It sounded like a gunshot!!! Should they be held responsible for this damage???
By caribe
@caribe (2465)
United States
January 7, 2007 12:45pm CST
This morning I heard something that sounded like a gunshot in back of my home!! I was so stunned I sat for a moment mentally taking inventory of where our gun was and concluded that it couldn't have been our gun. At first, I thought my husband's stalker might have gotten a gun. I went to the back and at first didn't see anything. My husband and a worker was in the back yard. They had also thought it was a gun shot. I heard a Catholic parade in front of the house and realized that that is where the "fireworks" came from. About ten minutes later I discovered a big gaping hole in the roof of my dining room. The roofs here are either metal or clay tiles. Ours is metal. On further investigation I saw a long stick laying across the hole and if you can imagine, it was a huge double charge firecracker and one of the charges didn't explode. I want to go find the church these people go to and let them know they did damage to our house. But my husband says it's not like the USA and there is nothing we can do about it. I think they should know that while they are doing their little parade they can potentially damage others' property or hurt someone. To me it is dangerous and they should be held responsible. What do you think?
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@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
8 Jan 07
You should most definately make the Church as well as the police aware of this caribe. The point here is that someone could have been killed or seriously injured - not a Christian act at all is it? So it isn't the USA you are living in but that doesn't alter the fact that this sort of thing is not acceptable. It might be that they will not pay for the repairs, although I would have that they will pay, but those responsible should know what has happened.
If they aren't told, then this same thing could happen again but with much more serious consequences. There are times when "ignorance is not bliss" and whilst they might have thought it was all part of their celebrations and fun, I believe that they would suffer much more if something happened to a person rather than private property.
Go ahead and let the proper authorities know what has happened is my suggestion caribe, and I wish you good luck with it too.
@ossie16d (11821)
• Australia
11 May 07
Thank you very much for giving me best response for this discussion Caribe. :)
@MakDomMom (1474)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I agree with you on finding the church that was responsible for the fireworks. That is rediculous. Even if you don't get any monetary reimbursement for it (which I hope you do!) at least they should be away of it so it doesn't happen again.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
7 Jan 07
I think that this church should be notified at least so they can down size or stop the fire works. The rocket you described could hurt someone very bably. I'm sure the person in charge would like to be made aware of what happened so they can take precautions That it wouldn't happen again
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@avonrep1 (1862)
• United States
8 Jan 07
I'm sure you will find that they are responsible. They have to have insurance for a public event like that. I would contact them and my own insurance company. You should not have to pay for the damage neither should your insurance company.
@delhirockz (569)
• India
8 Jan 07
YES IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE.....ITS DANGEROUS AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Oh heck yeah! I would be taking a picture and marching my own parade over there right away to inform them of that they had done! It is also under my impression that if any organization has a parade, they must have a permit. Please tell me you called the police in this matter. Or call your home owner's insurance company. They will investigate and con potentially put the squeeze on the people responsible!!! Either way, you definitely want to get someone involved!!
I don't understand your husband's comment though. "...it's not like the USA..."
What does that mean? I looked at your profile and it shows that you are in the USA. So, I don't understand.
@caribe (2465)
• United States
4 Mar 07
I am a permenant resident of Nicaragua. I know that my profile says USA. MyLot told me that in order to use my paypal account that I have had for a number of years, that since I am a US citizen I need to list USA as my address. So maybe that will clear your confusion. There is no home owner's insurance here that I am aware of, the police could care less, and for some weird reason that I totally don't understand, my husband did not want to go to these people about it. We paid for the damages ourselves although I took pictures. I thought that my neighbors would say, "Yes, go tell them what they did." I thought they would support me in wanting to tell these people but they only laughed when my husband told them that I wanted to find the people responsible. I still don't know where the church is located that is responsible. All I know is that it is a Catholic church somewhere in the general vicinity of my home. I finally just dropped it since it was like talking to the wall. My worries are more for the future than for the damage. They had another parade about a week or two later and shot even more of these rockets while I cowered in the living room fearing that any moment one of them would come through the roof and land on me.
@oldboy46 (2129)
• Australia
1 Jun 07
This is an old discussion really but did want to comment on it anyway. Read all the responses as well as your comments on them too.
It seems to me that the Church is morally responsible for the actions of their members. If these people were having the parade or whatever for some sort of religious festival. Even if they were doing it as members of the Church, that is what makes the church responsible here.
What if someone had been killed or seriously injured because of this. What if someone had a serious medical condition and ended up having a heart attack. Would your husband and the neighbours think the same way I wonder? If it happens again, I would ask them how they would feel about it. What if it was the roof of a neighbour's house? What if they or their family was hurt in this sort of thing?
Their thinking would be totally different. My partner is here and she says that next time it happens just grab your chest and moan. The shock along would get your pulse rate up, even if nothing lands on your own home. The Church should be told and they should tell the members of their congregation not to let such things off in an area where people are living.
@caribe (2465)
• United States
1 Jun 07
Shooting these rockets seem to be the main way that these people celebrate special occasions. There have been more fireworks since that occasion and there haven't been anymore mishaps at my house with them. I agree that if they hit my house again I think I will grab my chest. That might go a lot further in getting them to stop this than a hole in the roof. LOL. Thanks for you and your partner's response, Oldboy.
@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
8 Jan 07
They should be held responsible for the damage they have caused. It wasn't like you had a choice about them holding the parade or letting off fireworks. Maybe if you just talk to them they will pay for the damage it is a church. You would think they would just want to do the right thing.
@sweetgirl_k1 (3972)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Are fireworks allowed there? We can only have the ones that sparkle and such cause the other ones are against the law. I would definitely find the church and tell them. Maybe they will pay for the damage. I wouldn't want to pay for it if I didn't do the damage. So I say find the people that did and tell them what they did. I'd tell them to come to my house and look at it to and they can see what they have done.
@hellkybabe (75)
• Philippines
8 Jan 07
I think the church should have concerns regarding about the safetiness of using fire works. They must consider that they can't use fireworks if there were houses around or near them. The church must have full responsibility whatever damages they've done.
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@arvind_mahor (10)
• India
8 Jan 07
really very terrific !!but i think they should not be held responsible for it.
@sbeauty (5865)
• United States
8 Jan 07
I don't think I'd like living in a country where there is no recourse if someone damages your property and threatened your safety like that. I think the people at the church need to know the problem they caused. Possibly there are people in the church who could fix the damage for you. After all, if it's a church, shouldn't they want to help others?
@bdipanjan22 (215)
• India
8 Jan 07
i beleive u should approach them definately and let them kno...they should be held responsible and asked to be a bit more rational and not to use these .........u were lucky it was just ur house suppose it had dropped in ur background while someone was there and exploded...or something like tat gosh....it would have been real bad....they should at least be more carefull and responsioble...they r crazy!!
@sukeshkumarnayak (2003)
• India
8 Jan 07
yes it is dangerous u must try to know more & then decide what to do
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Of course they should be held responsible for the damage and repairs to your roof. They should be made aware of the dangers can you imagine it it had come through a window and caused a fire or injury.
@huashua337 (98)
• Taiwan
8 Jan 07
I think you should contact the church, they'll probably help you pay for the damage.
@cjbond (12)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Wow, to tell you the truth I never knew churchs has parades. But since they do where you are. I would go to the church and/or report it because yes it is dangerous. It was pretty much dangerous in your situation because it could have hurt you since you were in the house. Anything could have happened really. I wonder if they church noticed they did it but just didn't say anything?
If you do go to the church to talk to them about what happened, I'd be polite about it because they may not have noticed it happened. Some times fireworks tend to do that, and the person lighting the fireworks don't mean too.
Good luck, and hope you make the best decision.
