Graaaagh

[kandrathe]

Brings up ethical considerations: Should anyone be able to own coastline and/or control beach access? Should a group of people be compensated for things that happened to their ancestors at the expense of another group of people (not necessarily mutually exclusive groups, and includes people that did not necessarily have ancestors who actually committed 'offenses')

This is the ages old argument regarding the ownership of land. The Bolsheviks use to say about mother Russia, "You cannot own your mother." Here in the States, I think coastline issues and in general land ownership issues are dependant on state laws. In general though, if the government wants some land they need to buy it, albeit usually be means of Eminent Domain. Which is, that they force you to sell your property to them for the market price.

I actually heard a blurb on our local radio this morning about the brouhaha in the Solomons.