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Is it a hate crime?
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| You should keep the police as well as your neighbors very very aware of what is going on. I have dealt with a CooCooCrazy neighbor before and keeping the other neighbors so aware was the most helpful thing. |
Anonymous
| Maybe get a guard dog to scare him away? |
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OP:
A lawyer/prosecutor here. My unofficial take is that no crime has been committed. I also wonder whether ratcheting things up will just make things worse. It sounds like your neighborhood is otherwise accepting. If you are comfortable sharing, I'd be curious to know at least generally what part of town you're talking about. It also sounds like your neighborhood may be one in transition - so maybe he'll just transition the hell out of there. Until then, but for moving (which I'm not suggesting you do), I say just avoid the f@#cker. Good luck. |
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What a sucky situation for you. However, I am not sure that there was a crime committed, wast there? Trespassing, destruction of property, theft, vandalism? If not, then you don't have much of a case.
Unfortunately, your neighbor has a right to think and believe what he wants and even shout it out loud from his door step if he wanted to, but there is no law against a jerk like that unless he is in violation. |
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| Put up a webcam and see if you can record the goings on while you're away. Nothing can be done until you have some proof or witness of anything illegal that has been done to you and your property. |
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I would get a big huge scary dog that barks a lot.
I have a dog that would die for me. He is very good with the family, but not very accepting of strangers (to the point that he can be difficult with houseguests). HOWEVER, this dog gives us amazing peace of mind and when his 90lbs of pure muscle starts going, and jaws that look like they could crush a bowling ball get yapping, its enough to make a grown man pee his pants. I can make him bark and growl on command, so if I am ever home alone and get scared, I just have him go nuts at the front door for 60 seconds and I'm sure it scares anyone off. |