# Creep Scared My GF Last Night--What Should I Do **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 27, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245 "2010-09-27T17:03:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/61 "2010-09-29T06:29:26Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Try this next time: > > 1. Open the door. > > 2. If the guy steps into the house, shoot him (twice if necessary). > > 3. Go outside. > > 4. Close the door. > > 5. Kick down the door. Take **Rover** ’s advice! He’s a lawyer (or is that **Bricker**?)! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/62 "2010-09-29T08:21:40Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > How do you think your parents would feel if you discovered someone jerking his chicken outside your bedroom? Well, seeing as most parents are almost completely irrational when it comes to protecting their kids, I don’t see how this is relevant. For once, Curtis is right, even if he is being typically tactless. The actual data says that this is not likely to be a dangerous situation, as has been (finally) noted. To act on false data would be to act in ignorance, something we are supposed to fight. Also, did anyone else notice an underlying theme of the following: Oh noes, she’s a woman, she can’t face her fears. She has to radically alter her life to run away from a single incident that probably won’t recur. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/63 "2010-09-29T08:24:00Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > > > Try this next time: > > > > 1. Open the door. > > > > 2. If the guy steps into the house, shoot him (twice if necessary). > > > > 3. Go outside. > > > > 4. Close the door. > > > > 5. Kick down the door. > > Take **Rover** ’s advice! He’s a lawyer (or is that **Bricker**?)! **Bricker** ’s a former criminal lawyer, while **Rover** is a **tax** lawyer. And I’m pretty sure **Bricker** would join me in saying this isn’t a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/64 "2010-09-29T08:48:16Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > > [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > > > Take **Rover** ’s advice! He’s a lawyer (or is that **Bricker**?)! > > **Bricker** ’s a former criminal lawyer, while **Rover** is a **tax** lawyer. > > And I’m pretty sure **Bricker** would join me in saying this isn’t a good idea. A lawyer’s a lawyer! I think the OP should take the lawyer’s advice and frame the [del]masturbator[/del] burglar. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/65 "2010-09-29T10:56:32Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > Aw, that guy has come > Here but now he’s gone > Police don’t re the peeper > nor do some dopers like **Curtis LeMay** > we can be like they are > > Come on baby > don’t re the peeper > With his wang in his hand > don’t re the peeper > Just shut the blinds > don’t re the peeper I have a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/66 "2010-09-29T12:44:48Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Try this next time: > > 1. Open the door. > > 2. If the guy steps into the house, shoot him (twice if necessary). > > 3. Go outside. > > 4. Close the door. > > 5. Kick down the door. RR, please stay the fuck out of the real world, OK? ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/67 "2010-09-29T19:41:46Z")
> [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](#): > > > [@TruCelt](#): > > > > Move if you can, get her a self-defense class, and make sure to secure the place in every way possible. Read “The Gift of Fear” and get her a copy too. Don’t leave her there alone if you can help it. Don’t imagine that your mere presence will keep her safe. > > > > Read the book. > > Geez, my ex had some guy jerking off at her bedroom window (basement apartment) and she didn’t move, didn’t take any self-defense class, didn’t feel like she had to hide behind me or that she needed an escort to or from her own home, never had any further issues, and currently treats it as an amusing story about what a crappy neighborhood she used to live in. Basically, she didn’t let some drunken dumbass make her live in fear. > > But then that was before TV shows like _CSI_ and _Criminal MInds_ made you think that every asshole is also a serial killer. I was thinking along these same lines. I’ve been confronted by pervs jerking off more than once. That’s life in the big city. The first time I was shocked for a couple of seconds, then shock turned to laughter. The second time, my reaction was :rolleyes:, and mostly all :rolleyes: after that. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/68 "2010-09-29T20:22:39Z")
I think there’s a big difference between a guy exposing himself to you in public, and a guy who is standing on your porch, next to an unlocked patio door, looking in on you. Oh, and to further address the OPer, I’d strongly advise my GF that should the same situation ever occur, her first priority should be to get out of the house. Locking the door with him standing right there wasn’t such a great idea. Brrr! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/69 "2010-09-30T00:05:26Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > > > Now I’m picturing a big, white-hot spotlight snapping on. 😃 > > And music, don’t forget the music. _Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my rag-time gaaaaaal…_ ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/70 "2010-09-30T00:08:22Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I think the OP should take the lawyer’s advice and frame the [del]masturbator[/del] burglar. That was framing advice? I thought it was supposed to be, “Look, I can kick down a door so you shouldn’t mess with me” advice. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/71 "2010-09-30T00:30:53Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > > And music, don’t forget the music. > > _Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my rag-time gaaaaaal…_ I was thinking more BOOM-Chicka-BOOM… ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/72 "2010-09-30T02:31:39Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > > [@lindsaybluth](#): > > > > Oh god, this was too funny… > > > > But echoing others, I would get the sensor light asap. > > > > **Stusblues** , also make sure you have a small dowel in the bottom of your patio door if it’s a sliding glass door. Much stronger than a simple lock on it. Here’s a [link](http://www.ehow.com/how_5649396_secure-glass-door-prevent-break.html). > > **Curtis** would probably start yelling at the guy how he’s sinning for “burning with lust.” ‘Hey baby, open the window! I just want to tie our souls together!’ ---
**Author:** ![Kilmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/73 "2010-09-30T02:47:33Z")
What have you heard from the neighbors? Any other experiences? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/74 "2010-09-30T02:51:47Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > > [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > > > Try this next time: > > > > 1. Open the door. > > > > 2. If the guy steps into the house, shoot him (twice if necessary). > > > > 3. Go outside. > > > > 4. Close the door. > > > > 5. Kick down the door. > > RR, please stay the fuck out of the real world, OK? Meh. I think backyard masturbators should stay the fuck out of the real world. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/75 "2010-09-30T02:54:51Z")
> [@Cat\_Fight](#): > > > [@Guinastasia](#): > > > > **Curtis** would probably start yelling at the guy how he’s sinning for “burning with lust.” > > ‘Hey baby, open the window! I just want to tie our souls together!’ No, no no, you’re thinking of **Kanicbird** – he’s the “soul tie” guy. **Curtis** is the one who says that masturbation is a sin because it’s giving into lust. ---
**Author:** ![BayouHazard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BayouHazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BayouHazard)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/76 "2010-09-30T03:11:00Z")
I…DO find myself liking the wasp spray thing. Ooo…gallon bottle of louisiana-style pepper sauce, one shot to the face! But, at my place, if the guns are locked up, we’ve got a perfectly functional sword, staff, two scythes, good kitchen knives, poles, one large and protective dog, and two moderately paranoid lesbians, one with at least some martial arts training. If I saw some guy wanking outside, whether or not I had trou on, I would grab what weapon was most handy and run after him, screaming like a deranged scotswoman, floppy things flapping. ( I might stop to put on my knee-high mudboots, since that’s what is closest to the door) Between the floppy things and the berserker lesbian chasing him, I think he’d not be back. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/77 "2010-09-30T14:46:33Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > I think there’s a big difference between a guy exposing himself to you in public, and a guy who is standing on your porch, next to an unlocked patio door, looking in on you. > > Oh, and to further address the OPer, I’d strongly advise my GF that should the same situation ever occur, her first priority should be to get out of the house. Locking the door with him standing right there wasn’t such a great idea. > > Brrr! I think running outside where there is a waiting prevert is probably not a good idea. And the door was indeed locked. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/78 "2010-09-30T14:54:17Z")
And just to recap, she’s much better about drawing the blinds and locking the doors now. There are some foul things afoot around our place. The next-door neighbors had their peephole removed by person or persons unknown–or so the maintenance guy told me this morning. When I see them, I’ll ask them if that’s the case. We have a security patrol now, and I’m putting in a motion light. I’ll admit I’m having a hard time listening to my better angels on this–I really want to do bad things to this guy. It’s especially frustrating when the cops don’t seem to give a damn. ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/79 "2010-09-30T14:59:21Z")
> [@dzero](#): > > I would recommend an infrared trail camera such as [the Bushnell trophy cam](http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=perf-cat20098&id=0078654419294a&navCount=2&podId=0078654&parentId=cat20098&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=QL&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20098&hasJS=true). It will run up to a year on one set of batteries and has 32 ir led’s to see in complete darkness out to 45 feet. It can take hi-res photos, video or both (need to check the manual on doing both to be sure). > > You can set this up outside near the window and it will be activated by any motion. since it is all infrared, there is nothing to alert the intruder to it’s presence. However some ir leds do emit a faint glow so you should probably check with Cabelas first to be sure. You can even get a lock box to mount it securely to a tree or other object that will accept a couple of lag bolts. > > This will give you solid evidence to give to the police not to mention a hi-res photo id. > > In the meantime, secure your patio door/window with a brace bar if it doesn’t have one already. > > If you think this person might actually break in, get a monitored alarm system. ADT or Brinks will usually install a basic system for free with a contract commitment. You can also get an autodialer with panic button that will dial the police. Finally there are PERS (personal emergency response system) units you can install yourself. Professional monitoring can be as low as $8-10/month. Heh, inspired by your post, I bought one of these for a somewhat different problem. My elderly parents own a cottage north of Barrie, Ontario in a very rural location. There is no-one around, and they are only up there on weekends. The cottage does not have electricity (other than a generator). Over the years, they have suffered from some break-ins, but recently something even more disturbing has been happening. Someone has broken their gate, driven in with a truck, and dumped a big heap of garbage on their property (probably so they would not have to pay dump fees). While they were there, they helped themselves to some of my dad’s wood, which he cuts himself - including some he’d set aside to season for building stuff out of. Naturally, my dad called the cops, but there is not much that they can do. Needless to say, I’m pissed off. As Bugs Bunny famously said, “you realize, of course, that this means war!” My dad beefed up the gate, but if they want in, you can’t really keep them out. So, I bought one of these cameras, and I’m going to set it up, hidden, to watch the access road in to the cottage. If this fucker comes back to dump some more trash and steal stuff, I want his licence number. I’ll report back on experiences. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245/80 "2010-09-30T14:59:36Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Oh, and to further address the OPer, I’d strongly advise my GF that should the same situation ever occur, her first priority should be to get out of the house. Locking the door with him standing right there wasn’t such a great idea. 😕 Are you crazy? She is safely inside her house, with a locked door between her and Scary Dude, where she can safely call the cops, and if need be lock herself in the bathroom with a meat cleaver, and you’re actually recommending that she go outside in hopes that she can out run him??? Hloy crap! That’s the worst advice I’ve eve heard! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245.md?page=5)