Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: 12-year-old black kid gets cops called on him for cutting neighbors' grass [View all]MineralMan
(146,368 posts)16. Where I live, neighbors generally cut a little into
their neighbor's lawn when they mow, just to make sure they cut all of theirs. We seem to trade off. When I mow, I cut the grass between my neighbor's house and mine. When the neighbor mows, he does the same. That strip of grass generally gets mowed twice every week.
Now, if my neighbor or I were fanatic lawn people with special turf grass or something like that, it would probably be different. But both of our lawns consist of whatever is green, so it doesn't matter. We did set both of our mowers to the same height, though. If one of us is out of town, the other mows the front yards of both houses.
WTF? It's neighborly to do that kind of stuff.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
113 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
12-year-old black kid gets cops called on him for cutting neighbors' grass [View all]
workinclasszero
Jun 2018
OP
It's not because the grass got cut, it was who cut it that was the problem for these people.
George II
Jun 2018
#74
The people next door (according to Mr Holt0 have a history of calling the police
rpannier
Jun 2018
#105
Truth too many sickos don't want to see that nice kid out side their front window . Don't care how
lunasun
Jun 2018
#32
I was just about to post the same thing. My neighbors and I do the same thing.
Lochloosa
Jun 2018
#21
For God's sake, were those idiots too afraid of a 12 year old AA kid that
sinkingfeeling
Jun 2018
#17
What a shitty way to encourage a kid who's trying to earn some summer money.
greatauntoftriplets
Jun 2018
#29
Our black children always learn a hard lesson on how some whites will treat us as a people
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2018
#38
And his business has now gone through the ROOF!! 1/2 the city is calling him, story:
7962
Jun 2018
#47
The neighbor who called had his phone set to live stream the shooting and had
LiberalArkie
Jun 2018
#62
In my city there's a 311 number that you can call to report minor complaints.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jun 2018
#64
Just how big of an asshole do you have to be to call cops because some kid cut part of your grass?
toddwv
Jun 2018
#81
"Trapped in our house, terrified! Outside, a child with a lawn-mower! Could be a gang-member!
struggle4progress
Jun 2018
#86
all u libz are so gullible ... obviously he was casing the neighborhood for a transnational gang
mr_lebowski
Jun 2018
#89
Spot on ! Pro-active policing of organised crime. He could have been a don.
Joe Chi Minh
Jun 2018
#99
"Just give me a call," he tells News 5 Cleveland. "I will be there. On time!"
Tom Rinaldo
Jul 2018
#113