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Oldbear83
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9:25p, 1/13/22
Michigan judge fines a 72-year-old cancer patient $100 for not mowing lawn while going through Chemo, then yells at him that she would throw him in jail if she could.



If you had the power, what would you say should be done about Judge Alexis Krot?
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 10:21p, 1/13/22
Oldbear83 said:
Michigan judge fines a 72-year-old cancer patient $100 for not mowing lawn while going through Chemo, then yells at him that she would throw him in jail if she could.



If you had the power, what would you say should be done about Judge Alexis Krot?

Without knowing the whole story, if it's as you framed it, I'd go through her cases for the past year or 2 and figure out if she has attempted to be fair or not. If not, she gets the boot, get someone who will be fair.
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In reply to Porteroso • 8:36a, 1/14/22
Good answer, Porteroso. I tried looking up Judge Krot's history but could not find much, which indicates this may be a first-time thing.

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8:40a, 1/14/22
A regular judge doing their job would fine the person $100 for not mowing the yard but a great judge would fine them and then pay the fine out of their own pocket for the person going through chemo.

The law is the law but not always at the expense of humanity.
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9:09a, 1/14/22
Who mows their grass in January? Especially in Michigan bc you would think it would be covered by snow.
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1:35a, 1/15/22
If I remember correctly, she was appointed to fill a vacant seat and then ran unopposed the next election. I'm guessing she will have some competition next time.

Her behavior was appalling.
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4:29a, 1/15/22
I would have her write an essay about what is a judge's opinion verses what is a court's opinion.
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9:06a, 1/15/22
Listening sounds like the complaint was from August.

It looks terrible, but the way she handled this was bad. She went on a shaming rant. No purpose behind that.
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2:23p, 1/19/22
Welcome to the fascist state of Michigan where the length of your lawn is the concern of the government. (same for HOA)

It is your property. It may not look good but no one should be fined for not mowing their grass.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 3:11p, 1/19/22
cowboycwr said:
Welcome to the fascist state of Michigan where the length of your lawn is the concern of the government. (same for HOA)

It is your property. It may not look good but no one should be fined for not mowing their grass.
Depends.

If a homeowner signed a document when they closed on the house declaring they would obey any and all homeowner associations rules and guidelines ...........

said homeowner needs to follow through and obey HOA rules and guidelines .
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3:53p, 1/19/22
i would have the judge cut the grass as punishment, and then take the man to chemo and sit with him.
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4:06p, 1/19/22
I think most cities have rules designed to protect the property value of property owners. The old man should have had enough respect for his neighbors to hire someone to take care of it. I mowed my grandmothers yard several times.

The judge should have been more professional but she was right that the old man should have taken care of the problem.
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In reply to Limited IQ Redneck in PU • 4:14p, 1/19/22
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
I think most cities have rules designed to protect the property value of property owners. The old man should have had enough respect for his neighbors to hire someone to take care of it. I mowed my grandmothers yard several times.

The judge should have been more professional but she was right that the old man should have taken care of the problem.
I mowed my In Laws yard at least 50 times when my Father In law was slowly dying after a massive stroke disabled him his last 4 years of life.

Mowed my next door neighbors yard without being asked when they went on vacation for about a month and a neighbor was grumbling.

I would have hoped he had a neighbor that would be kind enough to do it. Once a month would keep it from looking like total garbage. Detroit is far enough north, it is probably dormant grass 6 months of the year.

Not that difficult.

She went overboard though, lacked any empathy. We are missing that often today.
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4:15p, 1/19/22
Find a neighbor, volunteer, Boy Scout, charity, etc that would do it.

Geez. If it was my 72 year old neighbor, I'd do it for him.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 4:35p, 1/19/22
She seems like a miserable woman who doesn't take into account legitimate circumstances. She can rule according to the law without being miserable POS.
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In reply to GrowlTowel • 5:46p, 1/19/22
GrowlTowel said:
I would have her write an essay about what is a judge's opinion verses what is a court's opinion.

Which as we know is an interesting topic, from a basic knowledge of English. A judge can have many opinions that are not the court's opinion, however when in an official capacity, the judge actually is the court, so judge's opinion becomes the court's opinion.

No essay needed.
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In reply to Canada2017 • 2:42p, 1/20/22
Canada2017 said:
cowboycwr said:
Welcome to the fascist state of Michigan where the length of your lawn is the concern of the government. (same for HOA)

It is your property. It may not look good but no one should be fined for not mowing their grass.
Depends.

If a homeowner signed a document when they closed on the house declaring they would obey any and all homeowner associations rules and guidelines ...........

said homeowner needs to follow through and obey HOA rules and guidelines .
If they sign it then yes they should follow it. I don't believe/like HOA and an organization telling another person what they can or can't do with their property.
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In reply to Limited IQ Redneck in PU • 2:44p, 1/20/22
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
I think most cities have rules designed to protect the property value of property owners. The old man should have had enough respect for his neighbors to hire someone to take care of it. I mowed my grandmothers yard several times.

The judge should have been more professional but she was right that the old man should have taken care of the problem.
I have always heard that is the argument and yet right across from my neighborhood are fields of unmowed grass and yet the value of homes keeps going up.

If the man is going through cancer treatments he may not have enough money to pay someone to mow his yard.

His neighbors could have been nice and mowed it for him knowing he was sick.
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2:57p, 1/20/22
If he can afford to own the property he can afford upkeep. If not he should sell it.

So your point is that surrounding property does have anything to do with property values?

The only houses I ever bought were in the country because I didnt want to have to meet others expectations. When you live among other property owners you should respect them.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 4:03p, 1/20/22
cowboycwr said:
Canada2017 said:
cowboycwr said:
Welcome to the fascist state of Michigan where the length of your lawn is the concern of the government. (same for HOA)

It is your property. It may not look good but no one should be fined for not mowing their grass.
Depends.

If a homeowner signed a document when they closed on the house declaring they would obey any and all homeowner associations rules and guidelines ...........

said homeowner needs to follow through and obey HOA rules and guidelines .
I don't believe/like HOA and an organization telling another person what they can or can't do with their property.
There are plenty of neighborhoods without HOA guidelines.



I'd never invest in any of them .
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In reply to cowboycwr • 10:37p, 1/20/22
cowboycwr said:
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
I think most cities have rules designed to protect the property value of property owners. The old man should have had enough respect for his neighbors to hire someone to take care of it. I mowed my grandmothers yard several times.

The judge should have been more professional but she was right that the old man should have taken care of the problem.
I have always heard that is the argument and yet right across from my neighborhood are fields of unmowed grass and yet the value of homes keeps going up.

If the man is going through cancer treatments he may not have enough money to pay someone to mow his yard.

His neighbors could have been nice and mowed it for him knowing he was sick.

It actually would be more fair to fine the neighbors for not helping out their cancer ridden friend. Although who knows, maybe this guy is the devil and it's some sort of OJ situation. Getim for anything you can.
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In reply to Limited IQ Redneck in PU • 9:41a, 1/21/22
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
If he can afford to own the property he can afford upkeep. If not he should sell it.

So your point is that surrounding property does have anything to do with property values?

The only houses I ever bought were in the country because I didnt want to have to meet others expectations. When you live among other property owners you should respect them.
That would depend. If he is done with mortgage payments, going through chemo, etc. then he might not have $40 + per week or two weeks to upkeep his lawn.

I still think the point is the judge ruled unfairly and crossed a line by saying she would put him in jail. A better option would be helping him get his yard cut.
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In reply to Canada2017 • 9:42a, 1/21/22
Canada2017 said:
cowboycwr said:
Canada2017 said:
cowboycwr said:
Welcome to the fascist state of Michigan where the length of your lawn is the concern of the government. (same for HOA)

It is your property. It may not look good but no one should be fined for not mowing their grass.
Depends.

If a homeowner signed a document when they closed on the house declaring they would obey any and all homeowner associations rules and guidelines ...........

said homeowner needs to follow through and obey HOA rules and guidelines .
I don't believe/like HOA and an organization telling another person what they can or can't do with their property.
There are plenty of neighborhoods without HOA guidelines.



I'd never invest in any of them .
And I am the opposite. I avoided neighborhoods with HOA when looking for my home.
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In reply to Porteroso • 9:43a, 1/21/22
Porteroso said:
cowboycwr said:
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
I think most cities have rules designed to protect the property value of property owners. The old man should have had enough respect for his neighbors to hire someone to take care of it. I mowed my grandmothers yard several times.

The judge should have been more professional but she was right that the old man should have taken care of the problem.
I have always heard that is the argument and yet right across from my neighborhood are fields of unmowed grass and yet the value of homes keeps going up.

If the man is going through cancer treatments he may not have enough money to pay someone to mow his yard.

His neighbors could have been nice and mowed it for him knowing he was sick.

It actually would be more fair to fine the neighbors for not helping out their cancer ridden friend. Although who knows, maybe this guy is the devil and it's some sort of OJ situation. Getim for anything you can.
Agreed. Seems like there could have been a lot of fixes. Neighbors helping out, boy scouts, another volunteer group, someone talking to a lawn company to see if they could "donate" services" or other solutions.
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10:00a, 1/21/22
I worked on my HOA board as Vice-President for a couple years. It's important to our neighborhood that the board is made up of people who live in the community and personally know the residents.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 12:19a, 1/23/22
Oldbear83 said:
I worked on my HOA board as Vice-President for a couple years. It's important to our neighborhood that the board is made up of people who live in the community and personally know the residents.
Was the president of 2 home owner associations and served on the board of still another .

5-10% of homeowners are dysfunctional morons .





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In reply to Canada2017 • 9:37a, 1/23/22
Canada2017 said:
Oldbear83 said:
I worked on my HOA board as Vice-President for a couple years. It's important to our neighborhood that the board is made up of people who live in the community and personally know the residents.
Was the president of 2 home owner associations and served on the board of still another .

5-10% of homeowners are dysfunctional morons .





It's the management companies which cause most problems.
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10:08a, 1/23/22
Hopefully this judge and everyone that sided with her has to go through exactly what this man is going through. They deserve it.
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In reply to Wangchung • 3:22p, 1/24/22
Wangchung said:
Hopefully this judge and everyone that sided with her has to go through exactly what this man is going through. They deserve it.
You wish cancer on all those that side with the law?
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3:29p, 1/24/22
It's the only way heartless *******s will ever understand what he is going through all over the length of his lawn. Absolutely.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 4:16a, 1/25/22
Oldbear83 said:
Canada2017 said:
Oldbear83 said:
I worked on my HOA board as Vice-President for a couple years. It's important to our neighborhood that the board is made up of people who live in the community and personally know the residents.
Was the president of 2 home owner associations and served on the board of still another .

5-10% of homeowners are dysfunctional morons .





It's the management companies which cause most problems.


Sometimes manage companies are inept . I've dealt with a few .

However selfish homeowners are not uncommon either .

And renters are often the worst offenders.
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In reply to muddybrazos • 6:35a, 1/25/22
muddybrazos said:
Who mows their grass in January? Especially in Michigan bc you would think it would be covered by snow.
One would assume if the case is being heard in January the event probably happened some time ago…
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In reply to cowboycwr • 5:52a, 12/14/22
cowboycwr said:
Limited IQ Redneck in PU said:
I think most cities have rules designed to protect the property value of property owners. The old man should have had enough respect for his neighbors to hire someone to take care of it. I mowed my grandmothers yard several times.

The judge should have been more professional but she was right that the old man should have taken care of the problem.
I have always heard that is the argument and yet right across from my neighborhood are fields of unmowed grass and yet the value of homes keeps going up.

If the man is going through cancer treatments he may not have enough money to pay someone to mow his yard.

His neighbors could have been nice and mowed it for him knowing he was sick.
"Who is my neighbor?"
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In reply to Romen635 • 6:41a, 12/14/22
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