Nothing. Not even talk to them. Being cordially distant.
Pretty much how I am with all of my neighbors anyway…
Same.
Mostly mind my own business, but expect to have to record and report a domestic abuse.
I would just mind my business . If he occasionally needs to use a trash can or whatever, I’m not causing any trouble. No reason to assume the worst, but if he starts causing trouble, yeah moving would be the only solution there.
We had cops for neighbours at one place and one down the street in another. Both great people. Used to get together with them, kids played together, etc.
My grandmother lived next to cop. You don’t want to live next to a cop. They think they’re the authority over EVERYTHING. He built his fence three feet into her yard. What an asshole, thinking he’d run over a 90 year old lady. We forced him to move it.
Cops can be fine, many of them want to do good. But law enforcement also attracts/breeds a certain type of thumbhead person that either loves or hates you.
My general rule for cops is to keep my head down. They have no particular reason to bother me, but they’re also a certain kind of person. (Inevitably, because the job is awful and nobody else can handle it long-term)
What is awful about the job? I’ve never done it so I don’t know. But it seems like they cannot be fired, even if they mess up so badly that someone dies. That doesn’t sound so bad to me.
They deal confrontationally with the worst people available at their worst moments, and sometimes do it all day. Movies make us think it’s all masterminds and shootouts, but actual calls are 99% drunks, bullies and wife-beaters.
Like, think of the most toxic interaction you’ve ever had. Now consider doing it multiple times a week. You either become toxic yourself or you burn out.
Edit: You know the Florida man meme? Florida just has laws that get more details published. It’s like that everywhere, and probably less funny and more traumatic in person.
Okay but when i’m in a toxic situation at work I can’t shoot someone and get away without consequences lol.
When police show up to a scene, ordinary citizens have no power over them whatsoever. The police have the upper hand, every single time. Whereas if I get into an argument with a co-worker, client, or shopper I could be fired.
The reason workplaces are toxic are because employees are powerless. Police can literally murder people anytime they want and get away with it.
Sure, and if you’re the sort of person that needs everything to be sorted into neat black or white bins, maybe that’s relevant.
The fact that getting screamed at and spit on is unpleasant remains, though.
Police officers aren’t regularly screamed at or spit on. Where are you getting your information from? Are you just making it up?
Yes, they are. You think whatever asshole doing a domestic is above it? They manufacture spit hoods because that’s a regular issue.
I literally witnessed an arrest like this myself within the past month or so.
So your evidence is… a single witness event? And you think that means it happens with regularity? I’m sorry but something isn’t adding up. : /
Not really pay attention to them at all. Can’t be arsed to care, unless they start waving that gun.
Cop lives somewhere down the street.
I ignore him.
But I also have talked to the neighbors on purpose like. Twice. In almost twenty years lol.
Depends on the people, if they are good people then let’s be friends, if not then just ignore them and be cordial. Like with any neighbour.
Depends on the situation. But generally agree with the top comment.
Recently a cop help me with something not so super legal. Was kinda hilarious as neither of us knew about the other until we casually talked about work and he showed his badge. He was really sweet, and just hated his job. Lost soul. Hope he finds a better way. But he’s still a cop, so I ultimately wouldn’t trust him.
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I’d be more discreet about my moonshine operation, that’s for sure.
My neighbor is a transit cop. Idk what his deal is but he hasn’t spoken to me in six years so I figure we’re cool.
My neighbour growing up was a cop. He and his wife were Christian fundies who had like 8 kids.
I literally never had a single bad interaction with them, and by all accounts he was an alright dad to those kids. I still see him when I visit my folks for the holidays, and when I do, I see his kids now all grown up with kids of their own visiting their parents
I did have one down the street at one point. We each minded our own business and I considered it good for my family’s safety to have a police car always parked nearby
Yeah the rabid lion does tend to keep the wolves at bay and they barely eat any children .
