'Nother Bad Neighbor Story - Fatal Shooting Over Lawn Mowing

[Diggin It]

Quick recap:

Rocky Top, TN neighbors used to get along, but something changed. Older neighbor started getting mad at younger one, making threats. Cops blew it all off ... 'he's crazy', now the younger one is dead and the older 'crazy guy' is in jail.

Rocky Top man expressed concerns about neighbor before fatal shooting

 

[Industrial Toys]

He should have heeded the warning.

 

[drssg]

Yes. If a crazy person pulls a gun, the correct response is NOT, "'I don't care what you do with it. You can shove it up your (expletive) for all I care."

The shooter is obviously at fault, but the young man could still be alive if he had used more common sense.

 

[Deere Dude]

If people are crazy, stay far away. Let them explode on someone else. Sadly situations like that cause people to move away.

 

[Molalla1]

Yes. If a crazy person pulls a gun, the correct response is NOT, "'I don't care what you do with it. You can shove it up your (expletive) for all I care."

The shooter is obviously at fault, but the young man could still be alive if he had used more common sense.

D@mn right he should be drssg . . . sad, stupid, unnecessary . . . :thumbdown: a good reason why some good citizens carry

 

[radios1]

Yes. If a crazy person pulls a gun, the correct response is NOT, "'I don't care what you do with it. You can shove it up your (expletive) for all I care."

The shooter is obviously at fault, but the young man could still be alive if he had used more common sense.

maybe not, I don't think we have the FULL story. how much abuse can a normal person take before they crack is the question!..

 

[Doofy]

Sad and needless tragedy but it is hard to fix Crazy or Stupid.

 

[RalphVa]

Next, it could be me shooting my left side neighbor. Was okay here for about 17-18 years while the owners rented the place out to various people. Never had any problems with any of them.

Now, the owners are back. Cut our phone line putting in some trees last year. Stood by when phone people came out after splices didn't work out and wanted to install a new underground line between where it is and the line (allowed by almost nationwide utility easement rules which our HOA adopted). Phone company finally had to figure out how to do it on our property. They did.

He's still doing rather ridiculous stuff. Man's a territorial jerk.

Ralph

 

[David Wayne]

Next, it could be me shooting my left side neighbor. Was okay here for about 17-18 years while the owners rented the place out to various people. Never had any problems with any of them.

Now, the owners are back. Cut our phone line putting in some trees last year. Stood by when phone people came out after splices didn't work out and wanted to install a new underground line between where it is and the line (allowed by almost nationwide utility easement rules which our HOA adopted). Phone company finally had to figure out how to do it on our property. They did.

He's still doing rather ridiculous stuff. Man's a territorial jerk.

Ralph

Not a wise post on an internet forum,Thats all they need to take all your firearms if you have Red Flag Laws.

 

[mike48130]

Well to get out of your truck to confront a crazy guy that you said always carries a gun was a bad move. I think there might be some legal trouble for the local sheriff coming. If someone threatens you multiple times and they don't remove his forearms and refers to him as "crazy", there was some real poor judgement here.