There are times when its seems necessary to ask the question: ‘Who owns that?’ Owners are the ones who hold the keys of entrance and admission as well as how something is used. So, for instance, if a local gang has taken over a city park, they have taken a grab at ownership privledges without the paperwork. Hence it reasonable for the residents of the city or their police force to remove the gang. But the way some stories are told, or some policies are made, make it difficult to determine, who owns that.
For example, when a portion of the federal interstate is up for reconstruction in the coming years, residents who live near the traffic artery use political activism to voice opposition to additional lanes. Do folks who live near a freeway, train track, or airport have disproportionate ownership rights over the rest of the public, which makes their voice disproportionately louder? What share of the project is allocated to the federal purpose of connecting all states by a freeway system and what portion is to be shaped by the opinion of local residents, if any? Who owns the road?
Calling out ownership versus voice will be an ongoing game: Ownership Issues.
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