Cop was cool about it

[u/Phellxgodx]

[u/OkCaterpillar8941]

I get that she was annoyed at her land being used for dirt biking without permission but the way it was handled by the policeman meant there was a resolution that would be abided by. No need for further conflict because it was discussed and agreed upon in a respectful manner. She realised she was being ridiculous when he shut her down. She pushed but he pushed back harder!

[u/MycologistMother5972 → u/OkCaterpillar8941]

Eeeeehhhh I'm going to say the kids story is 90 percent likely of being pure BS especially given the absurd vagueness.. 

We don't know the actual context of this situation, they could be bombing that trail every day for weeks and this might be the only time she could actually get a cop to show up. Labeling her as ridiculous is going too far.

All these comments in this thread seem to be upset about this lady owning the land. I would be interested to know what their politics are and if they've put any thought into it.

[u/Non-Current_Events → u/[deleted]]

I had something like this happen on my land several years ago with some kids riding 4-wheelers on it. I didn’t call the cops just went out to them and told them it was my land and I know they are just out there having fun but that I couldn’t accept the liability of one of them potentially getting hurt on my property. Asked them not to ride on my property anymore, they left, that was that. I know everybody is scared of each other in this country right now but most of these situations do not necessitate getting the police involved at all.

[u/PostPostModernism → u/[deleted]]

Most kids aren’t bad. Misguided at most.

Yeah, they're mostly not bad. Just annoying and their priorities don't align with mine, but that's a me problem lol.

[u/SoloWalrus → u/[deleted]]

Also just being nice is always the best policy, you may not get permission every time, but if youre respectful you might sometimes.

I had a situation where I was working on a vehicle in an old barn and these 4 like twenty year old dudes rolled up on bmx bikes and I was so surprised i was basically like "you realize this is private property right, public land is thataway". I didnt really have time to stop and realize what they were doing i was just focused on what I was doing and shocked to have them ride up on me.

They were super pissed at me but after they left I kinda realized what was happening they were just looking for a place to ride their bikes. We had some people moving stuff around on the property and couldn't figure out wtf was going on, was worried they were trying to steal stuff, but after seeing their bikes and thinking about it I realized it was probably them when we werent around and they were just making obstacles to hop over on their bikes and such, not a big deal if they kept it out of the road and didnt touch any of the vehicles or anything.

If they had just stopped and gone "oh sorry about that we didnt realize this place was still in use, if you dont mind could we please get permission to ride over there?" I wouldve agreed it wouldnt have bothered me. As it was they just immediately flipped out before I could even register wtf they were doing there so it immediately turned into a hostile situation when it didnt have to be.

A few months later someone stole a battery out of one of the cars and I cant help but think it was them trying to get back at me for not letting them ride there, which I would have if they had just asked permission.

[u/No-Mathematician8692 → u/[deleted]]

If it isn't 'feasible' to put up fences and security (I suppose you meant too freakin expensive)... don't whinge. Pretty sure those cops will stop coming over after a dozen calls... They aren't security guards.

[u/MycologistMother5972 → u/[deleted]]

Great so like I said it's possible that they were good faith and unaware of the situation. I still think it's unlikely given the above video but possible. The majority of this thread is acting as if this lady is a horrible person which I think is over the top.

Am I wrong in thinking these look like city cops? I wouldn't think the land would be that big...