Don't cut the cities grass
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
October 14, 2019 12:43pm CST
This happened back in 2009. A man by the name of John Hamilton was arrested for refusing to stop cutting the grass of a nearby park. Apparently it had grown up to 12 inches and he decided to cut it, he wanted to save the city money.
This happened in Sandusky, Ohio. He was charged with obstruction and disorderly conduct. City workers had arrived to cut the grass, showing Mr. Hamilton a list of properties where they intended to cut the grass that day. Mr. Hamilton told them to "Go ahead to another property."
The workers called the police instead. The police had tried to get him to desist twice before ultimately arresting him.
Do you think he should have been arrested?
I honestly think while he was doing something out of the goodness of his heart, he should have stopped as soon as the city workers came around. He should have definitely stopped as soon as the police showed up.
Source : Wikinews : Ohio man arrested
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
14 Oct 19
It most certainly would have, I'm sure. 
I assumed they got paid hourly, so the man was trampling on their paycheck.
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@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
14 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Or they could have said nothing and got paid for watching him do their job for them.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
14 Oct 19
@WorDazza True. It makes me wonder why they bothered calling the police to all. I've been to Sandusky once, but I'm not sure which park they were talking about. Sandusky is a smaller town that borders Lake Erie.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
15 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum there has to be more behind it maybe he became argumentative to the police etc.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Oct 19
I am sure that there was some legal reason as to why he had to stop. It could have been a safety issue, it could have been that the city workers would not have been paid if they couldn't prove they had mowed it. There are probably several good reasons why he should have stopped. No, he shouldn't have been arrested but he also wasn't stopping when he should have either.
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@Staranswers (3)
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15 Oct 19
Yeah what he did was a kind gesture..that didnt end favorable on his behalf
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@LeaPea2417 (40029)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Oct 19
He shouldn't have been arrested, he should have been fined for not stopping when the police showed up.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
14 Oct 19
I agree, but I think arresting him was just the easiest way to get him to desist.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
15 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum
I do not think he should have been arrested but should have been talked to.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Oct 19
They tried to talk to him. They had to arrest him because he was refusing to stop.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Oct 19
@Hannihar Yes, he should have stopped but I guess he had to learn the hard way.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
16 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum
That is too bad that it had to come to him being arrested to stop him.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
15 Oct 19
Is this one of those weird things about union workers? If someone does their job for them, then they are deprived of the right to work???
The man should have followed the order of the police man. His arrest is because he failed to do so. But why the city workers complained I do not understand. Most of the time they are happy to take a break.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Oct 19
I don't actually know the full circumstances of it either. It might have been a union thing, but I think the guy was just trying to be a Good Samaritan.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
15 Oct 19
@cperry2 It's a pity he got arrested, but I guess it's a learning experience for him.
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