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raeanna74 · 03-29-2004, 10:59 AM

There is nothing wrong with them giving the family an apology. It was a mistake. They came to the wrong conclusions based on the families particular habits and nothing more. They should at least be willing to give the family a written apology. It would be embarressing to have all the neighbors watch while the police searched your house. It gives the neighbors the impression that you could be/become criminals just because the police thought you were. From then all the neighbors will look at the family just a little suspiciously. A written apology might help to stop that from becoming an issue.

Personally - my family didn't take their garbage out until the morning of because the dogs in the neighborhood would tear into it and spread it over the road.

We use a lot of electricity. Almost twice as much as our neighbor:
- because we have a family/he is single
- we have 3 computers/he has none
- we have a stereo and sounds system and 2 TV's/he has a small TV
- I'm home all day with children/he goes out during the day
- I wash my clothes at home/he uses the laundromat
- I do 4 times as many dishes
- I'm up later
I could go on and on. They should have been a little more careful. Instead of finding mainly circumstantial evidence. If they were growing pot - they would have been meeting people to sell it to eventually. The police could monitor things and watch for real criminal activity.

One thing I can say. At least they didn't break the door down to go in. They asked to be let in. The family cooperated so I think an apology would be good PR and not too much to ask.

03-29-2004, 10:59 AM	#27 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	There is nothing wrong with them giving the family an apology. It was a mistake. They came to the wrong conclusions based on the families particular habits and nothing more. They should at least be willing to give the family a written apology. It would be embarressing to have all the neighbors watch while the police searched your house. It gives the neighbors the impression that you could be/become criminals just because the police thought you were. From then all the neighbors will look at the family just a little suspiciously. A written apology might help to stop that from becoming an issue. Personally - my family didn't take their garbage out until the morning of because the dogs in the neighborhood would tear into it and spread it over the road. We use a lot of electricity. Almost twice as much as our neighbor: - because we have a family/he is single - we have 3 computers/he has none - we have a stereo and sounds system and 2 TV's/he has a small TV - I'm home all day with children/he goes out during the day - I wash my clothes at home/he uses the laundromat - I do 4 times as many dishes - I'm up later I could go on and on. They should have been a little more careful. Instead of finding mainly circumstantial evidence. If they were growing pot - they would have been meeting people to sell it to eventually. The police could monitor things and watch for real criminal activity. One thing I can say. At least they didn't break the door down to go in. They asked to be let in. The family cooperated so I think an apology would be good PR and not too much to ask. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.