Originally Posted by Villageshooter (Post 790639)

conceal an carry is for a reason,,,, go out with a shotgun,,, and this will be the last time they ever come around,,,

Originally Posted by jblum315 (Post 790610)

I used to have day lilies growing in profusion along the edges of my lot in NY and people would just help themselves until I had no blooms left. Never saw anyone doing it. . .

Originally Posted by jblum315 (Post 790610)

I used to have day lilies growing in profusion along the edges of my lot in NY and people would just help themselves until I had no blooms left. Never saw anyone doing it. . .

Originally Posted by justjim (Post 791147)

A lot of speculation about this incident. I'll throw another one out. Maybe these two had the wrong house and they were told to get these to analyze for a problem with the roses. Pests, bugs, fungus etc.

It doesn't seem logical that two younger adult males would be picking roses and putting them into a cooler for themselves or for their significant other for that matter. But I can believe they could accidently gone to the wrong property. Finding a certain property isn't always an easy thing to do in TV---especially if you are not a resident.

Originally Posted by springfield (Post 790607)

A neighbor told me yesterday that her husband caught a man in their yard cutting roses and putting them in a cooler. When he asked him what he was doing, the guy just said "I like roses. " The neighbor asked him to leave or he would call the police. He just continued to stand there. Their next door neighbor said there were 2 men in their yard looking around. One of them matched the description of the "rose thief." This is just creepy having strangers wandering around in ones yard.

Originally Posted by springfield (Post 791167)

I was teasing our neighbor about his stolen roses. He said he saw the same young man working for one of the lawn companies yesterday. He went to the owner of the company and told him what happened. The rose owner is a kind, generous person and said he would have given him the roses if he had only asked. He thinks the young man's English was limited and just said he like roses. The fact that the man just stood there and didn't leave is what really creeped him out.

When the sheriff came, the officers said we should always call when something strange happens like this because you don't know what the motive is or if drugs are involved.

This morning, the lawn company owner had his truck parked in front of our driveway. I could hear him telling one of the workers that you just don't take roses from people. So perhaps he really didn't know that you don't do that.

Originally Posted by blueash (Post 790680)

It is not necessary for you to shoot them for you to be in violation of the law. I'm sure as a very well informed gun owner you knew that. I'm sure you also know there are huge differences between wearing a watch and a gun and your seeming to equate them as equally benign is humor?
There is a law against display of a weapon as a means of making a threat.
790.10 Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.—If any person having or carrying any dirk, sword, sword cane, firearm, electric weapon or device, or other weapon shall, in the presence of one or more persons, exhibit the same in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

However, it is possible that people following your advise will instead face aggravated assault without intention to kill as your suggested action contains all the required elements of that felony:
Florida Statutes

784.011 Assault.—

(1) An “assault” is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.

(2) Whoever commits an assault shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

784.021 Aggravated assault.—

(1) An “aggravated assault” is an assault:

(a) With a deadly weapon without intent to kill; or
(b) With an intent to commit a felony.

(2) Whoever commits an aggravated assault shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree,

Elements

To prove the crime of Assault, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. Defendant intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to victim.
2. At the time, defendant appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat.
3. The act of defendant created in the mind of victim a well-founded fear that the violence was about to take place.

Originally Posted by kaydee (Post 790943)

call the police...it is a violation

Originally Posted by boomerbaby (Post 791824)

It would be a great thing if ALL the companies that come into the villages to do work tell all their workers there are rules and laws here and one is you never take anything from someones property even flowers.

Originally Posted by gerryann (Post 790654)

Alzeimers or dementia come to mind.....misunderstanding what they are doing...

Originally Posted by boomerbaby (Post 792277)

That truck IS trespassing and should be held responsible for the damage on that driveway, pictures say it all.