If people are worried about something a stranger on-line has to say about them, then their self esteem is way too low.
Not really. When the new mayor took over 2 years ago police funds were cut. This district lost 3 first watch officers, 5 second watch officers, and 6 third watch officers. It is the lowest staffed district there is, and one of the wides spread. Yet not the highest population wise. The police here are so busy with high priority crimes, they can not deal with lessior ones. Not their fault, local governments fault.
You can, you can also get sued for it, and if found guilty taken to criminal court. In Ohio a criminal has more rights then any one else.
Because If I thump on the offenders, they will not dare call the police. If they do, what are they going to say? During a commission of a crime, this old biker beat the tar out of me? My neighbors won't call the police on me for doing that. I know a few of them that wish they could do it them self's.
Actually it's a trend around here. If they can't steal it, flatten 1 or 2 tires. Come back with a spare. Steel it and drive a mile then change the tire. I have been told that police officers that work this beat. I have had a car stolen from this neighborhood before. It was sitting on a used car dealer's lot for sale. Lucky for me it was found a week later with a broken window, on a knifed tire, with both bumpers smashed up. I had only bought it a week before it was stolen, and only drove it twice. I had to put $400 in parts in it, at my discount. Plus spend $100 on paint to make it look good from 10 feet. $100 buck 86 Cavalier Z-24. By the end I had $600 in it, sold it for $850 just to recouped my money.
The local gangs are nothing to worry about. They are not like big city gangs, or mofia's. They are just a bunch of punks, who if shown who's boss quake in their boots.
Around here if your know as someone who stands up for your self, and is not afraid to fight back, they leave you alone. Plenty of other targets who will not. Like my one drinking buddy. He's in his 60's. A few months ago he was walking over here to see if I wanted to go to one of the neighborhood bars with him. Two little punks jumped him, beat him up, and took his wallet. A man in his 60's , walking with a cane, who only has one lung due to cancer. To them a prime target because with two of them, he probably couldn't fight back.
That's how bad this area is anymore. It didn't used to be this bad 7 going on 8 years back when my friend bought her house around the corner from me. Charles