Man up the street, sort of threatening me....what should I do?

[chickenannie]

If my roo is in the barn (50 feet away) and crows at night and it bothers me, I shut my window. That's all it takes. How far away is this guy? My neighbor has a rooster about 500 feet away and hiw crowing is a very distant, mild, quiet sound that would never wake me up -- and that's with my window open.

I would advise a negotiated, peaceful solution with this guy. What's to gain by making it escalate with threats, etc.?

I would talk to him first and clear up all the facts with him.

 

[amazondoc]

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Oh cmon. There's no law against carrying a bag, for heaven's sake. Heck, most women carry bags wherever they go! Maybe it was a grocery bag, maybe it was a trash bag, whatever. Don't jump to so many conclusions.

 

[speckledhen]

I think the threat was perceived by the OP, a feeling that I've had myself from time to time about someone. All one has to do is feel threatened for it to be a threat, really. No, carrying a bag is not a crime at all, however, there was obviously something that disturbed the poster about the man's demeanor. We always say to follow your gut instincts about things like that; better safe than sorry. I think caution is definitely in order here and much thought before you make any moves here. Could be nothing, however, you never really know.

 

[the1much]

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Oh cmon. There's no law against carrying a bag, for heaven's sake. Heck, most women carry bags wherever they go! Maybe it was a grocery bag, maybe it was a trash bag, whatever. Don't jump to so many conclusions.

we wasnt talking law, theres no laws for ALOT of things i could do to threaten someone. now your grasping at strings,,, like i said , or "meant" you dont go to someone in a THREATENING manner and call that negotiating or even TRYING to negotiate.

 

[amazondoc]

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Right again. The OP *perceived* a threat. That doesn't mean that there actually WAS a threat. It could be one way or the other -- we just don't have enough information to say.

The OP also said: "Im hoping for the best, of course, but I dont trust people. They are mean and nasty and will stop at no end to get what they want. Its getting worse all the time."

This indicates, to me, that the OP has a preexisting bias against people. She thinks people "are mean and nasty" in a general sense. So it seems likely to me that she may have overreacted to the approach of this guy. I don't know either, of course, since I also don't have all the info. None of us knows, so we shouldn't be so eagerly jumping to all these nasty conclusions.

 

[amazondoc]

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Well, I think it's grasping at strings to call a bag a threat -- so we're even on that one.

 

[the1much]

least im even,, im usually in the hole hehe

 

[cajunlizz]

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Well , you started off saying he KINDA , SORTA threatened you . Either he did or he did not .

What exactly did he say ? and what was the purpose for the bag in his hand ? Maybe to grab your rooster and BAG IT ?

# 1 . I would call the sheriff and tell him exactly what SO CALLED happened . Let the sheriff warn him he was actually transpassing .

#2. Put up a sign NO transpassing

# 3. Watch WHO you say threatened you , it can be held against you

 

[cajunlizz]

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Well , you started off saying he KINDA , SORTA threatened you . Either he did or he did not .

What exactly did he say ? and what was the purpose for the bag in his hand ? Maybe to grab your rooster and BAG IT ?

# 1 . I would call the sheriff and tell him exactly what SO CALLED happened . Let the sheriff warn him he was actually transpassing .

#2. Put up a sign NO transpassing

# 3. Watch WHO you say threatened you , it can be held against you

 

[cmom]

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I agree. This is true. Put up a NO TRESPASSING sign. If he comes onto your property again, then you have legal recourse.