Sometimes you find out real quick you have more neighbors stepping up then thought. We had some blacks from Philadelphia visiting the neighborhood last year who decided to confront some of the neighbors in the dead of the night. Loud and rowdy, standing in the street mouthing off, grabbing their crotches and all the typical culture junk trying to incite neighbors to come out and rumble.
I phoned the police after they ignored my shout to knock it off.....only to find pretty much every neighbor had called and the police were already on their way... they scattered once they saw four officers vehicles coming their way.
Now granted this is a smaller city so the response time is pretty darn quick....plus it’s pretty much a red neck community overall....which is also a plus since foreigners and blacks don’t exactly get warm welcomes here and never remain here for long. At best tolerated with a wink.
But I do think of the fact the cops hands are getting tied more and more and then what?
I can’t get the neighbors to call when the phone and power lines are out much less the police when there are partiers disturbing everyone. Last night some idiots had their music up as loud as it would go. It was rap with all the required f this and s that. One set of neighbors had to finally take their little ones inside leaving hubby to go over to have a heart to heart.
Ok, one neighbor did report some other partiers last weekend who were peeing from their front yard into hers.
Mind you, we’re the poor trash in the wealthy neighborhood.