this, apparently, is some of the 'freedom' we're fighting to defend, because its a crime to have your grass taller than its mandated to be;

 Fort Worth, TX — In the land of the free, having tall grass can land you in hot water with the state. We’ve reported on case after infuriating case of individuals who have received astronomical fines in the name of tall grass — with some of them even losing their homes. To make sure you have a short lawn, the state will go to great lengths.

Well, this week, a man in Fort Worth, Texas decided that he wasn’t having it anymore. On Friday, police were dispatched to the home of a man whose grass was too long to meet the city’s arbitrary requirements but when they showed up, the homeowner had a message for them — in the form of bullets.

According to the Fort Worth Police Department, police officers and Fort Worth Code Compliance officers arrived at the 4800 block of Cedar Springs Drive for an execution warrant for a high grass violation. The warrant was in reference to an ongoing Code Compliance issue, according to police who arrived at approximately 8:30 a.m.

Police said they knocked on the man’s door to tell him about the warrant and the action being taken but they received no response. After several failed attempts to contact the man inside, city code enforcers began mowing his grass.

Moments after the lawnmower started up, the man inside opened the front window to his home and opened fire on the mowers, Code Compliance officers, and police officers.

As police took cover, the homeowner continued firing at them on two more occasions. Luckily, no one was hurt before an hours-long standoff ensued...........read more.........