This 22-year-old guy has an elaborate koi pond right in his backyard. He invested a lot of money into making it amazing, and he has waterfalls, a bridge, and a Japanese garden that was designed professionally for him.
The koi that live in his pond cost more money than he spent on the car that he drives. The fish all were $1,000 each.
“Maintaining this pond is my pride and joy,” he explained. “I’ve put years into this hobby, and my yard is securely fenced with “No Trespassing” signs everywhere.”
He has a neighbor named Karen who has an 8-year-old son named Timmy. Timmy loves ending up in neighborhood yards without permission.
He has spoken to Karen several times about Timmy’s wandering ways, but Karen excuses his behavior and does nothing to give her son boundaries.
A week ago, he wasn’t home, as he was out completing some errands, and Karen called him up in a panic.
“Apparently, Timmy climbed over my fence to “feed the fish” (even though I have explicitly told him to stay out),” he said.
“In doing so, he slipped, fell into the pond, and destroyed part of my carefully maintained ecosystem.”
“Several of my prized koi died due to stress, and the filtration system was damaged because of the debris Timmy kicked in.”
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Timmy didn’t suffer any significant injuries, walking away with a few cuts, but ever since then, Karen has been hounding him to pay for Timmy’s medical expenses.
Karen feels that his pond is nothing but an “attractive nuisance” to kids, so he should have done something to prevent Timmy from wanting to get in it, like place a cover over it.
He shot back that his koi pond is on his private property, enclosed with a fence, and Timmy shouldn’t have been there.
He declined to pay the money Karen demanded, so she went around telling all of their neighbors that he’s a “terrible” man, as well as “heartless.”
He decided to sue Karen for more than $5,000, as that is how much damage Timmy caused to his koi pond.
“Some of my friends think I’m taking it too far, saying, “He’s just a kid,” he continued. “But others agree that Karen should’ve been watching him better.”
He’s curious if he is wrong to go after Karen and make her pay for what Timmy did.
What do you think?
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