Plant a Garden, Go to Jail for 93-Days?! Nanny of the Month (July 2011)

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They're cracking down on food trucks in St. Louis and busting those who bust a sag in Collinsville, Illinois, but the nation's top nanny is the Detroit-area scold who just can't stand front-yard vegetable gardens.

Last year a Georgia man who committed the same crime faced only fines, but Julie Bass was looking at 93-days in the slammer for her veggie violation.

Presenting Reason.tv's Nanny of the Month for July 2011: Oak Park, Michigan City Planner Kevin Rulkowski!

Just over one-minute long.

"Nanny of the Month" is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Opening animation by Meredith Bragg.

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To watch past "Nanny of the Month" episodes, go here:http://www.youtube.com/reasontv#p/c/2DD00E99B83A258A

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  • You know what would be suitable? Kicking his mother fucking ass

  • @1979john1979 We have grass in our yard, most people do, but a lot of people are going with rocks and I've seen where not just part of a yard but the whole thing is landscaped this way.. I'm all for it, whatever you want in your yard, it is your yard and people should be allowed to do what they want..

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  • Don`t you think lawns with grass on them is kind of stupid.. you have to cut them, they dont really serve a purpose unless your using the space which most people dont.... i think having a garden growing food you can eat which tastes 100 times better than store bought food is way smarter-better than stupid grass. Yes you can turn grass into DMT the most hallucinogenic drug on Earth (you also produce it when you sleep, hence why you have dreams, aka hallucinations at night) but still..

  • @LaughingLefty The U.S. is not a "democratic government" it is a "Constitutional Republic!" Well, at least it's supposed to be!

  • @LaughingLefty Dude..you CAN'T be serious. The role of the government is to stay out of peoples way and not make laws and such so they CAN have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

  • @mebake2 OMG you are making to much sense! but really, you are XTREMELY correct. our government has invisible chains tied to all of us and we are trained to think its normal. we need to go back to the old days like my grandparents and their parents when you could accually live your life how you seen fit and if someone had a problem with it, well, thats why we have god given rights to DEFEND OURSELVES i.e. right to bear arms. :))))))

  • yea his definition of suitable is for a slave state of mind. america the free to do what we tell you.

  • 6 people only have 2 functioning braincells

  • Its suitable for a society about to face starvation due to poverty.

  • having a huge swath of grass in front of your house that never gets any use is in most of the usa an awful waist of precious water.

  • Libertarians are right about many things, just not economics and especially not about "free markets," the role of democratic government in regulating corporations in the public interest or global warming.

  • @psteverific Thank you. I appreciate your kind words.

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