Good fences make good neighbors...

An Ohio woman was arrested after keeping a football that landed in her yard.

Now, I'm all for being a good neighbor and tossing the ball back, but it sounds like this had been going on for some time and that the woman had finally had enough. And, frankly, it's her property, so even if she'd kept the ball the very first time it landed in her yard, she would have been well within her rights.

Don't get me wrong... Edna Jester could very well be the prototypical "mean old neighbor." But even if that's the case, isn't that her right as long as she is on her own property? It's not like she went over in the other lawn and "stole" the ball from the kids.

If you don't want your kids to lose their football, teach them to keep it off of other peoples property. Seems to me that this is an excellent opportunity to teach your kids a lesson about life and how infringing on other peoples rights, even if it's an accident, has consequences. And then, instead of calling the cops, go spend $15 on another football, ya cheapskate! I'll bet your kids keep it out of her yard this time.

I am baffled that the police could even cite her for this. I sincerely hope that we hear the outcome of this case.