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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by estebank on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @11:30AM (#40442206)
They are sued for blocking pre-existing access. Everyone, including those doing the blocking, acknowledge that the beach is public, but by blocking access they are trying to avoid people actually using it so they can enjoy it as if it were private.
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Re:'Right to roam' movement fights to give the commons back ... by SkyBelow on Wednesday May 22, 2024 @03:43PM (#40445410)
I was speaking to the idea as to why these people haven't receives lawsuits about the injuries occurring to people on the beach. It is because the beaches are public, which means that it isn't an equivalent comparison to land that is private but which people might be given some sort of right to roam on.
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