When city ordinances on homeowners leads to people being killed, we have arrived at insanity. And as a side note, isn't it interesting how homeowners are apparently treated compared to the issue of drug addicts living in the streets; we have arrived at insanity. A Texas man was shot and killed by police officers Wednesday, hours after he opened fire on code enforcement personnel and authorities attempting to do lawn maintenance at his home. The man barricaded himself inside his home before the house caught fire, authorities said. The unidentified suspect was shot by an Austin police SWAT officer after he exited his garage holding weapons, police Chief Joseph Chacon told reporters. The man was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Police and city code enforcement officers arrived at the home in the 10600 block of Pinkney Lane around 9:15 a.m. to serve a nuisance abatement search warrant for overgrown grass in the front and back of the home. https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-swat-blaze-fire-lawn Yes, this homeowner reacted badly. But what was this really about? His grass was a little too tall. Maybe it would have just been better to leave him and his lawn alone? America is supposed to be the "land of freedom", but apparently when people move into suburban neighborhoods, especially ones with Homeowner Associations, there are many freedoms that are taken away. It becomes an issue of individual property owner freedom versus other neighbors not wanting to look at unsightly properties across the street.
When buying property in a housing development that has deed restrictions, the buyer is absolutely informed what the deed restrictions are. At that point, the buyer can agree to comply with the restrictions and complete the purchase, or he can decide not to purchase the property. I realize that HOAs sometimes seem overbearing, but in the "land of freedom," a developer certainly should have the freedom to include deed restrictions on anyone buying into the development. If a person doesn't like the restrictions, then buy property somewhere else. Freedom. If the guy acted in a manner that resulted in him being shot, that is on him. The fact that he bought property with deed restrictions that he disagreed with is also on him. Sounds like he was a ticking time bomb and who knows what could have set him off. If he opened fire on officers and set his own house on fire, perhaps society is better off that he has been removed before he killed someone.
