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stopdiggin

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9. the man opened fire on people

Reply to orleans (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 29, 2021, 08:19 AM

Oct 2021

outside his home. (could have been mail carrier, a meter reader, or kids cutting across his lawn) I'm sure nobody went home real happy about the outcome - but the key elements here are guns and mental stability - not lawncare.

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Austin man killed by police after city's attempt to cut his grass leads to standoff, house fire [View all] dalton99a Oct 2021 OP

That's taking get off my lawn to a whole new level N/T Demobrat Oct 2021 #1

Those are not inexpensive homes Laurelin Oct 2021 #2

Might have had a mental health issue that caused him to react that way as well and cstanleytech Oct 2021 #4

Value estimated at $729K-$805K dalton99a Oct 2021 #12

A co-worker once told me about a neighbor like this nuxvomica Oct 2021 #13

So sad. MerryBlooms Oct 2021 #3

can you imagine being that s.w.a.t. shooter, going home at the end of the day & orleans Oct 2021 #5

The man wasn't killed because his lawn was overgrown. Kaleva Oct 2021 #7

the man opened fire on people stopdiggin Oct 2021 #9

Don't they have a "Stand your Lawn" law multigraincracker Oct 2021 #6

Back in the day, neighbors would have cut it. marble falls Oct 2021 #8

And he would have shot them, instead obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #10

Back in the day, the neighbors would have cut it and he'd have served lemonade ... marble falls Oct 2021 #11

The neighbors did try: dalton99a Oct 2021 #14