Teen party - what does a neighbor do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would put on a KN95 or N 95 and go back and ask to speak to the father. Or you could call on the phone and ask to speak to the father but just be prepared for them to have a 17-year-old in person in the dad be put on the phone.

Or you could call in a noise complaint to 311 or 911. I would not do that unless the kids are white, however.

The previous post or comment to go to bed is obnoxious. That’s the whole point they original poster would like to go to bed and cannot because there’s a loud party going on. During a pandemic. With a bunch of unmasked teenagers. There are many reasons to try to put the kibosh on this party.

You need to go to bed too.

[Anonymous]

I'd call the police.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't have done anything. The occasional party at 11 (not every night of course) is just how it goes in the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

I texted the parent once when their high school aged son had a huge party next door. I got worried our older neighbor would call the police as there were kids drinking and smoking weed in the front yard and there were so many kids in the house. The party was shut down in less than 15 minutes and the parent appreciated the text. I had a teen the same age and would much rather get a text so that I could handle it than to get the police involved especially a few months before college.

[Anonymous]

It’s 11pm on a Saturday night and you’re upset because the noise has been keeping you awake for hours? What time do you normally go to bed?

[Anonymous]

It’s 11pm on a Saturday night and you’re upset because the noise has been keeping you awake for hours? What time do you normally go to bed?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It’s 11pm on a Saturday night and you’re upset because the noise has been keeping you awake for hours? What time do you normally go to bed?

+1

NP. I don't know why you think everyone keeps the same hours. I regularly go to bed at 9pm since I have to be at 6AM - even on most weekends. Who do you think is working at the fire station, the police station, hospital, emergency room, nursing home, grocery store, fast food place, etc.?

If I went to house after 11pm, saw evidence of drinking and couldn't talk to an adult, I'd definitely call the police. I'd hope my neighbors would do the same.

Mother to an 18, 16 and 14 year old.

[Anonymous]

If it had been me, and I made the effort to go over their and knock, I would have asked to see/talk to the father and not leave until I did. I would not go right to the nuclear option of calling the police. I doubt I would have gone over there at all, even though I am also an early to bedder. 9:30 every night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I texted the parent once when their high school aged son had a huge party next door. I got worried our older neighbor would call the police as there were kids drinking and smoking weed in the front yard and there were so many kids in the house. The party was shut down in less than 15 minutes and the parent appreciated the text. I had a teen the same age and would much rather get a text so that I could handle it than to get the police involved especially a few months before college.

+1, as a parent I would want to know and would be grateful you didn't call the cops. If I knew about the party, I would want to know it was louder than I somehow thought.

[Anonymous]

I would have called the cops. Especially now with Covid.

[Anonymous]

I ask them to quiet down.

Don’t call police seriously WTF.

Stop policing your neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Wow no parenting on this thread, LOL

OP call the police next time. Nonemergency number.

Drunk drivers only takes one.

[Anonymous]

I would have called the cops on an underage drinking party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow no parenting on this thread, LOL

OP call the police next time. Nonemergency number.

Drunk drivers only takes one.

This is about parenting, it's about neighboring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow no parenting on this thread, LOL

OP call the police next time. Nonemergency number.

Drunk drivers only takes one.

This is about parenting, it's about neighboring.

Underage drinkers? It's about parenting. Who gives a flip about "neighboring". One kid gets behind wheel from that party drunk and invariably another family loses. Neigbors serving under age teens alcohol call police period. There is no excuse for not.