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TIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildings (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Reddfugee42 8 points 4 months ago

Good call. Really common sense anymore 🤷‍♂️

[–] skeezix -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So what was the ultimate outcome here? Does the uk government have leave to turn private property into military installations? How’d it go in the courts?

[–] Reddfugee42 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lol of course they do. "In the national interest" clears every hurdle every time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Bro think his "private property" is above the land from the country

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[–] Ptsf 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's actually not the case in America. We have a constitutional amendment for it.

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Quartering soldiers is very different than putting an aa emplacement on your roof.

[–] Ptsf 1 points 4 months ago

True, but if you look up relevant case law it more often than not sides with temporary emplacements still being a violation of the 5th amendment when emplaced without due process and just compensation. 🤷‍♂️ The amendments are significantly old, and are meant to be interpreted in modern contexts. You can't take them at face "this is what is written" value.