They can't rip something on public property, the tax payers own the plant as much as the planter if its on public/tribal land, they give up 9/10ths possession and all security just growing in public, people have been killed by cartels mostly for big ops, most small town/suburban or domestic issues are not the standard. Cartels already have murderers and people who chop people apart ect, so protecting the plant is about protecting their money, plus they have killed for less then money and are being hunted by mexican govt or hunting govt/citizens however you view that situation down south on border area.
Not many small town/suburban areas have retards willing to kill someone over their slacking unsecure grow on land paid for by others originally stolen from natives claiming the plant is natural and been here long before laws, and their ancestors LOL. Anyway long story short, growing in public is a risk to the growers harvest, public (children/teenagers), and other citizens. RIU is a growing site and has many immature/underage threads everyday, I don't think a small niche group of forum posters portrays the general publics opinion on "murdering to protect illegal special ed students grow in public", but in reality cut losses and move get more secure situation is what the non news story grower would do, suggesting he would kill over a plant or they should bow down to retards growing on publicly/privately owned land they don't have permission, thats the same as growing in MY backyard frankly.
I wouldn't want someone killing a 14 year old curious teenager who has yet to make a forum thread about growing marijuana, that would mean less entertainment for myself personally, plus the children (insert general pubic opinion here), local OP on lockdown because you got bunch of pigs investigating some kid murdered over plants, yeah I don't think so dude, not realistic to even suggest or advocate, growing site or not, not everyone is a responsible outside grower, for every responsible person there is probably 10 retards.