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The problem with pissing off law enforcement is that they have many more resources than most people, and they care a little less about costs.

I could see that if someone were to act along the lines of your cartoon, that they would be facing an obstruction of justice charge.

I could also see a large number of building inspections and other checks that the landowner was following the law.

And quite possibly the sheriff could start setting up a traffic stop at say, the end of the driveway, where they check all passing cars for DWI. Also raising the possibility of civil forfeiture.

In Minneapolis, the police decided it was fine to fly police helicopters over residential areas at low altitudes for hours at a time, every day. This is legal, you do not own the airspace above your land. Hopefully they wouldn't notice anything suspicious, which could trigger a no-knock search of your property.

All of this is just local people. If the Feds get involved, then a person could have more serious issues.



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