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Originally Posted by kurty-b
Let's put two and two together there, and either way you look at it that doesn't really work out.
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I see, so where there's smoke there's fire, and let's just get the authorities involved everytime somebody does something even remotely suspicious.
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Originally Posted by kurty-b
How does trying out an ice cream stand, and stepping into a small storage unit, locking the door behind you, and not coming back out for a long period of time coincide?
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In that just as you didn't recognize that person and you called the cops, how would you feel if people called the cops everytime you went somewhere and people didn't recognize you? I guess I'm assuming that you wouldn't have called the cops if you had recognized the guy as the rightful owner of the storage space, but perhaps you'd have called no matter what.
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Originally Posted by kurty-b
Now, you're making assumptions... At the time I was worried what the person was up to? Was he going to break into someone's car,
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What could have possibly lead you to believe he was breaking into someone's car? If you've left facts out of your description of the situation then please let me know, but based on what you've written, I see no evidence that he was planning to break into somebody's car.
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Originally Posted by Yakk
For various reasons, I don't like theft, property damage or other simular acts occuring uncaught 'near' me.
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OK, so it's allright if it happens in the poor neighborhood in town, just so long as it doesn't happen near you? And if you would have also called the police based on this low level of suspicion I must assume you live in a fortified castle with a moat and 24 hour security service. That just seems a little excessive to me.
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Originally Posted by Yakk
In this particular case, kurty{B} did some preliminary checks to see if the storage unit was being used by the owner. And the person inside stayed inside for an unusually long period of time.
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That's pretty weak evidence to get involved in the situation.
Have you ever done something that somebody might have had a slight inkling about you doing something wrong? Ever come home real late at night? Ever go someplace where people don't recognize you? How would you feel if the cops bust in on you with dogs and flashlights?
And sure, I'm not suggesting he should have gone down there by himself to check things out. I'm suggesting he should have stayed out of it alltogether.
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
When I'm in Las Vegas I visit my property and I poke around to look at it. If a neighbor called the police because a strange man was "casing" the property, I have no issue with having to identify myself as the owner of said property.
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I guess you believe that being hassled by the cops is no big deal and that the cops are really there to protect you. If so, well, that's just where you and I disagree.