# Should I call the police on this guy, why or why not?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-the-police-on-this-guy-why-or-why-not/600806>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 26, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-the-police-on-this-guy-why-or-why-not/600806 "2011-10-26T01:33:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-the-police-on-this-guy-why-or-why-not/600806/41 "2011-12-12T03:33:17Z")

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Good on you, I think you definitely did right in this case. As someone who has called police on a neighbor before, and documented incidences with building management so their lease wasn’t renewed, I have found the peace and quiet very rewarding.

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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-the-police-on-this-guy-why-or-why-not/600806/42 "2011-12-12T03:55:31Z")

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kudos to you. You are a real hero for helping clean up your neighborhood. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-the-police-on-this-guy-why-or-why-not/600806/43 "2011-12-12T06:17:58Z")

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Who will look after the disabled acquaintance?

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**Author:** ![PotLuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbce88/32.png) [@PotLuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PotLuck)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-the-police-on-this-guy-why-or-why-not/600806/44 "2011-12-12T06:52:47Z")

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> [@Zoe](#):
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> Who will look after the disabled acquaintance?

With luck, someone who isn’t a crack-dealing parasite.

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**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-call-the-police-on-this-guy-why-or-why-not/600806/45 "2011-12-12T11:44:35Z")

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> [@Zoe](#):
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> Who will look after the disabled acquaintance?

I think a grown neice is moving in with her. Also she’s separated from her husband, but they’re still friends. So she will be fine. Druggie son wasn’t much of a help anyhow.

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