# So the police wake me up this morning **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 25, 2013, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648 "2013-04-25T08:14:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/41 "2013-04-25T23:00:35Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Why on earth would **Olive** get in “a world of shit”? Is he supposed to track neighbor’s whereabouts at all times of the day to ensure that help is sent promptly when needed? I just can’t see where anyone would automatically think that it’s **Olive** ’s fault if the responders show up to the wrong house: > > - Olive did not make the call to 911 > - Olive did not tell the responders where to go > - Olive does not track the whereabouts of his neighbor 24/7, nor is he under any obligation to do so > - Upon further investigation, it will be seen that the neighbor falsified his own address anyway, so he’s a dumbass. Thank You, **Euphonious Polemic** ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/42 "2013-04-25T23:01:15Z")
He obviously uses Olive’s address because he doesn’t want one of his associates to be able to look up where he lives, and come out and beat the crap out of him. He doesn’t want people to be able to find him. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/43 "2013-04-25T23:01:22Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I agree with all of this except the police… > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Why on earth would **Olive** get in “a world of shit”?.. Because Olive does in fact know he lives next-door. It’s _never_ a good idea to lie to cops or goverment officials. And since the follow-up to Olive telling a cop or EMT “He doesn’t live here” is bound to be “Do you know where he is?” a “lie by omission” is out the question too. > [@VunderBob](#): > > …The next person that walks into your place looking for a vacation rental needs to be charged with breaking and entering, too. I’m confused about this too. 😕 Olive, are you in the habid of leaving your door unlocked? Does this happen when you’re not home, or do they walk in when you’re sitting in your living room? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/44 "2013-04-25T23:06:50Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Why on earth would **Olive** get in “a world of shit”? People are weird. D-Bag’s relative finds out D-Bag made a 911 call, responders showed to the wrong door, maybe were told “dunno who you mean” or maybe OP just isn’t home. Relative asks 911 why dispatch went to the wrong door. 911 says, “cuz that’s the address.” It’s his address all over the place. OP gets asked “Did ya know about the address cockup?” “yup” “What’d ya do about it?” “Nuthin.” People can be counted onto place blame somewhere, and relatives can be counted on to place blame anywhere but on their own, especially their dead. Not saying OP would _lose_ a suit in the matter but it’d be a nasty headache until it went away. Not saying it’s a certainty, or even a major point worthy of a bunch of defense here or a lot of worry for OP, but not unrealistic either. I’ve seen car accident victims sue the previous vehicle owner because they couldn’t locate the guy he’d sold the car to 6 months ago–just because the new owner never got around to retitling the car. No they didn’t prevail, but the defendants had to go through a bunch more crap than they’d have liked to get to that point. Whatevs. What do I know? I’m sure OP can just continue to ignore the situation and no harm will come of it. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/45 "2013-04-25T23:09:44Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I agree with all of this except the police… > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Why on earth would **Olive** get in “a world of shit”?.. Because Olive does in fact know he lives next-door. It’s _never_ a good idea to lie to cops or goverment officials. And since the follow-up to Olive telling a cop or EMT “He doesn’t live here” is bound to be “Do you know where he is?” a “lie by omission” is out the question too. > [@VunderBob](#): > > …The next person that walks into your place looking for a vacation rental needs to be charged with breaking and entering, too. I’m confused about this too. 😕 Olive, are you in the habid of leaving your door unlocked? Does this happen when you’re not home, or do they walk in when you’re sitting in your living room? ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/46 "2013-04-25T23:12:00Z")
I lock my doors when I go out because of the vacation renters walking in. But only when I go out. Most people in my town don’t lock their doors at all. Its been about 6 months since anyone has walked right in. I used to get it all the time. A couple times a week. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/47 "2013-04-25T23:15:32Z")
> [@\_Olive](#): > > That will only fix one of his problems. Since he is so spiteful he can work out how to get his own ambulance. I will still have strangers walk into my house and such. My address is posted all over the internet concerning his business. So lock your door? Or get a new lock if the old one isn’t keeping them out? Even if you’re normally one of those “never lock our doors” types, you’re clearly in a situation where you now need to be one of those “keeps the doors locked” types. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/48 "2013-04-25T23:16:46Z")
We’ll, if you lock yours two things will happen. No one will walk in, and you might start a trend. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/49 "2013-04-25T23:35:47Z")
I had a neighbour once who would constantly complain about stuff but then insist on ignoring all of the suggestions from other folk of ways to fix the problem. ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/50 "2013-04-25T23:45:30Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > I had a neighbour once who would constantly complain about stuff but then insist on ignoring all of the suggestions from other folk of ways to fix the problem. I am not looking for suggestions to fix any problems. No where in my post does it say ‘what should i do?’ ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/51 "2013-04-25T23:57:43Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > We’ll, if you lock yours two things will happen. No one will walk in, and you might start a trend. Or the vacationer will grow increasingly frustrated about his key not working and try to break in through one of Olive’s windows. The vacation rental thing is seriously bizarre; unless of course it’s part of a scam why would he give them the wrong address? :dubious: I really wonder what he tells people who call him up complaining about their keys not working. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/52 "2013-04-26T00:03:10Z")
> [@\_Olive](#): > > Because he won’t change it even after repeated attempts on my part. No one gets it. He is just a downright rude and spiteful person. Go find a legal aid society and see if there’s something you can do like a restraining order against him using your information. Or go get a free attorney consultation. Find out what rights you really have in your community. ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/53 "2013-04-26T00:06:24Z")
The vacationers are usually looking for his house so that he can give them keys. I assume once he gives them a key they go to the proper rental. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/54 "2013-04-26T01:28:42Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > He obviously uses Olive’s address because he doesn’t want one of his associates to be able to look up where he lives, and come out and beat the crap out of him. He doesn’t want people to be able to find him. Post a nice big sign telling people his correct address and phone number. Not your fault, you are just making sure that anybody shows up while you are out that they can find him 😛 Not your fault they go and put the boot in. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/55 "2013-04-26T02:32:16Z")
Olive, sign him up for Parent magazine and National Geographic Kids while you are at it. Start dropping his address into every free drawing offer around town. When the DAV calls, schedule a pickup at his address. Go wild. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/56 "2013-04-26T02:43:35Z")
> [@\_Olive](#): > > I am not looking for suggestions to fix any problems. No where in my post does it say ‘what should i do?’ Then herein lies the problem. Don’t start an MPSIMS thread if you’re just looking to vent and don’t want solutions. The proper place for this would be the monthly mini-rant thread in the BBQ Pit. ---
**Author:** ![toofs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/57 "2013-04-26T03:22:24Z")
What type of business is your neighbor running? ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/58 "2013-04-26T06:37:35Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > He obviously uses Olive’s address because he doesn’t want one of his associates to be able to look up where he lives, and come out and beat the crap out of him. He doesn’t want people to be able to find him. Then why not just put an address in a completely different city? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/59 "2013-04-26T22:48:42Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > Then why not just put an address in a completely different city? Yes, why give the next door address? ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648/60 "2013-04-27T01:22:49Z")
> [@toofs](#): > > What type of business is your neighbor running? Monkey business. And, **carnivorousplant** , it’s because his dad told him that the best place to hide a pair of socks is in the sock drawer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648.md?page=4)