Do you live near Bad People?
By barbaraeyre
@barbaraeyre (326)
United States
March 6, 2010 10:38pm CST
The street on which I live on only has 5 homes. One of the homes is actually a duplex, which is two small one-floor apartments next to each other that share a common wall down the middle.
Unfortunately, the landlord of the duplex likes to rent to some "bad elements" - people who do not work, take and deal in drugs, are disrespectful to us neighbors, and can easily be called "white trash".
You know these people are bad when the town and county police/sheriff know the persons by name and even suggest you have a gun in your home just in case. Hmmmm. Thankfully, the law enforcement said they were going to try and get someone undercover in there (in these people's group of friends that come over daily) and thus hopefully catch these folks in more than just petty possession and such.
The point of this post is to ask, for those who live near bad people, how do you deal with them in your daily lives? My husband and I frequently find ourselves watching these folks out our windows, making sure they are not up to something bad. They like to litter the roads with beer cans and the like, let their dog run loose, talk loudly, be active at all hours of the day and night, etc. Enough to drive your nerves on edge. UGH!
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@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
i guess its not nice to live near bad people, as if you have kids it might influence your kids too. and also for the fact that you cant sleep thinking that someone might just going to get inside your house and take all your money and other things, nor if you go out your afraid that all your things are already lost. i live in an apartment near the main street, near school and hospital so most of the tenants here are students, theres always guard around so no one can easily enter our building. and the street is clear with any bad people nor bad elements that might destroy the mind of the students around. theres always police nearby so i know i live in a safe place.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Yes we do unfortunately. At one time this neighborhood was perfectly safe to walk around in by yourself then some people started moving in I am assuming they moved out of some really bad neighborhood before they came here and for some reason they felt the need to bring the bs from there over here. I truly wish they'd all take off to their own island somewhere where they can keep all the misery they obviously love to cause to their own scum kind.
@barbaraeyre (326)
• United States
12 Jul 10
Amen! I totally agree with you there.
I often have wondered what made these people move into a small street that was obviously quiet and peaceful. Everything they makes them stick out like a sore thumb and thus make all their activities so transparent. Seem like dummies to me! LOL
@mr_pearl (5018)
• India
7 Mar 10
Oh man... This is a terrible experience. I have been pretty fortunate in this matter.
I would suggest you change your place of residence. I know it might sound cowardly etc., but hey we're not on the same terms with these people. I mean, they're criminals. And we're decent ones, right? Why be around such people and ruin our happy lives...? I can imagine it must be very hard for you to live happily with such a crowd in your neighborhood. May such troubles vanish very fast... Good Luck!!
@barbaraeyre (326)
• United States
12 Jul 10
I agree about moving - to a certain extend.
First - we were here first. Why should we move?
Second - my husband and I think that we need to make a stand. If we move, then those people feel like they are the dominant ones and they have "won". This is our neighborhood ... they intruded on our peace and tranquility.
Third - we simply don't have the ready funds to move anyhow! LOL
@sweetsagittarius (64)
• China
7 Mar 10
My experience is not serious as yours.After graduate from college,our five classmates rent a apartment in an old district.The bulding is poor at sound insulation.The man and wife who live on upstairs always like to argue at midnight,they beat each other,screech.We are often waken up by their screen.They always agure for more than an hour,during this hour ,We cannot sleep anymore.Our poor five classmates had to go to work the next day.We have tell the man on the updstairs many times,hope they make them noisy a little low,but has no effect.So after sometimes ,we earn a little more,we move to other district.
@barbaraeyre (326)
• United States
12 Jul 10
Ugh! I don't envy that situation you were in. I am glad you were able to move and I hope that was a more peaceful area.
When people are like they, they don't care who hears them while they are fighting. It's sad really.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
7 Mar 10
barbaraeyre no I have no idea as I live in this retirement center with about 100 other people but from what I see on our street here the neighbors are all really nice people , law abiding , I have never seen a lot of police cars come around. oddly a lot of these people are vietnamese which will sound odd to you as I am in garden grove C
alifornia in the US. but we here are in the middle of a settlement called Little Saigon where a whole lot of vietnamese people all settled in this one area. they seem like really nice quiet well mannered people and are all very courteous and pleasant to talk to. We just do not see police cars come into this area except when one of the older people here have a medical emergency and sometimes the police are also called but not very often. Several times the police have been here because a resident has gone missing and the staff are afraid that he or she might have fallen,or got lost or whatever. But there just is not any crime here which I am so thanful for.
alifornia in the US. but we here are in the middle of a settlement called Little Saigon where a whole lot of vietnamese people all settled in this one area. they seem like really nice quiet well mannered people and are all very courteous and pleasant to talk to. We just do not see police cars come into this area except when one of the older people here have a medical emergency and sometimes the police are also called but not very often. Several times the police have been here because a resident has gone missing and the staff are afraid that he or she might have fallen,or got lost or whatever. But there just is not any crime here which I am so thanful for.@barbaraeyre (326)
• United States
12 Jul 10
I'm so glad that your experience with "bad element" people have been limited. Sounds like you are surrounded by good people whom you can turn to for help if need be.
@quixotecybercafe (130)
• India
7 Mar 10
i am living the peoples who have very very and even extremely bad activities and characteristics, but we have to adapt these type of things and behaviors some time, because we are compelled to do that, but sometimes we can rejuvenate all the differences, but we accept this, and then suddenly it crosses the limit, and we faced the difficulties and challenges /............. we have avoid them
@sknsknskn (393)
• India
7 Mar 10
no, main kabhi bhi bad people ke pass nahi rehta.....i always live near good people
@dingdangdoodle (144)
• Latvia
7 Mar 10
Terrible!
IMHO the best thing to do is to try not caring (at least in public). Whatever you do just don`t try to resolve the situation yourself or try to reason with them, it will just get worse.
