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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.

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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.

[b]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.[/b] Colleges will know.

It is also just inviting a stand your ground incident. [/quote]
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.[/quote]

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

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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