What would you do?

"SteveB" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.infowest.com:

STUPID advice that will get YOU arrested for brandishing at the least. Without a credible lethal threat,you cannot "draw your gun" and threaten the complainer. That makes YOU the criminal.

Ah,now you suggest LYING to the police. Making a false claim to a LEO is a felony. And the OP did not mention the complainer making any previous threats.

There's no law against going over to a noisy neighbor at 3AM to complain about the noise. And it's NOT any legitimate threat by itself.

Take SteveB's advice and you can get put in jail,and lose your gun rights.

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Jim Yanik
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SteveB

It CERTAINLY did. I thought the same thing. The combination of material and "complaints".

But I hear bells on TV and think somebody is at the door:)

Reply to
Oren

Go about your business as usual.

Unless you live in California, or some other state with highly restrictive gun laws, if he comes over again at 3 AM, draw a weapon and tell him that if he EVER comes over again, you will shoot him, kick his sorry ass, pepper spray him, or all three. And mean it. Immediately call the police and inform them what happened so that they will not get a call from him shrieking and screaming. When they come to respond, leave the weapon inside, and calmly explain what happened. It's even better if he knocks on the door, and the exchange of words happens while you're standing totally inside your house. They will explain to the idiot that you DO AND DID have the right to shoot holes in his sorry ass.

If he's on your property, you got him. Just be sure to tell the policeperson that he has made threats before and you were in fear of your life. In some states, you can just shoot him.

All a little serious? No. You want to take care of the problem or dance around it? The police can't/won't do anything. The justice system can't/won't do anything about it.

Handle it like a man. You're minding your own business on your own property at three AM and this wack job comes over. That's enough right there.

I live in rural Utah, previously, Nevada. Concealed weapon laws and "castle laws" are pretty lenient here when it comes to defending your home and family from people roaming around YOUR property at 3 AM.

Steve

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SteveB

Ask him to suggest what you should do to lower the noise. After, laugh in his face and walk away. I could understand his concern if you came home blasting the stereo with open windows.

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Rocinante

This does not pass the "what would a reasonable person do in this situation?" test the legal world likes to use. A reasonable person would not use deadly force on a neighbor just for standing on his property to speak to him. Remember, this is a neighbor and not some stranger trying to break into your home.

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Rocinante

The OP did not indicate the complaint was at 3AM on his property; unless I missed it.

Read about Confrontational Avoidance.

When the threat escalates, so does the amount of force.

No threat - no force!

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Oren

My study; was what, would a "reasonable and prudent" man do?

.....prudent ? \\PROO-dunt\\ ? adjective

1 : marked by wisdom or judiciousness 2 : shrewd in the management of practical affairs 3 : cautious, discreet 4 : thrifty, frugal
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Oren

Motorcycle, too?

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Norminn

I offered that solution in case the resident is more concerned with the happiness of his neighbor than his own convenience.

But should the emphasis be reversed - - -

"BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian media say a man was rearing a lion in his back garden until neighbors decided they had heard enough roaring and called police."

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HeyBub

on 4/16/2008 7:34 PM Major D. said the following:

Laugh!

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willshak

Yep, but at what time? You have done two things.

  1. Made a totally unwarrant assumption.

  1. Gave some piss poor advice.

Harry K

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Harry K

Yes, that's what some fools believe. Somebody insulted their girlfriend, so to prove what a man they are, they go find the guy, hit him and the one blow managed to kill him or leave him brain injured. Or they bring a gun, go challenge the guy and wind up using it. Most of these idiots wind up serving time.

Thankfully, there is no state in the USA where you can shoot a neighbor for simply walking over to your property or knocking on the door. The TX stature doesn't even come close to saying any such action is warranted.

What kind of person are you and what kind of moral values can you have that you think it's justified taking someone's life for simply coming onto your property? At most, this is a tresspass case.

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trader4

Whether or not the person came on my property, I'd tell them to buzz off. If they ever were stupid enough to come on my property and complain, I'd handle it. It's that simple. Some situations are best handled by force, confrontation and violence.

Steve

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SteveB

What I read:

In my language, that would mean they came to my house.

Steve

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SteveB

Which reminds me of something I've heard enough times recently to believe.

That there are about two to three times as many "pet" tigers (about

12,000 total) in the USA than remain in the wild worldwide.

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Jeff Wisnia

Jeff Wisnia wrote in news:ormdncrmW8h0WZrVnZ2dnUVZ_remnZ2d@choiceonecommunications:

did you see the recent TV video of the cougar roaming the streets in north Chicago? Police had to shoot it.

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Jim Yanik

What would Jesus do?

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Noahbuddy

"SteveB" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.infowest.com:

I lived in VT for many years. It is legal to walk down the street with a loaded gun in a holster anytime. And during hunting season, no one robs a convenience store. Who would pull a gun on a clerk when 20 people behind you are openly armed?

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Red Green

Jeff Wisnia wrote in news:ormdncrmW8h0WZrVnZ2dnUVZ_remnZ2d@choiceonecommunications:

I'd like to have one...or at least rent it. Got all these bad-asses around here in NC city with pitt bulls they've made miserable. Like to walk streets with em playing "Look at me.I'm bad.". Make a funny bark with head sliced up like ham steaks.

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Red Green

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