A man of action...

highland145

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...not just words. GET OFF MY LAWN.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/0...chool-bus-stop-to-keep-kids-off-property.html


A homeowner in Sandston, Virginia is tired of students coming onto his property while they’re waiting at a nearby bus stop. So he chose to erect an electrified fence to ensure they would get the message.

“They don’t respect other people’s land,” the man told WTVR-News. “I pick up trash every day.”

That’s when the man, identified by ABC 8 as Bryan Tucker, decided to set up an electric fence, which WTVR-News reported is powered by a battery.

The fence separates the man’s front yard from a school bus stop, according to the news station. He took the measure because he claims simple “no trespassing” signs didn’t do the trick.

“Nothing stops people,” he told WTVR-News.

On Tuesday, when many children were waiting to take the bus to the first day of school, people began to raise concerns.

"I touched it, I got a slight shock, it wasn't that great," James Mehfoud, who lives in the neighborhood, told WTVR-News. "I understand his concern. I just don't think he understood the neighbors' concern about their kids. One of them could touch it, fall into it, and get shocked."

"What, you don't like kids?" Wayne Milby, a local parent, asked. "Me, I'm a parent and I don't want any children to get electrocuted."

Outraged parents called officials with the Henrico County Police Department, ABC 8 reported.

Tucker was later told to remove the fence because it was technically placed on county property. However, he can reinstate the fence as long as it stays on his property line, according to the news station.

“The message has gotten across. Parents are posting and talking about it,” Tucker said.
 
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GagHalfrunt

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If he decides to supplement the fence with sniper towers I volunteer to man one for two shifts a week.
 

ElFenix

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“They don’t respect other people’s land,”
simple “no trespassing” signs didn’t do the trick
the fence was placed on county property.

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Red Squirrel

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Good for him. Too bad he'll probably get litigated to death though. No more freedom these days. Can't even secure your own property.. well the fact that you don't technically own your property is a problem in itself.

Suppose another option is to just pile all his snow there once it starts snowing. I don't think setback rules count when it comes to that.
 

Darwin333

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IMHO, he has now gotten permission to install an electric fence on his property with a real shock for the expressed reason of keeping those damn kids off his lawn, not just the "mild" shock that was talked about in the OP.

Well played good sir, well played indeed.
 

Newbian

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The easiest way to get kids to avoid your property like that is to place a sign like this on it:

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BoomerD

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The easiest way to get kids to avoid your property like that is to place a sign like this on it:

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I dunno...kids being kids, I'm sure lots of them would taunt the homeowner...just to see what he would do...then run for the cops.
 

Newbian

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I dunno...kids being kids, I'm sure lots of them would taunt the homeowner...just to see what he would do...then run for the cops.
Come out in your bath robe a few times and hope for a breeze. :D

Plus once the parent see that they will drive their kids to school if they live near the person.
 
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Mai72

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Lol, there is a school near me and this one homeowner has stay off plastered on all of his trees. Looks silly.

Doubt it works.
 

BarkingGhostar

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A pair of angry pitbulls on a chain with just enough reach would do the trick. Keep them hungry, though--for little kids.
 

GagHalfrunt

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A pair of angry pitbulls on a chain with just enough reach would do the trick. Keep them hungry, though--for little kids.

If you're going to have angry pitbullls trashing your things, eating you out of house and home and filling your life with poop you might as well just have kids of your own. Substituting out of control animals for other out of control animals is not much of a solution.
 
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