Some punks spray painted my car.

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Ktulu

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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: dxkj
Originally posted by: DaShen
Beat the crap out of those kids


I didnt see them do it, and dont even know the kids.... plus with them carrying pistols I would be pretty stupid to try to confront a few of them at the same time, even if they are kids

Lure them into an ambush....

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yes, you must do this
 

Bryophyte

Lifer
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You really need to set up some security cameras. Have them set up to mail you photos in addition to recording locally.
 

DaShen

Lifer
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Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: DaShen
Report them again, and get your wife to say she saw them do it. Press charges. Teach those brats, and their bastard parents, a lesson

So you want his wife to commit a crime too?

Didn't he say her wife saw them and kind of scared? Nevermind.

Originally posted by: shuan24
invest in some web cameras or security cameras and put them discretely outside your home. Make sure you're recording! You seriously never know when you might need the evidence. If you ever go outside, make sure you're in the viewing angle of the camera.

This is a good option, but the security cameras can be expensive.
If you do it, report the incident and mention you suspect the kids. Next time the kids try to retaliate you wil have evidence.
 

ahurtt

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Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: DaShen
Report them again, and get your wife to say she saw them do it. Press charges. Teach those brats, and their bastard parents, a lesson

So you want his wife to commit a crime too?

Agree. Bad move. Don't file a false report. Too many ways to get caught in a lie. Especially if it comes to pass it wasn't the kids you got your wife to say did it. She will be responsible for the lie even though it was your idea. Don't do it.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: dxkj
Originally posted by: Kilgor
Doesn't sound like a decent neighborhood with hoodlums running around with guns spray painting cars.

Well it was... the kids were just friends of one kid in the neighborhood and now apparently Im a target.... thanks to the police for being discrete on that....


Is


Viva la resistance
Fvck-W

A common phrase to write on peoples vehicles?

You need to escalate this ASAP, and you need to talk to the cops who responded to the call yesterday and find out exactly who the fvck told these sh1ts you were the one who made the call.

Why are the police such morons?
 

DaShen

Lifer
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I thought he said his wife saw them passing by when it happened. I guess I was wrong. I didn't say to file a false report. I just misread.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: DaShen
Report them again, and get your wife to say she saw them do it. Press charges. Teach those brats, and their bastard parents, a lesson

As screwy a solution as this is, it's probably the best one. I hate to advocate lying or filing a false police report, but this is war and at the end of the day, you need to take care of #1 (and #2).
 

dxkj

Lifer
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The police went up to me a few times and asked me questions while the one kid was still outside, so it was obvious it was me... I didnt care, they stored guns on my property, hidden near my house... that alone had me livid...


I have no sure way of handling this, but I wont take it lying down. I already called the police, waiting for them to come to tdiscuss it.
 

ahurtt

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Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: DaShen
Report them again, and get your wife to say she saw them do it. Press charges. Teach those brats, and their bastard parents, a lesson

As screwy a solution as this is, it's probably the best one. I hate to advocate lying or filing a false police report, but this is war and at the end of the day, you need to take care of #1 (and #2).

Unfortunately, just saying you saw them do it might not be enough. It's your word against theirs. And even if you did see them do it, if you don't know their identities or where in the neighborhood they live, the best you can do is describe them to the police who then may or may not find them. . .You mentioned that you or your wife recognized one of the kids as being from your neighborhood possibly? Any idea where he lives or any way to find out? If you are going to get the police involved more, it would be a good start to give them something to go on.
 

Kilgor

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Call the FBI sounds like terrorist activity to me, or you can look into a Big Ass dog.
 

BriGy86

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Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: dxkj
Originally posted by: DaShen
Beat the crap out of those kids


I didnt see them do it, and dont even know the kids.... plus with them carrying pistols I would be pretty stupid to try to confront a few of them at the same time, even if they are kids

Lure them into an ambush....

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:shocked:

yes, you must do this

WINNAR!
 
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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: dxkj
Originally posted by: DaShen
Beat the crap out of those kids


I didnt see them do it, and dont even know the kids.... plus with them carrying pistols I would be pretty stupid to try to confront a few of them at the same time, even if they are kids

Lure them into an ambush....

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LoL, this guy has the right idea

 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: Toasthead
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
It sounds like a little frontier justice is in order.

Frontier Justice is always in order. Until I see a cop who weighs under 250lbs and can run from his desk to his squad car without having a heart attack, I'm not relying on them for squat.

Well, except catching speeders. Of course, as soon as the general public wises up and realizes that the best way to beat a speed chase is to go on foot, the cops will be useless at that, too.
 

dxkj

Lifer
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Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: DaShen
Report them again, and get your wife to say she saw them do it. Press charges. Teach those brats, and their bastard parents, a lesson

As screwy a solution as this is, it's probably the best one. I hate to advocate lying or filing a false police report, but this is war and at the end of the day, you need to take care of #1 (and #2).

I wouldnt do that BS so you guys can STFU right now....
 

BigJ

Lifer
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Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: Toasthead
Originally posted by: NuclearNed
It sounds like a little frontier justice is in order.

Frontier Justice is always in order. Until I see a cop who weighs under 250lbs and can run from his desk to his squad car without having a heart attack, I'm not relying on them for squat.

Well, except catching speeders. Of course, as soon as the general public wises up and realizes that the best way to beat a speed chase is to go on foot, the cops will be useless at that, too.

I agree that people should protect themselves (within the limits of the law), but everything else you said is some of the most ignorant sh!t I have ever heard.
 

AbsolutDealage

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1. Buy motion sensors rigged to doorbell in house
2. Buy shotgun and pit bull
3. Take a week off work, leave bait in driveway
4... ?
5. Profit!
 

dxkj

Lifer
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Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: DaShen
Report them again, and get your wife to say she saw them do it. Press charges. Teach those brats, and their bastard parents, a lesson

As screwy a solution as this is, it's probably the best one. I hate to advocate lying or filing a false police report, but this is war and at the end of the day, you need to take care of #1 (and #2).

Unfortunately, just saying you saw them do it might not be enough. It's your word against theirs. And even if you did see them do it, if you don't know their identities or where in the neighborhood they live, the best you can do is describe them to the police who then may or may not find them. . .You mentioned that you or your wife recognized one of the kids as being from your neighborhood possibly? Any idea where he lives or any way to find out? If you are going to get the police involved more, it would be a good start to give them something to go on.


We already know where one of them lives, and so do the police.... The issue is, it could have been one of the kids, or any of their friends.... so trying to identify without seeing them is pointless
 

BriGy86

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Originally posted by: dxkj
Originally posted by: ahurtt
Originally posted by: jbourne77
Originally posted by: DaShen
Report them again, and get your wife to say she saw them do it. Press charges. Teach those brats, and their bastard parents, a lesson

As screwy a solution as this is, it's probably the best one. I hate to advocate lying or filing a false police report, but this is war and at the end of the day, you need to take care of #1 (and #2).

Unfortunately, just saying you saw them do it might not be enough. It's your word against theirs. And even if you did see them do it, if you don't know their identities or where in the neighborhood they live, the best you can do is describe them to the police who then may or may not find them. . .You mentioned that you or your wife recognized one of the kids as being from your neighborhood possibly? Any idea where he lives or any way to find out? If you are going to get the police involved more, it would be a good start to give them something to go on.


We already know where one of them lives, and so do the police.... The issue is, it could have been one of the kids, or any of their friends.... so trying to identify without seeing them is pointless

witch hunts can some times be a good thing

example A: this situation
 

dxkj

Lifer
Feb 17, 2001
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Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage
Personally, I would go to home depot and get some motion detectors, and hook them up from the entrances to your property to a doorbell system in the house. Buy a shotgun and a pit bull

1. Buy motion sensors rigged to doorbell in house
2. Buy shotgun and pit bull
3. Take a week off work, leave bait in driveway
4... ?
5. Profit!

I want to get a hand gun for fun anyway, im a really good shot with most weapons....

I might get motion sensitive lights for around the house to help reassure my wife... but we have a shared walkway that might get setoff a bit.... how hard is it to rig motion sensitive lights to go off and have the doorbell ring to?

 

AbsolutDealage

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Originally posted by: dxkj
We already know where one of them lives, and so do the police.... The issue is, it could have been one of the kids, or any of their friends.... so trying to identify without seeing them is pointless
Get that little kid down to the station in a room with an intimidating cop, and I'm sure he'll give his friend up.

 

DaShen

Lifer
Dec 1, 2000
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Didn't you say your wife saw them in the area? Guess not.

Just report it, the cops will record it as an incident. Get security of some type. If you can afford camera, do it, otherwise big dog.

If anything happens later, the cops can take more action with the incident reported, but since you already did that, you can't do much anything else except for the dog or the cameras.
 

Vegitto

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It's not that hard, dxkj. Get a large dog, but don't attach too much too it, as it will most probably will get shot. Get some camera's, like 2 fake ones, the ones that are in obvious places and a couple of live ones. Get yourself a (real looking) gun, and if you see them again, confront them with the gun CLEARLY visible. They'll scatter like the rats they are.
 

DaShen

Lifer
Dec 1, 2000
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Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage
Originally posted by: dxkj
We already know where one of them lives, and so do the police.... The issue is, it could have been one of the kids, or any of their friends.... so trying to identify without seeing them is pointless
Get that little kid down to the station in a room with an intimidating cop, and I'm sure he'll give his friend up.

Wouldn't happen unless his parents allowed it. No proof he did anything in this case.