Harvard Prof Finds Free Shit Expensive

A Harvard economics professor accused of stealing
horse manure from a 98-year-old Rockport farmer received a market lesson
yesterday as charges against him were dismissed but restitution was set
at an amount he once deemed ”artificially inflated."

Martin Weitzman, 63, agreed to pay $600 to Charlie Lane for one truckload
of manure Weitzman took from the farmer on April 1. The going rate for
a truckload of manure is about $20.

The professor was charged with larceny, trespassing, and destruction of
property in a case that drew international attention. The case in Gloucester
District Court was put off as Weitzman insisted on either a trial or a
settlement that did not call for him to admit guilt. The settlement also
requires Weitzman to pay $300 to the Rockport Boy Scouts, instead of performing
community service.

from the Boston Globe