Some kids were fighting each other after they hit cars with a ball in our neighborhood and wrote expletives in someones parking space. Someone, not me, called the police on them. It is definitely a bit extreme, but our local town PD does a good job with community policing and responding appropriately to complaints.
The parent of the children who did these things and had the police called on them was outraged, saying it was a gross overreaction. These kids are very nice and respectful to me, always saying hello Mr. ENDuRUN. They are 6 and 8 and almost never have adult supervision outside - I'm okay with that generally, but they've gotten into some trouble that might warrant an extra set of adult eyes.
These kids come to me to fix their bikes, to play with my kids, to show me their new toy, bike, scooter, etc. I like them.
What really grinds my gears is that their parent just complained about the police being called but never addressed their kids behaviors. What got me even more heated was another neighbor who is constantly virtue signaling, hanging pride flags and black lives matter flags. She literally said "I don't trust the police and wouldn't call them even if I needed help."
Our town PD has never been, to my knowledge, accused of inappropriate behavior. They are great with community policing. They have helped me personally by investigating vandalism to my car and catching the men who did it. I just can't fathom how someone could say something so ignorant.
The parent of the children who did these things and had the police called on them was outraged, saying it was a gross overreaction. These kids are very nice and respectful to me, always saying hello Mr. ENDuRUN. They are 6 and 8 and almost never have adult supervision outside - I'm okay with that generally, but they've gotten into some trouble that might warrant an extra set of adult eyes.
These kids come to me to fix their bikes, to play with my kids, to show me their new toy, bike, scooter, etc. I like them.
What really grinds my gears is that their parent just complained about the police being called but never addressed their kids behaviors. What got me even more heated was another neighbor who is constantly virtue signaling, hanging pride flags and black lives matter flags. She literally said "I don't trust the police and wouldn't call them even if I needed help."
Our town PD has never been, to my knowledge, accused of inappropriate behavior. They are great with community policing. They have helped me personally by investigating vandalism to my car and catching the men who did it. I just can't fathom how someone could say something so ignorant.