If that ball lands in my yard again I'm keeping it - you'll get arrested

Awesome!
Can't wait to see how this plays out.

 

I came into this expecting it to be about McCain's anger.

 

Repped for real talk.

 

What's the statute of limitations on something like this? There are two dead people from my old neighborhood who were multiple offenders. I would like restitution from their estates. What would the interest be for a half-dozen tennis balls, a basketball, three baseballs and a red playground ball? Compounded over 30 years, of course.

 

Why is she guilty?

I'm with the old lady on this one.

What, was she quicker than the boys getting to the fumble and getting it into the house?

Maybe if they volunteered to cut her grass instead of calling the cops on her, things would be a little nicer in Ohio, and they would have their ball back.

 

The Cincinnati Bengals are in contract talks with her as we speak.

 

The old lady is right on this one. Cranky and crabby, but right.
Back in my day, a ball went in the yard and we either snuck in there when no one was looking or just let it go. If it happened a couple times and the old person was bitchy about it, we left for a while. If we had called the cops, they'd have told us the same thing and gotten pissed for wasting their time.
What asshat cop thought it was good idea to arrest this woman?

 

I assume you mean because she now has a record?

 

Father who reported the old lady should have gone to her door, holding the kid by the scruff of his neck, forcing him to apologize and ask in the nicest way possible for the football back. I like 93Devil's point about offering to cut her grass, too.

When I was a kid, my old man would have done that -- and worse, probably grounding me or withholding privileges or otherwise kicking me in the ass. I'd be in trouble for what I did and I'd be in trouble, too, for embarrassing the family. Nowadays, parents of the little darlings take any neighbor criticism as some referendum on their parenting skills and side with the brats.

Crack down on your delinquent or buy the brat a new football, ya wienie. Don't call the cops on an 89-year-old.

 

These guys would get it back:

 

Nice