another neighbor problem

[melodyb1985]

my neighbor moved and rented her house out to her cousin and husband...they have no kids...and smoke weed all the time...i have no problem with there bad habbits when it only involves them..to each there own...but there bad habbit is leaving a bad smell all in my front yard on a daily basis...and i have a 9 year old son who is curious about what the funny smell is...i have talked to the owner of the house about 2 months ago and nothing has changed..and i have talked to them and asked them to do it in another part of there yard..and stil nothing has changed they prefer to do it in the front yard on the side of there house next to ours..i cant move we are buying our house...and i now belive the male who lives ther is dealing too..over the past couple weeks people have been coming to there yard and stoping for a few mins but never getting out of the car and than leaving...yesterday the male who lives there was arguing with somone in a car beccause he "didnt pay him all his money and he wont give him no more "help" until he is paid up"..the words my son and i heard when we walked out side to leave.....what do i do? i asked my brother to talk to one of the police officers he knows and he said to call the cops on them when they are outside smoking but..by the time the cops make it here they will be finished...so its going to look like im just calling for no reason..plus if its not enough weed all there going to get is a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again..than im going to have problems with the neighbors...im stumped...but im tired of being sufficated by the stinch and i dont want my son thinking its ok any advice?

[danojeno]

Just becsuse our children see things happen, they don't have to think it's OK. This is an opportunity for you imprint your views on him in two ways. The obvious is your opposition to smoking. The second is how you handle it. Although you spoke to the neighbor, give it another shot. Be calm, perhaps some sort of olive branch could be offered and have another go at it.

Depending on where you live, the cops may or may not be able to help. If you go this route, contact the narcotics unit directly. Oh, and if he has half a brain, he will know where the heat came from. Good, luck and, unfortunately, it could be worse.

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[Mike41793]

Just becsuse our children see things happen, they don't have to think it's OK. This is an opportunity for you imprint your views on him in two ways. The obvious is your opposition to smoking. The second is how you handle it. Although you spoke to the neighbor, give it another shot. Be calm, perhaps some sort of olive branch could be offered and have another go at it.

Depending on where you live, the cops may or may not be able to help. If you go this route, contact the narcotics unit directly. Oh, and if he has half a brain, he will know where the heat came from. Good, luck and, unfortunately, it could be worse.

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Marijuana isn't a narcotic so I doubt the narcotics unit would get involved lol.

Explain to your son what they're doing and what your opinion on it is. If you're not ok with it then let him know your feelings on it. Personally, I would be more upset if they were smoking cigarettes and he was inhaling that second hand smoke.

[melodyb1985]

the cigarette smoke you cant smell from our house..but the crap they are smoking you can as soon as you walk out our door it hits you like a brick to the face...if ididnt know better i would think we were living next to a weed farm...i told my son what they are doing is wrong and i dont agree with it

[Weapon-x]

We had a similar problem with a neighbor a few years ago. They just wouldn't stop smoking right next to our house. So we made sure when we picked up after our dogs that the bucket of fresh dog droppings were placed right next to their favorite smoking spot with the lid on. The dogs would get picked up after every day, and I'd conveniently forget to put the lid on the bucket or take the trash out on trash day. Took 2 trash cycles for them to find a new place to smoke.

Good luck with your neighbors. You could also try talking to the actual owners of the house about what is going on. Depending on the relationship you have with them they may be able to help. I'm a landlord as well and go out of my way to make sure I have good relationships with all the neighbors since they act as my "eyes" on things I can't always be around to see.

[danojeno]

Marijuana isn't a narcotic so I doubt the narcotics unit would get involved...

Yeah, be sure to remind them of that when they rip the ghetto gate off the front door, smash in and arrest everyone in sight. Tell them they should rename their clique to better represent all banned substances.

[Pythonfriend]

i dont know if calling the police is an option, or if its a good option. if anything, dont threaten with calling the police, never, in no case. Call the police or dont call the police, but never threaten with it. Calling the police is an option you always have.


Here is what i would try: Complain calmly and clearly whenever you smell it, immediately when you smell it. You need to first make sure that they really know that it bothers you, for sure, no miscommunication. Next step would be to do something out of the box, something that is maybe quite drastic but doesnt involve the police. An earlier poster had a nice anecdote involving smelly dog poop. Basically annoy them out of their behavior with something that really annoys... but that doesnt cause much property damage and doesnt hurt anyone.

My idea for the next step would be: Threaten to use water if you catch them again. Threaten to get a super soaker or something like that. And if they keep fumigating you, next time you grab your high-powered toy water rifle, pump it up, and aim for their drugs. (and crotches).

If we assume that these people are drug users, maybe dealers, but still rational, meaning smoking pot but not smoking any hard chemicals, they wont call the police. they wont react in any over-the-top way that it would cause police to arrive, like hurting you or destroying stuff you own. they know you know but you wont call the police but will take measures. Annoying measures, not threatening but annoying.

I think something like this could work.

Or, another idea: get a portable audio system, or ghetto blaster, and when you smell something you turn up something from Bob Marley, loud enough for them and other people to hear, and stop when they put out their stuff and get inside ^^ but maybe this is not as good as water or smell, because it involves the risk of others hearing it, which could be an implicit threat to call the police.


just be calm and rational and creative, im sure you will find a way that will teach your son, get your neighbors to change, a way that also allows for your neighbors to maintain some respect for you because you found a creative way that didnt involve the police. whatever you do dont leave whoever lives with you in the dark about it. Making plans together and then executing them, and maybe even being completely successful, is one of the most fulfilling ways to communicate anyway.

[KMG]

Calling the narcotics unit is spot on. Make sure you have as many details as you can get. That will help them and they will take you more serious. Get things like vehicle descriptions with plate number, physical descriptions of everybody that lives in the house, the times cars are usually pulling up to the house with their plate number if possible. The more info the better.

They will then pass that info on to a street level unit that can hopefully start to buy from him and eventually get a warrant and rid you of the problem. This is not an overnight process and you will need to be patient. Going this route the neighbor will not be able to point to you as a snitch, it could have been any person he sold to that got pinched.

Many departments have emails set up for cases just like this. When you talk to the narc unit all for a email address or a good way to continue to pass info to them. They are not going to be able to watch the house all day and you might see things they miss. Write them down and once a week send them the info. You never know what little detail you get might be the key to taking down a drug ring bigger than just that house.

I would not recommend you deal with them in any way. If the guy really is selling even if it is only weed that does not make him an ok guy. I have seen plenty of people assaulted, shot, and stabbed over the dumbest amount of dope. Stay away from them and see what the police can do.

[treeboa]

The thing is you own your home and can't move. If you call the police and the police don't catch them red handed they will figure one of the neighbors called and maybe blame you. If they do, you can bet people like this can and will make your life miserable. I would call the narcotics division anonymously and maybe they can start an investigation on the drug dealing. That way the cops won't blindly come out and then not be able to do anything.

[KMG]

i dont know if calling the police is an option, or if its a good option. if anything, dont threaten with calling the police, never, in no case. Call the police or dont call the police, but never threaten with it. Calling the police is an option you always have.


Here is what i would try: Complain calmly and clearly whenever you smell it, immediately when you smell it. You need to first make sure that they really know that it bothers you, for sure, no miscommunication. Next step would be to do something out of the box, something that is maybe quite drastic but doesnt involve the police. An earlier poster had a nice anecdote involving smelly dog poop. Basically annoy them out of their behavior with something that really annoys... but that doesnt cause much property damage and doesnt hurt anyone.

My idea for the next step would be: Threaten to use water if you catch them again. Threaten to get a super soaker or something like that. And if they keep fumigating you, next time you grab your high-powered toy water rifle, pump it up, and aim for their drugs. (and crotches).

If we assume that these people are drug users, maybe dealers, but still rational, meaning smoking pot but not smoking any hard chemicals, they wont call the police. they wont react in any over-the-top way that it would cause police to arrive, like hurting you or destroying stuff you own. they know you know but you wont call the police but will take measures. Annoying measures, not threatening but annoying.

I think something like this could work.

Or, another idea: get a portable audio system, or ghetto blaster, and when you smell something you turn up something from Bob Marley, loud enough for them and other people to hear, and stop when they put out their stuff and get inside ^^ but maybe this is not as good as water or smell, because it involves the risk of others hearing it, which could be an implicit threat to call the police.


just be calm and rational and creative, im sure you will find a way that will teach your son, get your neighbors to change, a way that also allows for your neighbors to maintain some respect for you because you found a creative way that didnt involve the police. whatever you do dont leave whoever lives with you in the dark about it. Making plans together and then executing them, and maybe even being completely successful, is one of the most fulfilling ways to communicate anyway.

I think this is a terrible option. Assuming that they don't use drugs other than weed is not a good idea. Maybe they only smoke weed but sell others. Maybe they only smoke weed and are bank robbers, nobody here will know for sure and advising someone to do the things you did could really get them hurt or property damaged. People are crazy enough without adding any type of drug in the mix.

Plus you are advising the op to do things that could get them in trouble with the police. Turning the attention away from the target and to the crazy neighbor with a water gun. Bringing a water gun to a possible gun fight is not a winning move.