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Outrage over women's extreme 'booby trap' for neighbour's 'trespassing' kids

By Naomi White|

Sometimes other people's kids aren't much fun to be around - especially if they're wandering into your backyard.

But one woman's plan to dissuade her neigbours' kids from visiting has spectacularly backfired - and left her being asked to pay medical bills.

Taking to Reddit, the 29-year-old woman explained that she'd asked her neighbours to stop their kids, aged five and seven, from crossing the unfenced boundary line? multiple times.

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The woman wasn't happy about the surprise visits from her neighbour's kids. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

After revealing that she felt 'uncomfortable' when they came into her yard to play, despite admitting they were never 'obnoxious and arguing if her dog could stick to its side, the kids should be able to. But the parents ignored her pleas, and allowed them to roam at will.?

"They cannot comprehend why I don't want their children coming into my yard freely. They say if it bothers me so much, that I should have a fence built. Maybe I am stubborn, but that just feels like me taking accountability for their lack of parenting, so I won't do it," she said.

"I have spoken to the kids when they come into my yard, and have nicely explained that my yard is not their play space. This usually keeps them away for a few days until they are right back at it."

So when she fell ill with a bad cold, and fell behind on cleaning up after her dog, she got the idea to let the dog poo pile up, in the hopes it would keep them off her lawn.?

Earlier this week, however, when the kids ran into the yard, the little girl slipped on some dog poo and fractured her arm. Now her parents want recompense. ?

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Her plan backfired, and the little girl fractured her arm slipping on dog poo. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

"I feel really terrible that she hurt herself, but I also don't really think I'm responsible. My neighbors are furious at me, and are trying to claim that I should foot some of the medical bills, but I absolutely refused," she said.

"I'm not sure if they know that she slipped and fell because of dog poop that wasn't picked up, but either way I will not agree to help with the bills. I know it was super petty of me to do this, but I asked nicely multiple times and they still didn't respect my boundaries."

Turning to Reddit for advice, she asked if she should consider relenting and paying some of the costs.

Some didn't mince their words about her actions.

"You intentionally laid a trap for the kids. You can't do that, even for trespassers. Like you wouldn't dig a pit in your yard with stakes in hopes of killing a random trespasser, right? You laid a trap, where you knew the kids would go, and the kid got hurt. Best take your post down, pay the medical bills, and fence your damn yard," argued one.

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She admitted she had hoped the dog poo would stop the kids playing there. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

However, others sided with the woman.?

"The kids are under the care and control of their parents. It's the parent's responsibility to ensure their offspring are supervised at all times. OP told the parents on multiple occasions to please keep the kids off her property which they ignored," said one.

"Have a lawyer send them a cease and desist letter for their trespassing so you are covered there," added another, "You did nothing wrong, this is you yard, and they had no business being there. This is their fault.?

While another suggested a different deterrent.

"I was in a similar situation with my neighbours' brats. I eventually screamed at the kids and scared them so bad they started crying and ran off. They haven't been back since," admitted one person.

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Her parents have since asked her to pay the little girl's medical bills, claiming she's responsible. (Getty)

Other commenters went as far as to warn her to take the post down, in case she implicated herself.

"This could fall under booby-trapping laws. Booby-trapping your property is illegal," one warned.

?"Yeah it's illegal to boobytrap your property, even having warning signs wouldn't permit booby traps. Unfortunately admitting to intensively leaving dog poop could be considered booby trapping!," agreed another.

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