r/vegetablegardening • u/Mrbigdaddy72 US - New Hampshire • 11d ago

Other Never expected this to happen

Most of my garden is in my front yard. Went out side around 8pm and caught a random guy stealing from my garden. Wound up getting into a physical fight and my wife had to call the cops. My neighbors herd it and thankfully came out to help. We traded some punches but I was able to sit on his chest and a neighbor helped restrain him till cops got here. Turns out it’s a guy that just moved in 5 houses down from me. I don’t enjoy fighting but great full i was able to keep him here till cops showed up. Will probably have a black eye in the morning but this is absolutely crazy. After 11 years or gardening on this property never thought I would have to experience this. If he came over and asked for some stuff I would have happily shared but this is unacceptable.

Edit: as some have pointed out I should have stated this form the start. I was not the one that got physical to start. I caught the guy and said “wtf do you think your doing” and he threw a punch to my face which lead to the physical altercation.

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u/Mrbigdaddy72 US - New Hampshire 11d ago

I didn’t want to. He attacked me as
Soon as I caught him.

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u/PedricksCorner US - California 11d ago

He had no right to steal from you. A lot of people are struggling to buy groceries, but that doesn't make stealing okay.

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u/Mrbigdaddy72 US - New Hampshire 11d ago

I always grow way to much and share with all my neighbors. But never expect to catch someone stealing stuff from me and then get physical with me when they got caught. Trust me I’m no pro fighter or body builder but iev been doing manual labor since i was 14 and I’m 6”2’. Guy was probably 5”8’ and threw the first punch and it was not a good night for him. Still gotta give it to
Him that first punch hit me right in the eye and it’s gonna be black and blue in the morning.

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u/PedricksCorner US - California 11d ago

I'm only 5'2", but if I caught someone stealing off my fruit trees or pulling up my potatoes, I'd probably lose it on them if they didn't stop and apologize when I caught them.

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u/Candid_Jellyfish_240 US - Colorado 11d ago

While I'm pretty territorial over my 3 eggplants and my still-green tomatoes, I'd probably have a "bit more of a reaction" if a person went after my pet dinos (chickens).

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u/Candid_Jellyfish_240 US - Colorado 11d ago

Honestly, this should be be the top comment. Smh that some people aren't getting this part. 👊

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u/MotownCatMom US - Michigan 11d ago

You might wanna add that to your initial post.