Guest Column Would taking watermelons at night be a crime? It didn’t used to be. It was an annual part event; part of rural up bringing. In my time I did my share of night-time borrowing of said fruit. Most families lived on their farm and had a garden. Some planted a few more watermelons just in case the night raiders chose his. I never tore up vines or left a mess. One great pleasure was bringing along a city buddy and showing him how the so-called master plan was put in motion. There was an art to this. First the patch had to ...