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When you see someone in the neighborhood who doesn't fit the "demographic"

Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:06 am
Posted by jsquardjj
Member since Oct 2009
1319 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:06 am
Wondering how many people on the OT think its appropriate to go and question people in your neighborhood who don't look familiar?

We live in a nice neighborhood that is probably 95/5 white to black. Our black friend came over yesterday (late 30s, VP of a large company, great guy) and was wearing gym shorts and a saints T. When he left and walked to his car, some dickhead from the neighborhood who was taking a walk, decided to come over to him and sarcastically ask "Can I help you?". Followed by questions as to what he was doing in the neighborhood, etc. He answered the initial question but just ignored the rest and left so that he didn't get heated. He said this kind of thing happens from time to time, and he just tries to leave quickly so that it doesn't incite him. It is obviously something that can get someone worked up and you never know who the next Zimmerman might be.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:07 am to
I pour soup on their grass
Posted by crazyLSUstudent
391 miles away from Tiger Stadium
Member since Mar 2012
5531 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:08 am to
Where do you live?
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
55041 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:08 am to
quote:

It is obviously something that can get someone worked up and you never know who the next Zimmerman might be.




As long as your friend doesn't start slamming his head into the concrete sidewalk, your friend should be fine.


Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120432 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:08 am to
You need an armed neighborhood watch.

We take shifts on the golf cart patrolling 24/7

Posted by TheMailman
Member since Jul 2017
1550 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:09 am to
You sound racist
Posted by BayouBengal
Member since Nov 2003
28275 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:09 am to
He should quote Bubbles from TPB

LINK
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83631 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:10 am to
I normally take pictures of them from inside my house and post them to the neighborhood FB page with the caption "Be aware of this man walking around the neighborhood. He looks suspicious."
This post was edited on 10/11/18 at 9:11 am
Posted by Snipe
Member since Nov 2015
11005 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:10 am to
The guy out for a walk should be more careful, you never know who the next Trayvon will be either.

How did you handle this situation BTW?
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16549 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:12 am to
I just wave to everyone driving through my neighborhood. If they're a neighbor or a neighbor's guest it's a nice gesture, if it's someone who isn't supposed to be there they at least know one person saw them and could possibly identify them
Posted by crewdepoo
Hogwarts
Member since Jan 2015
9629 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:12 am to
quote:

and you never know who the next Zimmerman might be.

Most likely someone from the poli board
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30626 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:13 am to
My neighborhood is very inclusive. We mandate no race can have more than a 50% split of the homes. It’s very progressive, but it makes for such a unique culture. My neighbors are always strapped, so you know the neighborhood is safe from outsiders. And a lot of my neighbors are entrepreneurs, they’re always being visited by customers, even late at night
Posted by flyAU
Scottsdale
Member since Dec 2010
24855 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:13 am to
I probably live in a 50/50 neighborhood. Mostly professionals.

We all know when someone is around who shouldn’t be. No one wants their shite stolen.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65924 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:13 am to
quote:

Our black friend came over yesterday
You only allow yourself one?
Posted by noonan
Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Aug 2005
36905 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:14 am to
quote:

He answered the initial question but just ignored the rest and left so that he didn't get heated. He said this kind of thing happens from time to time, and he just tries to leave quickly so that it doesn't incite him.


Maybe if he answered the guys questions and said that he lives in the neighborhood people would stop asking him.

I'm not someone that would go investigating because someone looked "out of place", but I also know our at least recognize most of the people in my neighborhood.
This post was edited on 10/11/18 at 9:19 am
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32741 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:14 am to
I called the popo's on some dudes driving around my neighborhood scoping out my driveway/open gate, they drove by a few times really slow. They didn't see me in the front yard staring at them.

If they weren't acting suspicious, I wouldn't have batted an eye though. They obviously don't live in my neighborhood, and my street is not a common cut through.

ETA: This was the one and only time that I did this. I had sketchass people walking around my house all the time when I lived in New Orleans and not once did I feel threatened.
This post was edited on 10/11/18 at 9:16 am
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
101670 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:14 am to
They're usually tourists. I just smile and say 'hi.'
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:16 am to
Sounds like your neighbor was just being neighborly. He saw someone that he figured didn’t live in the neighborhood and ask him if he needed any help.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
166508 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:18 am to
quote:

jsquardjj


ok guy, we get it, you have a black friend and he's surprisingly a great guy, VP, young and wears saints clothing)
Posted by PortHudsonPlaya
Houston
Member since Jul 2017
3170 posts
Posted on 10/11/18 at 9:20 am to
I’d bet my life savings that this didn’t happen.
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