| ▲ | actionfromafar 12 hours ago |
| Depending on the neighbours, may be asking for more trouble. |
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| ▲ | JumpCrisscross 11 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| > Depending on the neighbours, may be asking for more trouble Idk, I’d consider it highly provocative if a neighbour installed anything on or tampered with my property without not only my permission but even the decency of notification. At that point, they not only lose the benefit of doubt but the benefit of civility since I’m not sure what other social conventions and laws they may be comfortable casually violating. |
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| ▲ | TeMPOraL 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | OTOH, if you talk about it first, then you forfeit the option to do the sticker thing later, because then the neighbor will know it was you who tampered with device. If you do it like OP did, then the neighbor will not be sure who was responsible, if anyone at all - they might assume they're just imagining things, or not even notice at all, because they're not paying attention. Asking first is a guaranteed way to make them pay attention. Not advocating any course of action, just gaming out the options a little. | |
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| ▲ | brookst 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Yeah at that point you are almost obligated to confront the person who was trying to avoid conflict. Like, dude, just say something. Assuming the worst is a very bad habit and very antisocial. | | |
| ▲ | bbarnett 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | It should be noted that trespassing near a residence at night, is often different than during the day. Where I live, at night it's criminal. | | |
| ▲ | brookst 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | Where I live it’s criminal day or night, but certainly the likely reactions differ. |
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| ▲ | actionfromafar 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Yes, I'm not advising, just an idle thought. |
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| ▲ | godelski 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Sure, but we don't know that. Besides, it's becoming increasingly common to avoid confrontation. A lot of people might consider it too much trouble because they don't know their neighbors. If you don't go in angry/"swinging" then people are usually pretty reasonably |
