In our neighborhood, even if it’s common area, they still should be told to leave, we have signs in our common area lake that say, No Boating, No Swimming, and No Fishing, and it’s all for liability reasons, yet I’ve seen kids fishing right next to the signs that say No Fishing.
It was my upbringing, my father would have given me a good beating for being on someone else’s property without their permission, I grew up in a farming area, the farmer would not have noticed 1-2 watermelons missing out of a field of over 100 acres of watermelons, if I got caught, I could have been shot at and then given a good beating from my father.
There is no logical reason for being on someone else’s property without their permission, kids don’t really know any better because their parents allow it and don’t teach them about personal property rights and the consequences of not listening to your parents.
I think you missed something. The property belonged to the HOA, not the perp. And even if they were trespassing pulling a gun and robbing kids is not a commensurate response.
CC
The public ethos of entitlement now eclipses any and all property claims unless you are prepared to shell out to take trespassers to court. It’s a travesty.