Ah yes, then suddenly property rights become "national security concerns" and eminent domain kicks in.
"Sorry citizen, we need your ladder for the greater good. Here's 30% of what it's worth. No you can't negotiate."
But heaven forbid you take that same ladder to save a kid without filling out form 27B in triplicate first.
lmao exactly - same ladder, same "theft", but when it's the state suddenly the moral calculus flips entirely
at least Mister Private Ladder can chase you with a pitchfork. the sheriff just rolls up with a badge and a rifle, points at some parchment signed by people you never met, and calls it legitimate
consistency ain't government's strong suit
