Trespassing in neighbor's driveway

proffsl wrote:
> "_ Prof. Jonez _" > wrote:
>> proffsl wrote:
>>> "_ Prof. Jonez _" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good idea, thorny bushes at the sidewalk so that children running
>>>> past can get cut, bleed or scratch their eyes when they stumble ...
>>
>>> If their running past, they won't be running through. It's not the
>>> obligation of others to compensate for children.
>>
>> Wanna bet?
>
> If their running past, they aren't running through. It's not the
> Inherent Obligation of one to compensate for the children of others.

Really? Look up "attractive nuisance" then, and do tell us
who'd be liable when trespassing children fall into and drown
in your unfenced swimming pool ...

In article . com>,
Larry Bud > wrote:

> On May 1, 9:42 pm, BTR1701 > wrote:
> > In article .com>,
> > Larry Bud > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > > > > > Which raises the following question: does a homeowner have a
> > > > > > > right
> > > > > > > not to
> >
> > > > > > allow you to pull into their driveway with the purpose of turning
> > > > > > around?
> >
> > > > > > It's interesting how people seem to think they are somehow entitled
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > other people's property. I recently had some issues with neighbors
> > > > > > thinking they could park in my driveway at will to make access to
> > > > > > their cars more convient, even if this made access to our cars on
> > > > > > our
> > > > > > land next to impossible. The problem has since been handled, but
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > responses I got during the episode were amazing.
> >
> > > > > I hardly think taking 10 seconds to turn around in someone's driveway
> > > > > is equivalent to parking your car there.
> >
> > > > > While it technically might be "trespassing", people (his neighbor)
> > > > > needs to relax.
> >
> > > > > > Also, if you continue to agitate your neighbor by entering their
> > > > > > property after notice not to do so, they're likely to return the
> > > > > > love. What will you do when you run over the nails they just
> > > > > > happened
> > > > > > to drop in the driveway? It's their land, they have no requirement
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > keep their driveway up to your standards.
> >
> > > > > Setting booby traps may be illegal, and probably is, in his state.
> >
> > > > Only in the sense that the booby trap could hurt someone. Setting a
> > > > booby trap that merely annoys or inconveniences a trespasser isn't a
> > > > crime.
> >
> > > Possibly. However do you want to be "inconvenienced" when the guy
> > > sues your ass? A lot of "right" people spend a lot of money showing
> > > how "right" they are.
> >
> > If I molded my life around what might or might not get me sued, I'd
> > never leave my home.
>
> > Besides, despite common perception, a lawsuit has to state a valid cause
> > of action in order to proceed.
>
> Please. The judges in this country hardly EVER throw a case out of
> court.

When I was practicing, I managed to win summary judgment motions
regularly. It ain't that hard if the plaintiff has no case.

In article >,
"_ Prof. Jonez _" > wrote:

> BTR1701 wrote:
> > In article . com>,
> > " > wrote:
> >
> >>> Which raises the following question: does a homeowner have a right
> >>> not to
> >> allow you to pull into their driveway with the purpose of turning
> >> around?
> >>
> >> It's interesting how people seem to think they are somehow entitled
> >> to other people's property. I recently had some issues with
> >> neighbors thinking they could park in my driveway at will to make
> >> access to their cars more convient, even if this made access to our
> >> cars on our land next to impossible. The problem has since been
> >> handled, but the responses I got during the episode were amazing.
> >
> > That is indeed pretty arrogant behavior.
>
> As arrogant as aiding and abetting the drunken Bu$h Sluts
> in willfully and habitually breaking Texas Criminal laws ?

SSDD

BTR1701 wrote:
> In article >,
> "_ Prof. Jonez _" > wrote:
>
>> BTR1701 wrote:
>>> In article . com>,
>>> " > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Which raises the following question: does a homeowner have a
>>>>> right not to
>>>> allow you to pull into their driveway with the purpose of turning
>>>> around?
>>>>
>>>> It's interesting how people seem to think they are somehow entitled
>>>> to other people's property. I recently had some issues with
>>>> neighbors thinking they could park in my driveway at will to make
>>>> access to their cars more convient, even if this made access to our
>>>> cars on our land next to impossible. The problem has since been
>>>> handled, but the responses I got during the episode were amazing.
>>>
>>> That is indeed pretty arrogant behavior.
>>
>> As arrogant as aiding and abetting the drunken Bu$h Sluts
>> in willfully and habitually breaking Texas Criminal laws ?
>
> SSDD

SCSD

"¥ UltraMan ¥" > wrote in message
...
> steve wrote:
>> "BTR1701" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Only in the sense that the booby trap could hurt someone. Setting a
>>> booby trap that merely annoys or inconveniences a trespasser isn't a
>>> crime.
>>
>> Once upon a time there was the ****ant neighbor kid who thought he
>> was GI Joe and would do hurdles or dive and rolls over the short
>> hedges in our front yard onto the lawn. On more than on occasion my
>> parents and I asked him to knock it off. He of course ignored us, as
>> did his parents when my dad spoke to them about it.
>>
>> One day he did it again and found out that the lawn on the other side
>> had a freshly applied layer of steer manure top dressing. He was
>> ****ed as was his mother who thought we should launder or replace his
>> clothes and shoes. She came over and yelled at me about it. I pointed
>> out that we did it every year and had asked him to stop in
>> the past. He did after that, and the lawn looked great that year.
>
> Bull****.

That is what his mother said

_ Prof. Jonez _ wrote:
> Matthew T. Russotto wrote:
>
>>In article >,
> wrote:
>>
>>>Whenever you're putting something next to a public right-of-way, go
>>>beyond asking yourself what's reasonable, ask yourself, "what could a
>>>good lawyer convince a jury to make me pay a little old lady or an
>>>injured child?"
>>
>>If you live your life by that standard, you are going to be paralyzed.
>
>
> So go kill some children then ...
>
>

I hope he starts with you.

On May 2, 4:22 pm, "_ Prof. Jonez _" > wrote:
> proffsl wrote:
> > "_ Prof. Jonez _" > wrote:
> >> proffsl wrote:
> >>> "_ Prof. Jonez _" > wrote:
>
> >>>> Good idea, thorny bushes at the sidewalk so that children running
> >>>> past can get cut, bleed or scratch their eyes when they stumble ...
>
> >>> If their running past, they won't be running through. It's not the
> >>> obligation of others to compensate for children.
>
> >> Wanna bet?
>
> > If their running past, they aren't running through. It's not the
> > Inherent Obligation of one to compensate for the children of others.
>
> Really? Look up "attractive nuisance" then, and do tell us
> who'd be liable when trespassing children fall into and drown
> in your unfenced swimming pool ...

Tell a theif he doesn't have the Right to steal your property.

In article > ,
says...
> In article >,
> > wrote:
> >
> >Whenever you're putting something next to a public right-of-way, go
> >beyond asking yourself what's reasonable, ask yourself, "what could a
> >good lawyer convince a jury to make me pay a little old lady or an
> >injured child?"
>
> If you live your life by that standard, you are going to be paralyzed.

Not so far.

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BTR1701 wrote:
> In article . com>,
> Larry Bud > wrote:
>
>> On May 1, 9:42 pm, BTR1701 > wrote:
>>> In article .com>,
>>> Larry Bud > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>> Which raises the following question: does a homeowner have a
>>>>>>>> right
>>>>>>>> not to
>>>
>>>>>>> allow you to pull into their driveway with the purpose of
>>>>>>> turning around?
>>>
>>>>>>> It's interesting how people seem to think they are somehow
>>>>>>> entitled to
>>>>>>> other people's property. I recently had some issues with
>>>>>>> neighbors thinking they could park in my driveway at will to
>>>>>>> make access to their cars more convient, even if this made
>>>>>>> access to our cars on our
>>>>>>> land next to impossible. The problem has since been handled,
>>>>>>> but the
>>>>>>> responses I got during the episode were amazing.
>>>
>>>>>> I hardly think taking 10 seconds to turn around in someone's
>>>>>> driveway is equivalent to parking your car there.
>>>
>>>>>> While it technically might be "trespassing", people (his
>>>>>> neighbor) needs to relax.
>>>
>>>>>>> Also, if you continue to agitate your neighbor by entering their
>>>>>>> property after notice not to do so, they're likely to return the
>>>>>>> love. What will you do when you run over the nails they just
>>>>>>> happened
>>>>>>> to drop in the driveway? It's their land, they have no
>>>>>>> requirement to
>>>>>>> keep their driveway up to your standards.
>>>
>>>>>> Setting booby traps may be illegal, and probably is, in his
>>>>>> state.
>>>
>>>>> Only in the sense that the booby trap could hurt someone. Setting
>>>>> a booby trap that merely annoys or inconveniences a trespasser
>>>>> isn't a crime.
>>>
>>>> Possibly. However do you want to be "inconvenienced" when the guy
>>>> sues your ass? A lot of "right" people spend a lot of money showing
>>>> how "right" they are.
>>>
>>> If I molded my life around what might or might not get me sued, I'd
>>> never leave my home.
>>
>>> Besides, despite common perception, a lawsuit has to state a valid
>>> cause of action in order to proceed.
>>
>> Please. The judges in this country hardly EVER throw a case out of
>> court.
>
> When I was practicing, I managed to win summary judgment motions
> regularly. It ain't that hard if the plaintiff has no case.

Or if the defendants are the drunken criminal daughters of G W Bu$h, eh?

Kent Wills wrote:
> As I understand it, on Tue, 1 May 2007 20:41:35 -0600, "_ Prof. Jonez
> _" > wrote:
>
>> TNKev wrote:
>>> Brent P wrote:
>>>> In article
>>>> ews.net>, TNKev
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> it has been 5 years, but I don't care to battle with them so every
>>>>> year
>>>>> I put a little dirt in to fill the path and spread on some straw
>>>>> and stake it out
>>>>> so he doesn't run over it and as soon as the grass grows and the
>>>>> stakes are gone he goes right back to running it over. I figure he
>>>>> is the one being an asshole, I don't care to be an asshole. I will
>>>>> be the nice guy with the nice lawn!
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure if you think long enough you can come with a hazard to his
>>>> tires
>>>> that seems like it was just dumb luck....
>>>
>>> I believe what comes around goes around ten fold.
>>
>> Really? Any actual examples to back it up, say Iraq for instance?
>>
>
> How can Kev back up a *belief*? You either accept that he
> believes it or you don't.

So you admit you have NO evidence to support your grotesque
perverted superstitious beliefs then, eh Kent?