I once moved over a neighbor.
They were redneck druggie hicks, matter of fact about a year after we left he was sent to prison for 7 years for dealing (constantly cars at night would drive up to their trailer stay 10 min then leave ).
Anyway he stared ogling my then 11 year old and 6 year old daughter’s when the bus woukd drop them off. I thought well I can kill him and maybe go to prison for 30 years, or take my chances and likely get one of my daughters raped
’so I sold and moved…pity it had a fine lake on it.
My lawyer told me that the cops literally have to tell you that threats are not going to materialize because the law is only reactive*. As one deputy told me, well, when he kills you, we’ll arrest them.
Wise choice on the move.
* People criticize the FBI and various agencies for not answering threats with arrest after the threats materialize. This has happened in school related murders. But the point is, it’s almost impossible, or at least rare to get a conviction based on a threat. How many threats have you heard in your lifetime as opposed to them actually being carried out. The ratio is probably hundreds to one.