Basically it comes down to the needs of one versus the needs of the masses, and which is greater.
That's pretty much it.
I'm not familiar with this law, but I wonder if it could also be used in the event of an incident or a major disaster, and the government or the police needs to take over your property to deal with the crisis...
Money, power, sex... and elephants.
-- Capt. Simon Illyan, ImpSec