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Squatters rights only apply to abandoned property though. This land wasn't abandoned at any time. People were forced out and it was occupied.

• missedthecue 6y ago
  I don't think he was saying this is an example of squatters rights. He is saying that squatters rights is an example of a principle where an unlawful act done long enough becomes a lawful act.
  • btilly 6y ago
    Almost. Not becomes, can become.
  • sib 6y ago
    But "squatters rights" are in fact the law... So a party "squatting" and thereby becoming the new owner is not a counterexample to the statement that "Unlawful acts, performed long enough and with sufficient vigor, are never enough to amend the law." The squatters are not amending the law, they are acting in accordance with it.