An Australian man is being charged a $4,000 fine for having his fence painted with rainbow colors unless it is repainted as "heritage colors."
I'm laughing with frustration right now. Not only does the office in charge of this whole fine say that they have received numerous complaints, she's lying about it. Completely. Everyone nearby the house loves it. The owner of the fence even went door to door asking opinions on his fence, and everyone said they loved it. Not just liked, but loved. He would be doing more harm than good if he repainted it. It's absolutely absurd that the government is trying to REPAINT A FENCE THAT HAS MULTIPLE COLORS. Multiple colors is their problem. It's not "heritage colors, and they have 'regulations.'"
Isn't that the base of racism? You oppress someone because they're of a different race, or, a different color? Obviously there are some pretty core differences, but it's so stupidly extreme to think that someone would even go out of their way to remove a colored fence.
I think the worst part is that they're trying so hard to get rid of it too. They lied, and lied the complete opposite of how it actually was. If every single neighbor said that the fence was "alright, or bearable" then I could see it maybe. Not only that, but the owner is more than willing to repaint the fence if his neighbors are unhappy with it. He is willing, for the people he respects and sees as equal, to change his ways in terms of decoration. Yet this isn't good enough for the Australian government, they think that what he's doing is wrong. It makes me super sad to be completely honest, just let the man have a colorful fence. What harm is he doing?
http://m.theage.com.au/victoria/raglan-street-port-melbourne-rainbow-fence-owner-sees-blue-over-council-fine-20141020-118jvd.html#ixzz3GdNDUqRY
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