Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted

Re:Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted by pkulak on Sunday February 11, 2024 @09:07PM (#39340650)

Water gets really complicated, legally, going back to the Romans. Water being on your property doesn’t really mean much. Imagine if you were allowed to buy 100 feet next to a river and damn it, for example.

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Re:Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted by smnrchrds on Sunday February 11, 2024 @09:23PM (#39340735)

> damn it

Curses and hexes are not prohibited by the law. If you want to damn a river, damn it. You don't even need to buy the land first.

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Re:Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted by dylan604 on Sunday February 11, 2024 @11:24PM (#39341331)

But it may open you to excommunication from the religious power in your area. Using hexes and curses might get you burned at the stake

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Re:Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted by spacecadet on Sunday February 11, 2024 @11:37PM (#39341396)

Yeah! curse the water and the locals show up with torches and pitchforks, dont ask how I know...

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Re:Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted by advael on Sunday February 11, 2024 @11:20PM (#39341305)

This has become my favorite comment on hn

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Re:Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted by pkulak on Sunday February 11, 2024 @09:28PM (#39340762)

lol, touché

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Re:Man who shoveled new channel into Lake Michigan convicted by AlbertCory on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:54AM (#39341881)

On a related note:

to those who say "it's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness" I say "Damn the darkness!"

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