I'm probably a little over sensitive to the neighbor's comments because of some past history I've had in the neighborhood.
About a year and a half ago I had a very similar situation. Except that time a guy genuinely did threaten to sic his doberman on me. Funny part was the guy didn't even have his doberman right there with him. I filed a police report on that guy. Looking at the law, I believe that it was an criminal threat as he "intended to cause fear", but the officer who took the report said I had to "actually be in fear". Seems that LCPD ended up talking to the guy, because I haven't had any further trouble with him.
My neighborhood is full of people who don't like dogs peeing in their yard, more or less leaving droppings... so since moving in, I've always tried to be considerate about it.
But the unfortunate truth is that there are people out there who threaten deadly force over dog droppings in the yard. LCPD has had similar cases in the past, some with guns.
I'm not convinced that this latest guy even has a gun, but to get as upset as he did, over something like that, says to me that he's not all there upstairs.
I'll cut the guy some slack, and see if I can talk to him next time I see him.
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- Thu May 26, 2005 9:56 am
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- Topic: Disturbing incident this morning
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- Wed May 25, 2005 9:55 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Disturbing incident this morning
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Disturbing incident this morning
Was walking my dog as I do every morning. Nice day. Everything was great.
Then I see an older guy whom I've seen around before. He's out in front of his house. I'm on the other side of the street. I say hello! He responds with a flat hello. He bends over and looks at something in his yard by the sidewalk. His wife walks over by him. He says loudly and in a really agitated way "I feel like shooting whoever left this s**t in the yard!" as I'm passing on the other side of the street. His wife said nothing.
I guessing a dog left some droppings in his yard. Didn't see anything from my side of the street. I don't ever walk on his side of the street anyway.
I start to wonder if it's a veiled threat? I didn't see any weapons, so I continue to make distance down the street.
I always thought the guy was a little off, since during the last presidential election the guy had a John Kerry sign in his yard
On my way home I start to wonder what happens to the next guy innocently walking his dog down the street?... or heaven forbid he runs into whoever was responsible for the droppings?
Should I file a police report on the guy? Anything I can do differently in the future? What say the forum?
Then I see an older guy whom I've seen around before. He's out in front of his house. I'm on the other side of the street. I say hello! He responds with a flat hello. He bends over and looks at something in his yard by the sidewalk. His wife walks over by him. He says loudly and in a really agitated way "I feel like shooting whoever left this s**t in the yard!" as I'm passing on the other side of the street. His wife said nothing.
I guessing a dog left some droppings in his yard. Didn't see anything from my side of the street. I don't ever walk on his side of the street anyway.
I start to wonder if it's a veiled threat? I didn't see any weapons, so I continue to make distance down the street.
I always thought the guy was a little off, since during the last presidential election the guy had a John Kerry sign in his yard
On my way home I start to wonder what happens to the next guy innocently walking his dog down the street?... or heaven forbid he runs into whoever was responsible for the droppings?
Should I file a police report on the guy? Anything I can do differently in the future? What say the forum?