Comment on Georgia homeowners are being forced from their homes to help power AI data centers: "It's theft"
blarghly@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoThis is a gross oversimplification.
The mother (property owner) was given an offer she accepted. They didn’t even use eminent domain. Now marinate on that.
That’s like saying the schoolyard bully didn’t steal your lunch money - you just gave it up willingly after they threatened to beat you up. Jeez, they didn’t even beat you up! Where’s the crime?
The company essentially said “Here is our offer. Take it or we will use eminent domain to get your land anyway.” Fighting this in court would take years and cost tons of money, and would likely still result in losing their home.
Plus this is Georgia, who do these people vote for? Local elections matter.
TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
No it’s not. Feel free to familiarize yourself with Right of Way and municipal acquisition.
Again no. They were going to take those houses regardless. Your issue is due to a lack of understanding. In the bully analogy the bully is breaking the law. The municipality is following the law in this case. Which is more than I can say for most of the federal government.
You may not like it, but that’s what it is.