Man Tired Of Children On His Lawn Decides To Take Matters Into His Own Hands
As a kid, you were probably scarred by a neighbor yelling at you to get off his or her lawn. Well, one Virginia man found himself at his wits end when shouting and warning signs failed to keep the neighborhood kids off of his precious lawn. Angry and desperate, the frustrated man had one more trick up his sleeve. Unfortunately, his "solution" was so extreme that the authorities were called in...
Get Off My Lawn!
By 2018, Bryan Tucker of Sandston, Virginia felt like a caricature of an old man: he spent his mornings shouting at kids to get off his lawn and devising methods to best send the message.
Trashing His Lawn
See, Bryan lived behind a bus stop where young kids waited for a ride to elementary school. Those kids played loudly on his well-maintained yard, and worse, they often left behind trash.
No Respect
"They don't respect other peoples' land," Bryan said. So he called the county, and "they refused to do anything about it. They said it was my responsibility if the kids get hurt on my land."
Nothing Worked
So Bryan put up no trespassing signs. He installed cameras on his property. He incessantly asked the children to stay off his lawn. He even asked the parents to keep the kids off the lawn. Nothing worked.
