Why the hostility? It appears Chip thought the plant was not on your property. Obviously, if someone plants weed on your property you have the right to do with it what you want. However, if you were to just come across some weed out in the boondocks, on property which you did not own, what Chip is saying is leave it alone, as it was probably placed there by someone who is conducting a guerrilla grow; basically, follow the Golden Rule of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." If you were growing out some weed, having put significant time and effort into it, and someone ripped it off I imagine you'd be seriously upset. Of course here, it's on your property, so it appears Chip misunderstood - no harm no foul, certainly no reason to start to cussin'.