# Limited contact with a suspect

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limited-contact-with-a-suspect/688476>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 14, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limited-contact-with-a-suspect/688476 "2014-05-14T22:39:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2014, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limited-contact-with-a-suspect/688476/21 "2014-05-16T20:09:29Z")

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Easier to answer / ask questions this way:

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> Quote:  
> Originally Posted by GusNSpot View Post
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> Openly carry a hand gun in a holster anytime you might be on your property at the same time he is. Practice so that you will be comfortable while wearing it. If he is no good, he will note the confidence of you movements.  
> Hahaha…hahahahaha. That’ll see Essured locked up in the local slammer quicker than a murder suspect! Different gun rules here! I re-read the first 2 posts of the OP. How am I supposed to determine location is down under?
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> Quote:  
> Learn to do your own maintenance.  
> As Essured explained, the maintenance is not something that every Tom, Dick or Harriet has the ability to master. Like anything, that’s why we employ other people to do the stuff that either we can’t, or don’t want to do.  
> Since I am pretty sure what she is talking about but doesn’t want known, nor do I know what she is capable of, how big is her fear compared to learning this skill. Yeah, takes strength, skill, knowledge & is hard but I know several women who can & do it. One is a small middle aged lady.
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> Quote:  
> Find out who your neighbors use.  
> From the OP, it seems that the immediate neighbours are indeed using the same fella for the same maintenance work, and he’s considered competent.  
> Well, since this all supposedly happened 15 years ago, the gossip monger who told her about it kind of forgot about all the neighbors who do use him. Why not check with the neighbors about what they think the danger level is and not asking question on the SDMB while not giving the relevant data?
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> Quote:  
> Go ask him point blank. You are new and have heard rumors. You are a bit uneasy.  
> I can actually get behind this one. Sometimes the most obvious tactic is the best one…next time he’s down doing his stuff, proffer a cuppa and JUST ASK HIM! Being upfront like that might be the first time in a long time he’s been spoken to like a regular human being, and you might earn yourself a goodly deal of respect for treating him with respect…not to say maybe a discount on the maintenance sessions!

I agree with you agreeing with me. 😃

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