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Mr Martin had other recourse, however in the atmosphere of the court room today there is probably a 50/50 chance of a ruling against him. A few of those rulings and soon you will have your front door open to anyone who needs to use the bathroom and just happens to be walking by. The courts are losing their concept of the rights of landowners....I would have to assume... the kid's parents did nothing about it although they had been warned. Just a little discipline here and that young man would be in class today rather than at a funeral home. Okay, folks you all just flame away.

No flaming from me. It is regrettable that he didn't just fire a warning shot near the boy's feet and take his lumps for that; but I agree that most Community Associations and local governments now take a socialist view of private property, yet have no compunction about forcing owners to insure and maintain said property. I have actually had people come up to the fence and ask to use the bathroom! What if I had no fence?

And yes, if this harassment was going on for 5 years, the parents are surely to blame for not disciplining their little darling, who is now in a cold, cold grave. They can sue until they are blue in the face, and it's too late.