OT: I just caught some punk

[rdouglass]

I read recently that someone had similar problems and started putting up signs stating that the property next to their house was a suspected drug house. According to the article, activity virtually stopped soon after and the neighbors moved on to "greener" pastures.

Don't know anything about any sort of liability / slander but according to what I read, it was extremely effective and non-violent.

Personally, the violence approach appeals more to me, but the non-violent approach is always more socially acceptable...

If I can find the article again, I'll post a link.

[sachmo]

Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
Don't shoot then with a rifle or a pistol. Get a stungun and shoot them till they are squirming uncontrolablely on the ground. Then call the police. It's non-lethal, so it cool.

It's still assault, and illegal. You better have damn good reason, and preferably a witness or two.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by rdouglass:
I read recently that someone had similar problems and started putting up signs stating that the property next to their house was a suspected drug house. According to the article, activity virtually stopped soon after and the neighbors moved on to "greener" pastures.

Attention can do alot. Thats always part of the plan with "neighborhood watch" or "subway guardians" or "taking back the neighborhood" programs.

I think Im in 5 different police reports credited with forestalling what could have been nasty situations just by having a determined tourist attitude. The Last one was a guy who left an argument and came back with a shotgun. I stood out on the sidewalk watching it all like it was some sort of TV show. He got mad and tried to order me away. I didnt get into an argument but I wouldnt leave.

As far as this situation, maybe you can arrange with neighbors to provide more lighting in that direction at night. Get manikins and put them in the windows. Put in motion-sensor lights which are pretty cheap and set them too sensitive so that even pets and bats make them turn on. Accidently set your car alarm off alittle too often. Get the neighbors to park their cars nearer to that house and space them just barely too close for someone to park between them so that some of the visitors cant just pull up and do a quick park-n-go right in front. All of this would make the neighborhood seem like its no longer one that someone can quietly enter and leave without being noticed.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Originally posted by sachmo:

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Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
Don't shoot then with a rifle or a pistol. Get a stungun and shoot them till they are squirming uncontrolablely on the ground. Then call the police. It's non-lethal, so it cool.

It's still assault, and illegal. You better have damn good reason, and preferably a witness or two.

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'They were skulking about my property at night' seems to me a perfectly good reason for bodily harm. And as for proof, that's what the camera's are for.

[Puke]

have you ever been hit with a stungun or pepper spray? it mainly serves to piss you off. sure it hurts, but it does not take very long to figure out that its not killing you, and after that you have an angry person with alot of adreniline on your hands.

and like the man said, its illegal to assault someone with a non-leathal weapon. if you dont want to risk retaliation and incarceration for vigalante actions, starting a joint action program with your neighbors is probably the best thing to do. police or sheriffs departments usually support or sponsor such things.

and there are popup adds for those x10 cameras all over the f-cking internet. I hate to endorse popup ad spammers, but they are the most widely known, cheap, effective spycam type thing. there are probably similar things from all sorts of different vendors, web-cam sorts of things.

[sachmo]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:

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Originally posted by sachmo:

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Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
Don't shoot then with a rifle or a pistol. Get a stungun and shoot them till they are squirming uncontrolablely on the ground. Then call the police. It's non-lethal, so it cool.

It's still assault, and illegal. You better have damn good reason, and preferably a witness or two.

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'They were skulking about my property at night' seems to me a perfectly good reason for bodily harm. And as for proof, that's what the camera's are for.

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Try to explain that to the jury. You'll probably get sentenced to more time than the guy slinking around in the shadows.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Yes, well, that's one of the problems with jury's. Anyone skulking about is a) up to no good. b) A potential killer.

I'd move to Texas, but I don't like sweat.