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In article <1164829068.627723.28760@l39g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, Mike S.
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>I am asking this for someone who does not have internet access.
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>When a county employee (zoning inspector or similar) comes to your
>house because you've violated zoning laws, in what way should they
>treat you? Should they tell you that you've violated the law and demand
>that you fix the violations? Or should they tell you that you've
>violated the law and politely ask you to fix the violations?
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>The person I am asking this for violated zoning laws several years ago.
>When the inspectors came out to his house, he claims that they told him
>that he had to clean up his property. He also claims that these
>inspectors were very rude to him. I am guessing that he means they were
>maybe bossy and authoritative. He says that when anyone comes onto your
>property whether it be a county employee or the President of the United
>States, they should never tell you what to do and should treat you with
>respect.
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>I would like to get opinions on this matter. How are zoning inspectors
>supposed to treat people that are in violation?
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Politely but firmly.
Consider that, to your friend, "politely but firmly" may have seemed to him to
be "rude". Being truly in violation, and having a government official come to
one in the course of enforcing the law, tends to put one on the defensive and
color one's perceptions.
Since you state "....they should never tell you what to do..." I really wonder
if this is a matter of perception as to how rude they were. I mean, he's in
violation, they want him to comply - that pretty much necessarily involves
telling him what to do.
Banty
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Re: a little OT - rude county employees
