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Man Gets Fed Up With People Cutting Through His Yard — What He Does Next Is Genius
Dec 21, 2025
Man Tired of Trespassers — What He Does Next Is Genius
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Thomas Lions achieved the American dream
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by purchasing a home with a sprawling
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property for his family to enjoy. Sadly,
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the property had a downside. People
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wouldn't stop cutting across his yard.
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When politely asking people to stop
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didn't work, Thomas hatched a master
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plan that no one saw coming. Before we
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start, smash the like button and make
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that notification bell so that you won't
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miss any new stories. Thomas Lions was
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excited. He had just purchased his first
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home. It was a beautiful three-bedroom
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with a sprawling yard. The space was
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amazing, giving his kids room to run
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around and his wife a place to garden,
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while the house was lovely. Thomas was
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most excited about having a vibrant
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front lawn, something he would take care
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of and maintain. Little did Thomas know
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that the people in town had different
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plans. Not long after moving into their
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new residence, Thomas noticed something
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very strange. People would cut across
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his yard, making a little shortcut for
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themselves from one side of the sidewalk
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to the other. Thomas began to notice a
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lot of kids cut across his lawn, coming
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to and from school every day. His house
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must be along a school route, and
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clearly kids cutting across this lawn
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was accepted as part of that. Honestly,
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Thomas wouldn't have been bothered by it
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if it wasn't for the fact that so many
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people crossed his yard on a daily
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basis. Because of this, Thomas knew he
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had to do something. First, Thomas had
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to make sure he wasn't overexaggerating
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the number of people using his yard as
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their own personal shortcut. So, he set
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up shop, deciding to install a camera
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and count the people. He was amazed that
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in one day, 30 pedestrians, eight
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bikers, and even two people pushing
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strollers crossed over his front lawn.
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Thomas couldn't believe it, considering
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there was a sidewalk they could use. As
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if bikes weren't bold enough, people
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were dirt biking on his property.
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There's a reason people take those bikes
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to the trails. They tear up any grass
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underneath of them. Due to all of the
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daily corner cutters, one side of
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Thomas's front yard became bare and void
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of grass. This was Thomas and his
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family's dream, and he wasn't going to
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stand by while people ruined it with
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their laziness. So Thomas decided to
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take the diplomatic route and politely
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asked people to stop cutting across his
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front lawn. It didn't work. People
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outright ignored his request and
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continued to walk across his lawn.
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Thomas told his friends about his issue
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and they recommended putting in a fence.
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It was a great idea, but way too
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expensive of an option between supplies,
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time, and paperwork he would need to
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complete for the town he lived in.
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Fencing was off the table. So he needed
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to figure out another solution to ensure
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people stopped ruining his lawn. Days
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passed and Thomas began to grow
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aggravated as he watched rude people use
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his yard as their own personal sidewalk.
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While watching the corner cutters,
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Thomas began to hatch a master plan that
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satisfied both his lawn and his need to
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get back at the people. With his trusty
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camera in place, he got to work. The
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first order of business was installing a
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sensor that would blare an alarm if it
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was triggered. The second thing was too
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good to say, and Thomas just sat back
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and watched everything unfold. Bright
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and early, the first person came to cut
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across Thomas's lawn. This time, Thomas
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didn't sit back in anger, but watched
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with a smile on his face because he knew
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what was about to happen. The cutter
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moved across the lawn, setting off the
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sensor and making an alarm blare at full
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volume. If that wasn't enough to get her
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off the yard, then the next thing
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definitely did the trick. After the
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alarm went off, so did the lawn
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sprinkler system. Thomas had it set at
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the highest level, soaking the cutter in
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cold water. Thomas sat back and watched
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as she fled, screaming. This wasn't the
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last person to fall into Thomas's trap,
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though. A group of middle school girls
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was the next ones to meet the sprinkler,
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cutting across the yard only to leave
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screaming as they were soaked with
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water. This group was luckier than the
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first because they were a bit closer to
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the sidewalk, so they had less time in
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the spray. Still though, walking on the
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sidewalk would have kept them completely
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dry. You can't say Thomas isn't a
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thorough person because he set up the
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sprinklers to follow people all the way
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until they hit his driveway. Clearly, he
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wanted them to know he was serious about
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this. Thomas was more than thrilled with
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how things ended, especially considering
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he had every shriek and squeal recorded
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on his camera. So, he went to Tik Tok
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wanting to share his brilliance and the
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videos. While a lot of people found the
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events amusing, some people actually
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criticized Thomas and how he approached
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the situation. One person wrote, "It's
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just a couple of people walking. Take a
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chill pill." Of course, Thomas was not
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going to stand for it. These people were
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trespassing over his yard after all. One
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person came to his defense, though,
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saying, "It's not one person. It's many
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every day and it costs money to fix a
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lawn. Especially if you live in an area
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that makes you have a certain look to
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your yard and home. As if he knew
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someone was watching. Just as he got
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sprayed by the sprinkler, one kid
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flipped off Thomas's camera. If he knew
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someone was watching, then why cut
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across the lawn in the first place?
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Since the kid was bold enough to flip
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Thomas off, you could assume he was
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probably asked by Thomas not to cross
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the lawn before. Is his retaliation all
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fair in love and war? Or are we dealing
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with a lack of respect here? As
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commenters were quick to point out.
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Another person shot back saying, "When
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someone is racing to the bus, every
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second counts. My job is more important
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than your stupid lawn." Thomas was not
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having it. And his response was spoton.
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Thomas wrote back saying, "Then leave 5
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minutes earlier. There's no excuse.
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Would you let someone run across your
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backyard when there literally a full
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sidewalk only 5 ft away? No. Stop being
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such an idiot. Then someone came up with
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a very valid point. People could sue
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him. The comment read, "When someone
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gets hurt on your property, they can sue
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you. Plain and simple. He has every
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right to keep people off his land." As
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some commenters pointed out, while it's
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just water, to some people, getting
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sprayed with water all of a sudden could
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cause an injury. If someone had heart
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troubles or difficulty with balance,
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then a sudden burst of water could
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potentially cause a fall or a medical
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issue. Thomas's videos garnered millions
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of views. Thankfully, the traffic of
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corner cutters dwindled. People finally
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seem to understand that they shouldn't
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walk across someone's lawn, especially
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Thomas', or else they'll be in for a
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cold and wet surprise.