If developers had their way

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...we could expect to see more scenes like this:



The above picture was taken in Chongqing city in China after an owner refused to move out of his home. Developers retaliated by digging out all the land around his house, leaving him on a manmade island.

Read the original article.

While a bit extreme, things like this have the potential to happen when developers are given license to do what they want, however they want, and the rights of private property owners are ignored.

Let this be a learning experience for us all.