victor still better pay his property taxes.) This is a reason to disband the Stratham government, to "fire" them, so to speak. Of course, that's never an option because the earth would spin off its axis into the sun.
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