When is enough, enough?

[Bulljacket]

But my question really is when should I call the police. I completely agree with you, but trying to determine when it's yelling and when it is actually domestic violence is hard to do. I have a good friend who used to work for me, who had the cops called on him once by a nosey neighbor. He and his wife were arguing, possibly too loudly (I have been guilty of this, and no I am not proud of that, but it happened) anyway he got so mad he threw something. I was not at her, or even in her direction, but when the cops came they took him in. When he didn't show up for work the next morning and won't answer the phone, I called his wife. She explained the whole thing and told me he was in jail, even though she insisted he did nothing to harm her. This is just standard procedure, and unfortunately it can lead to a criminal record in some cases. With that in mind I don't really like calling the cops for such things, but should it happen again, I guess I will. I'll let the police sort it out.

If you hear it regularly then it's probably more than just a little spat. Besides its the police departments job to investigate and try to end it before it gets worse and someone gets hurt/killed.

 

[shootsacanon]

Well, I try to be live and let live, but that changes when it affects my security, property value, or quality of life. The longer you let crazy occur, the more they think it's okay. And crazy attracts more crazy. If something isn't right, call the police and let them sort things out. Then maybe crazy will move so you don't have to.

 

[2007]

Yep that's enough....you should definitely move

Sir, I definitely concur with this sound advice and, enjoy the troll....

 

[jlw]

The second thing is another neighbor who has decided to cover his yard in moth balls. Pretty weird, but it stinks, and come to find out is a federal offense.

I would really, really like to see proof that there is a federal statute that addresses moth balls on a lawn.

 

[xlr8ngn]

But my question really is when should I call the police.

Call the police when you want someone arrested. That's what can and will happen. So many good intending neighbors call the police to handle simple annoyances, and someone goes to jail. "But I didn't want anyone to go to jail".

The moth balls could be to kill grubs in the grass, repel moles (who eat grubs), rodents, snakes, etc. Many home grown uses, which the EPA does not want you to use them for. I don't want the EPA using govt issued credit cards for personal use http://www.newsmax.com/US/EPA-credit-cards-Inspector-General/2014/03/11/id/558825/

 

[Fire4Effect]

I would really, really like to see proof that there is a federal statute that addresses moth balls on a lawn.

http://dph.georgia.gov/sites/dph.georgia.gov/files/EnvHealth/Chemical/NaphthaleneFS.pdf

Paragraph two, I don't make stuff up.

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/laws.htm

I don't know what they will do and it doesn't really have any kind of penalty specified, but yes there is a federal statute.

 

[sniper22]

If no one is directly bothering me, I mind my own business. I also prefer my neighbors stay out of my business. Guess that's why I don't live in a subdivision.

 

[sniper22]

http://dph.georgia.gov/sites/dph.georgia.gov/files/EnvHealth/Chemical/NaphthaleneFS.pdf

Paragraph two, I don't make stuff up.

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/laws.htm

I don't know what they will do and it doesn't really have any kind of penalty specified, but yes there is a federal statute.

Where does it say in the epa link that it's illegal? I've read it several times and don't see it. I'm old and don't see well but I can't see anything that says mothballs in ones yard is illegal.

 

[Fire4Effect]

Where does it say in the epa link that it's illegal? I've read it several times and don't see it. I'm old and don't see well but I can't see anything that says mothballs in ones yard is illegal.

What it says it the use of mothballs (Napthalene) outside it's intended purpose or inconsistent with the label instructions is a violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act which is a Federal Statue of the EPA. Once again what they would do, I don't know, but when my wife called they were very concerned about it and instructed her to contact the Department of Agriculture.

This might help but it's a long read and I just don't care enough to read it all...http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/fifra-erp1209.pdf

I can tell you that I wouldn't even care about the whole ordeal, if it wasn't for the fact that it stinks up the whole neighborhood and he placed it right next to the street, so it is obvious where the smell of moth balls is coming from.

 

[jlw]

What it says it the use of mothballs (Napthalene) outside it's intended purpose or inconsistent with the label instructions is a violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act which is a Federal Statue of the EPA. Once again what they would do, I don't know, but when my wife called they were very concerned about it and instructed her to contact the Department of Agriculture.

This might help but it's a long read and I just don't care enough to read it all...http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/fifra-erp1209.pdf

I can tell you that I wouldn't even care about the whole ordeal, if it wasn't for the fact that it stinks up the whole neighborhood and he placed it right next to the street, so it is obvious where the smell of moth balls is coming from.

How were they using it outside of its intended purpose?