[sourcery]

The fault always lies with whoever initiates violence.

[ptsal]

Sounds like the neighbor will have plenty of time to contemplate his behavior....in a jail cell.

[Gay State Conservative]

That's their story and they're stickin’ to it.

[Brilliant]

Take away his guns. He’s obviously insane.

[lightman]

From the article:

Competing explanations of the origins of the drama cited stray yard clippings, newly planted saplings and unraked leaves.

[Steve_Seattle]

The people of the New York Times are repulsive human beings. Without naming any specifics, they suggest that this was somehow caused by Paul somehow defying or ignoring community standards.

[BitWielder1]

HOA's can be a pain, but this is taking it too far.

[Paladin2]

"... unraked leaves...."

Them's fightin' claims.

[MrEdd]

A man in Kentucky, well he sure is lucky
To lie down in Bowling Green.

[nevermorelenore]

Bully’s/Abusers often blame their victims.

[Nifster]

Libtard dimwit apparently doesn’t know to stay on his property. If he had a beef take it up with the HOA

[PAR35]

It would have been helpful if Rand’s people had come out with a clear, truthful, statement on the front end. Sort of like when Texas Gov. Abbott wasn’t forthcoming about the injury that hospitalized him. Never did understand why they tried to cover that one up instead of telling the truth and killing the story.

[cincinnati65]

For 10 years, I've lived next to a man whose shrubs are so overgrown, it nearly covers the entrance to his house, who mows his grass once every 5 weeks, and blows his clippings out into the street.

Never once have I tackled him and kicked him until his ribs broke. Not one time.

[HotHunt]

So let me see if I've got this right.

Rand Paul was on his own property and mowing his own lawn when this neighbor decided to run onto his lawn and the NYTimes thinks it's Paul's fault for getting in the way of the guy tackling thin air.

Paul should have eyes in the back of his head so he could have gotten out of the way of this guy barreling up from behind him.

Seriously, no matter what really happen, you do not resolve these kinds of issues with violence.

I used to be on the board of my HOA in Arizona and we sent an offending homeowner a letter, not physically assault them and bust their ribs.

[Karl Spooner]

CNN's version of events. "Couldn't happen again in a million years".

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[House Atreides]

I don’t believe a friggin’ word of this “cover” they’re trying to establish for this crime. I believe the leftist ‘RAT doctor succeeded beyond his wildest dreams of what injuries he could cause Senator Paul. Paul will likely now be absent when a number of CRITICAL votes are taken...where EVERY vote is critical.

[Secret Agent Man]

These are little things that occur btwen neighbors for years and years. Generally they pile on top of each other as patterns of behaviors. A mountain of little things becomes one big thing.

[Intolerant in NJ]

“It was a very regrettable dispute between two neighbors over a matter that most people would regard as trivial.”...of course, they're not "most people" - Paul is a conservative US Senator, and the neighbor was by all accounts an outspoken hard-left Bernie Sanders supporter - that's most probably why the issue didn't play out the way it would have with "most people".....

[onedoug]

NYT=Fake News

Even if it isn’t. Like the boy who cried “Wolf!”

[Redmen4ever]

NYT: Republican hits peaceful socialist neighbor in his hands with his chest.