Dangerous Trees; To cut or not to cut?

Arborists make their living from the select pruning of trees, and removals of, dangerous trees, dead trees, or sick trees. Some people find it cruel to cut any living tree and will fight it to the death, while some see the sense in removing something that is hazardous so a new tree may grow instead.
Which do you agree with?

Of course dead, dying or dangerous trees should be cut. To clear the dead or dying makes room for the other trees and is part of sustainable woodlot practices.

Let me ask you though... is your life free of wood products. I highly doubt it, the human race is one big consumer machine. In order to truely fight the cutting of tree one must cut out anything used that is made of wood... or produced with the aid of wood. Which honestly is impossible.

I have no problem with selective cutting as long as it isn't an old growth tree.

Build around it if you have to, but don't cut unless it is a danger.

I believe wood is a sustainable resourse, so its always good to make way for new trees to grow where one was not doing well. Heritage trees die too and must be removed.Its sad but true. Wood is better than mining metal out of the earth. And wearing fur is better than creating pollution making artificial polymers.

If it's a dying tree you could go ahead and cut it or just wait till a storm blows it down.

here in the UK your council will pretty much chop any tree that anyone complains about regardless of the reason. I've seen several really nice old trees cut for daft things like dropping sap on cars, and god knows there not going to be planting any more in their place. We're really lucky that we can live in cities and still have century old trees outside our houses, but people want an easy life and fuck everyone else.

The manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella) with yellow-green apples is toxic. Never stand under one in the rain or eat the apples. The leaves can produce a rash like poison ivy. Avoid using the branches for fire wood, or that song "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" may take on new meaning.

Unless the tree is dangerous it has no need to be removed, I don't care how bad you want to put in a new bank.

respect mother nature and she will respect you.