Pair arrested, accused of squatting in Davidson home

The squatters pledged allegiance to the Moorish Nation, a fringe organization that believes in their own sovereignty and is known to try to stake claim of others' property.

[PorkChop]

So if it's the mayor's house they get arrested in 7 hours, but if it's anybody else's home, it can take several months or longer to evict?

[OsamaBinLooney]

if it *wasn't* the mayor's house, it wouldn't have taken 7 hours, it would have taken 7 MONTHS

[arycosta]

Only difference is the Mayor can have them arrested on the spot, us regular folks have to go through the eviction process to remove them.

[hc_]

Honestly I think squatters are the most nastiest, cruelest and shameless type of people 🤦🏽‍♂️

[magicworld]

If it wasn't the mayor's house. They would still be there.

[roseinharlem]

Sad how folks get arrested for squatting at the mayors home but when dirt bags squatted in my house I was told nothing could be done because it’s not a police issue. So we had to do it the street way and run the risk of getting in trouble. All I can say is every family should have some goons.

[jeynjohnstone]

7 hours for the handcuffs to come on?How come its a civil matter for everyone else?

[AlaskanAndie]

THESE OUTRAGEOUS LAWS NEED TO BE CHANGED!!!

[williamdavidcraigjr]

One day, squatters are going to go into the wrong house and get hurt

[shaunamarie]

Squatters should have no rights, its theft like taking anything else that doesn't belong to you!!! I don't get it at all!!! Ridiculous😡

[hobbyistanonymous]

The crazy thing is thousands of people get away with this same scam every day. The sad thing is this is the only case I have ever seen where the people actually get arrested.

[leidya]

Funny how the issue was resolved in seven hours because the victim was a mayor. Others that this happened to have to go through the legal system, file papers, get lawyers, spend thousands of dollars and takes months to get justice.

[dianabranham]

Sad that people go in someone else's home and try to take it. Why did they arrest these squatters in 7 hours and can't make them move sometimes for months in other people's houses. I guess it's because whose house it was. They need to arrest all the squatters immediately.

[pfzht]

They clearly lack a fear that needs to be taught to them.

[garywhitehead]

This should be considered breaking and entering and trespassing.

[jamesgfraser]

The laws regarding squatters are absolutely archaic. Police should have the power to go in and arrest on the spot, absolutely beyond all comprehension that this can go on.

[luvvinlovelock]

Isn't squatting formerly called house invasion? And yes they need to be arrested all of them. Each and every one of them.

[TheCoolProfessor]

Complex solution: call the Police and go through a broken system.
Simple solution: Get out of my house or I unleash mister twelve gauge.

[ChristineEBrown]

The Mayor gets people out quickly. It takes months or even years to get people out of the common folks houses.

[GEECHIEGirl]

They didn't do their homework. The Mayor's house!!!