If your teen girls are roaming your neighborhood Saturday nights

[Anonymous]

I don’t get it. Not defending the teens but if you have ring and see what’s happening then don’t answer the door and it should stop since they’re not getting their reward. If it doesn’t they likely dislike you for some reason you might want to figure out

And if you answer the door to find a paper bag on fire on the doorstep, don’t stomp it out.

[Anonymous]

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My teen girls don't go out like this. But what on earth do you think will happen to teens whose faces are recognizable on camera? Do you imagine they will be branded with a scarlet letter? Are you going to call police and how much do you think they will laugh at you? Are you going to send Ring video stills to the school you think they attend? To the colleges you believe they are applying?

Those annoying little blighters are smarter than you. They know you can't do anything.

Ringing doorbells repeatedly at 11 pm every Saturday is harassment. It agitates dogs, wakes up kids, and ruins the sleep of adults who may be suffering from cancer or performing surgery in the morning.

They can be sued civilly (without needing police to get involved) and the fact that they were sued for harassing neighbors will go on their permanent record. Colleges will know.

It is also just inviting a stand your ground incident.

You have a wildly unrealistic idea of the likely outcome of suing minors for ringing your doorbell and then running away once per week. In this instance, suing is not the threat you think it is.

How can you justify the behavior? I’d go after the parents and call child welfare.

I haven’t justified the behavior. What you think will happen if you file a lawsuit over this? What remedy would you be looking for? Because teens typically don’t have significant assets, you’d have to sue their parents as well. You’d have to convince a court that a weekly late night doorbell ring has made you so anxious, depressed, fearful, enraged or sleep deprived that you are unable to enjoy living in your home and the court needs to award a settlement. You’re not going to get a high dollar amount for this minor nuisance. You’d have to represent yourself in court to come out ahead. Maybe the perpetrators have turned 18, but otherwise, juvenile records, even in civil court, are often unavailable to the public, and even when the public can gain access, a person might have to show cause for why they should be granted access. Juvenile records also are frequently expunged, especially for small infractions. A lawsuit involving a minor would not turn up in searches by colleges and would not follow the kid for life.

You are really confused. They expunge criminal records. They do not expunge civil lawsuits. (Where did you come up with that?)

Tell your kid to stop if you are so worried about this.

Also it is truly insane that you would think someone wanted to get rich off of this. Obviously that’s not the point. It is about stopping what has become persistent harassment. Just wait til it happens to you. You will see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it. Not defending the teens but if you have ring and see what’s happening then don’t answer the door and it should stop since they’re not getting their reward. If it doesn’t they likely dislike you for some reason you might want to figure out

And if you answer the door to find a paper bag on fire on the doorstep, don’t stomp it out.

“A reason you might want to figure out?” They are running through the entire neighborhood ringing *everyone’s* doorbells. You think everyone should try to figure out why they are so unlikable? The entire neighborhood now sleeps with all outdoor and indoor lights on.

Nobody answers the door. It is 11 pm. They just get woke up again and again. If you turn your doorbell off they bang on your door.

Truly these kids are at risk of being harmed by a homeowner. And if anything ever happens in the neighborhood they will be prime suspects, for better or worse. It is a really bad idea to do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP,

My teen girls don't go out like this. But what on earth do you think will happen to teens whose faces are recognizable on camera? Do you imagine they will be branded with a scarlet letter? Are you going to call police and how much do you think they will laugh at you? Are you going to send Ring video stills to the school you think they attend? To the colleges you believe they are applying?

Those annoying little blighters are smarter than you. They know you can't do anything.

She’s going to post their photos and videos on NextDoor. That will show them!

My teen son and friends don’t do this, they are definitely too old thankfully. They have fake Nextdoor accounts and love seeing the cranky Nextdoor posts about teens. Sometimes they comment for fun. We tell them not to because teen behavior can be scary and dangerous and that’s not nice either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP,

My teen girls don't go out like this. But what on earth do you think will happen to teens whose faces are recognizable on camera? Do you imagine they will be branded with a scarlet letter? Are you going to call police and how much do you think they will laugh at you? Are you going to send Ring video stills to the school you think they attend? To the colleges you believe they are applying?

Those annoying little blighters are smarter than you. They know you can't do anything.

She’s going to post their photos and videos on NextDoor. That will show them!

My teen son and friends don’t do this, they are definitely too old thankfully. They have fake Nextdoor accounts and love seeing the cranky Nextdoor posts about teens. Sometimes they comment for fun. We tell them not to because teen behavior can be scary and dangerous and that’s not nice either.

Sounds like you raised a real gem there.

[Anonymous]

You do realize how Ring doorbells work don’t you? You use the app to see who’s at the door, see a bunch of teenage girls and ignore. If it happens often, you lower or turn off the sound of the doorbell. Save the footage in case there’s a need for video evidence later.

The kids are being kids. They’re having fun. You don’t have to get so worked up over it. I say this as someone who’s been ding dong ditched, not as someone who’s actually done it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP,

My teen girls don't go out like this. But what on earth do you think will happen to teens whose faces are recognizable on camera? Do you imagine they will be branded with a scarlet letter? Are you going to call police and how much do you think they will laugh at you? Are you going to send Ring video stills to the school you think they attend? To the colleges you believe they are applying?

Those annoying little blighters are smarter than you. They know you can't do anything.

She’s going to post their photos and videos on NextDoor. That will show them!

My teen son and friends don’t do this, they are definitely too old thankfully. They have fake Nextdoor accounts and love seeing the cranky Nextdoor posts about teens. Sometimes they comment for fun. We tell them not to because teen behavior can be scary and dangerous and that’s not nice either.

Sounds like you raised a real gem there.

Oh you’re the gem.

[Anonymous]

One or two ding dong ditches, not a big deal. Kids being kids.

But when it’s deliberately repeated throughout an entire neighborhood and wakes up people late at night, that crosses the line. Someone needs to tell the kids that they’ve been caught on camera multiple times and that unless they stop, charges can be brought against them for disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, harrassment, and/or trespassing (check with police on local laws). Penalties include fines and community service.

Kids tend to continue doing things until they get bored or someone stops them. I’d be worried that if no one intervenes, the behavior might escalate into vandalism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Omg dentist guy and hose neighbor are the ones I came here for. More, please.

Andrew Lester shot Ralph Yael in the head, causing permanent brain damage.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Ralph_Yarl

Kevin Monahan killed Kaylin Gillis.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kaylin_Gillis

Closer to home, a kid was shot and killed near Fredericksburg VA this past May playing DDD. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/virginia-teen-shot-ding-dong-ditch-tiktok-prank.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU8.CfFb.A9ZNtaAIvtDB&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One or two ding dong ditches, not a big deal. Kids being kids.

But when it’s deliberately repeated throughout an entire neighborhood and wakes up people late at night, that crosses the line. Someone needs to tell the kids that they’ve been caught on camera multiple times and that unless they stop, charges can be brought against them for disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, harrassment, and/or trespassing (check with police on local laws). Penalties include fines and community service.

Kids tend to continue doing things until they get bored or someone stops them. I’d be worried that if no one intervenes, the behavior might escalate into vandalism.

If you ignore they get bored and stop faster.

[Anonymous]

Reach around and pull really hard on that stick lodged up your 🍑

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg dentist guy and hose neighbor are the ones I came here for. More, please.

Andrew Lester shot Ralph Yael in the head, causing permanent brain damage.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Ralph_Yarl

Kevin Monahan killed Kaylin Gillis.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kaylin_Gillis

Closer to home, a kid was shot and killed near Fredericksburg VA this past May playing DDD. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/virginia-teen-shot-ding-dong-ditch-tiktok-prank.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU8.CfFb.A9ZNtaAIvtDB&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Especially in areas with lots of guns, it's not safe for the kids to do ding dong ditch at night. Not everyone has a ring doorbell.

[Anonymous]

Why not disengage your doorbell? Who needs it anyway?
Then they can’t bother you

[Anonymous]

What if a homeowner calls them out by name on a public Facebook (o similar) group and then colleges admissions officers and job recruiters can Google it? Isn't that reason enough that this is a really bad idea.

[Anonymous]

All fun and games until your child or someone gets hurt.

Parents manage and supervise those kids. The neighborhood is tired of them.