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Showing Original Post only (View all)12-year-old black kid gets cops called on him for cutting neighbors' grass [View all]
Brad Reed 29 JUN 2018 AT 12:14 ET
A 12-year-old black child had the police called on him simply for mowing the lawn as part of his summer business.
News 5 Cleveland reports that 12-year-old Reginald Fields was mowing the lawn of Lucille Holt, a resident of Maple Heights, Ohio, when suddenly police officers pulled up near where he was working.
The police were on the scene because Holts neighbors had called 911 and claimed that Fields had inadvertently cut some of the grass on their property and they wanted the police to come ask him to stop.
They said I was cutting their grass, Fields told News 5 Cleveland. I didnt know it!
Even though Fields said he was initially discouraged that someone would call the cops on him for mowing a neighbors lawn, he has been encouraged by the support that he has received from people in the community and hes even seen his business orders pick up after his story garnered media attention.
Just give me a call, he tells News 5 Cleveland. I will be there. On time!
News 5 Cleveland reports that 12-year-old Reginald Fields was mowing the lawn of Lucille Holt, a resident of Maple Heights, Ohio, when suddenly police officers pulled up near where he was working.
The police were on the scene because Holts neighbors had called 911 and claimed that Fields had inadvertently cut some of the grass on their property and they wanted the police to come ask him to stop.
They said I was cutting their grass, Fields told News 5 Cleveland. I didnt know it!
Even though Fields said he was initially discouraged that someone would call the cops on him for mowing a neighbors lawn, he has been encouraged by the support that he has received from people in the community and hes even seen his business orders pick up after his story garnered media attention.
Just give me a call, he tells News 5 Cleveland. I will be there. On time!
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/12-year-old-black-kid-gets-cops-called-cutting-neighbors-grass/
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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