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I have a friend (not a member of this forum ) that needs a non-violent way to head off a problem with some trouble makers.

My friend is a 70 year old retired General grade officer. He has lived in his neighborhood for 25 years with no trouble. Haloween night, he awoke to some noise out in the street. Several teenage young men were running through yards and down the street throwing themselves against parked cars. Three of them made it into his yard and body slammed themselves against his car.

He came out and yelled at them to leave. Lot of gestures and trash from the teenagers and they were gone. he recognized them as 3 brothers from 4 houses down. They range in age 10 yrs- 17 yearsl old.

The next day he went over to talk to dad and met the youngest in the driveway with the other two standing among some clutter in the garage. The youngest says he does not have a dad, my friend insists he wants to talk to his father , the other two are moving in the garage reaching for something and he leaves.

Hours later a man shows up and identifies himself as responsible for the boys. He is their uncle, mom recently murdered dad not to be found since divorce nearly 7 years earlier. He can't control them. My friend asks if they have a gun in the garage ( he thought he had seen something in one of their hands) uncle says I think they might.

Over the last few weeks boys have started making more eye contact, hanging out closer to his house, and walked through his yard again with him in plain sight.

A week ago he was returning home with his wife, it was not dark but very near, the boys stood in the street in a position that would not allow him to reach his house. They turned their backs on him as they blocked his way. Wife was driving and had to go aroung the block to enter driveway as they watched from one house over. Interesting-wife blames him

He has called the cops and they have advised him to keep a record of their activity. I am afraid this is going to be right up until these kids cross the line then someone is getting hurt.

Lot of old heads here with lots of experience-we know a gun is not the answer and the three of them together are capable of doing a lot of damage to an older man especially if he is surprised.

I know these kids are slowly escalating this to some point known only to them. I will see my friend Monday-have any of you got any ideas?