I did the right thing right?

[cassanova]

I heard a neighbor yelling some serious crap at the top of his lungs earlier, such as "I'm going to beat your ass bitch." "Get the **** out here or open up, bitch." There was no doubt in my mind from his tone, he was hostile. I even heard him slamming/kicking things around. So, I called the cops.

The cops show up at my address, saying there was a report of a verbal dispute coming from this address. I told them, "no, the call came from this address, and its for an address two houses up the street on the left." They patrol the rest of the street, but none of the other houses received the same treatment ours did. Ours was the only one where they pulled into the drive and got up close and personal. Any who, the leave, and one comes back a few minutes later, and parks catty corner to my house, in stealth mode. He's now finally parked in front of the right address. I don't know if he's questioning anyone, because none of his lights are on, not even parking lights.

I normally don't call the cops over things like this, but this guy was hostile and irate. But mi madre says to me "next time, mind your own ******* business!" In fact, all but one person in my family flamed the crap out of me for reporting it. I did the right thing right? I'm pretty certain I did, yet my family is making me feel like I was being a buttinski and overstepped boundaries. I think it's the fact that I was arrested for something I didn't do about a year ago, that has me buying into her crap and second guessing myself a bit.

Later Edit: They just escorted someone into the patrol car in a pair of cuffs.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Right?

Probably, in some idealistic sense.

Wise?

Not in any I can think of.

Now, If You had heard gunshots, or even seen the gun, knife, hatchet, chainsaw, you name it, that'd be different.
A person yelling at another, threatening to kill 'em, that's called life. Get used to it or go down.

Regards
Sam

[Joe Gress]

Abuse is still abuse. Yes, you did the right thing.

[pacojas]

i wasn't there, so i can't say if you were over-zealous. your family may or may not be right. fact is, some people NEVER get involved with another family's domestic affairs.

loud, aggressive behavior should be monitored by someone so i guess it should be the police. personally,... i would proably shouted even louder for him to ST*U. usually, things calm down if the parties involved know others are hearing said threats.

in the bigger picture, i would say you did well to do something! FTW

[sandmangeck]

You did the right thing. Verbal Abuse is still abuse. People forget that sometimes.

[atomicdog]

You did the right thing. It's always a tough call and often uncomfortable, but better to err on the side of safety.

[skwee]

You did the right thing.

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by atomicdog

You did the right thing. It's always a tough call and often uncomfortable, but better to err on the side of safety.

This.

[skychief]

Originally Posted by cassanova

But mi madre says to me "next time, mind your own ******* business!"

I hafta side with your mum on this.

Regardless of weather or not they hauled someone away.

The exception would be if it were an on-going "disturbing-the-peace" issue....like it was so loud, you couldn't sleep, made the babies cry, etc.

The content of the yelling is not relevant...people say nasty things when they're pi$$ed off.

[lowfreq33]

I'm just wondering if the laundry wasn't done right or dinner was burned.

[Kitsapbass]

If you heard him slamming/kicking stuff around he was already at the point where he could hurt something, even if it's just himself.

I'm a mandated reporter, so if something like this happens, I HAVE to get involved. F'ing sucks sometimes.

[ShredderMaximus]

Woulda sucked if he was just playing some Xbox or something, I seen some real Xbox Live Mega Ragers in my time.

[noeinstein]

You probably did the right thing. Point is, you did what you thought was right. I like that you did that despite pressure to stay out of it. Says a lot (of good things) about you.

[Kwesi]

Originally Posted by T-Bird

Hi.

Right?

Probably, in some idealistic sense.

Wise?

Not in any I can think of.

Now, If You had heard gunshots, or even seen the gun, knife, hatchet, chainsaw, you name it, that'd be different.
A person yelling at another, threatening to kill 'em, that's called life. Get used to it or go down.

Regards
Sam

Glad you're not my neighbor. I'm also glad that I don't happen to be in an abusive relationship... or any at all at the moment. If he had heard any of those then there's a good chance it would've been too late.

[Shakin-Slim]

There's nothing wrong with being neighbourly. I'll never buy the "keep your nose out" crap. Look out for those around you, they'll look out for you.

[cassanova]

Originally Posted by T-Bird

Now, If You had heard gunshots, or even seen the gun, knife, hatchet, chainsaw, you name it, that'd be different.
A person yelling at another, threatening to kill 'em, that's called life. Get used to it or go down.

With as angry as he was, I was actually expecting to hear shots. I'd also feel like a huge piece of crap if I didn't call and then heard the shots. I'm not too worried about going down, I told dispatch that I wished to remain anonymous. If for whatever reason he finds out who made the call and starts in with me/family, then I'll call the sheriffs department again. If I'm unable to call, then I'll do what I have to do.

Originally Posted by lowfreq33

I'm just wondering if the laundry wasn't done right or dinner was burned.

I don't think it was anything like that. I heard a male voice shout the guys name and immediately followed with, "You need to chill and quit talking to my family like that!"

[cassanova]

Originally Posted by Kitsapbass

If you heard him slamming/kicking stuff around he was already at the point where he could hurt something, even if it's just himself.

Agreed.

If it was a domestic case, then he at least laid his hands on someone. They don't arrest you here for verbal assault. He was arrested sometime around midnight, so I'm going to check their website a little later in the day to see what he was booked for.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Originally Posted by Kwesi

Glad you're not my neighbor. I'm also glad that I don't happen to be in an abusive relationship... or any at all at the moment. If he had heard any of those then there's a good chance it would've been too late.

Well, with the scarse bits of information about the situation itself the OP provided, I'd be willing to side with his mom and folks. The truth is, we know absolutely nothing about the person(s?) invoved, his parents probably do. Half the rant was about the police harassing him . Got to be for a reason, methinks.

If a person known to be a criminal by You and probably not by Your kid, was raising havoc, would You let your kid invite the cops to Your house just moments before his/her arrest?

I sure wouldn't.

In that case I'd call the cops as well, but I wouldn't fail to tell them where to go like OP did.

Originally Posted by cassanova

I'm not too worried about going down, I told dispatch that I wished to remain anonymous. If for whatever reason he finds out who made the call and starts in with me/family, then I'll call the sheriffs department again. If I'm unable to call, then I'll do what I have to do.

And that is to run I hope.

Unless You're able and willing to kill him/her with a firearm in your front yard, there's absolutely nothing You can do without getting killed. And if he/she has a better aim, a gun in Your cold hand won't do much good either.

That kind of people probably have nothing to lose, unfortunately, but perhaps You do.

Regards
Sam

[tastybasslines]

Originally Posted by atomicdog

You did the right thing. It's always a tough call and often uncomfortable, but better to err on the side of safety.

I don't think that is the side of safety. It is the side of risk. If no one goes to jail and they find out (and probably will) it was you, you are not going to be happy.


Gunshot or panic rape screaming only.

[Stumbo]

You did the right thing.

You spoke upfor someone who needed you.

Let your family know that you were exercising your first amendment right.