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How can you find out why someone had an ankle monitor

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IcyPenguin101 · 03/05/2025 19:02

Someone staying with a neighbour has an electronic monitor on their ankle. I assume someone would only have an ankle monitor if they have gotten out of prison and that is their place of record of probation purposes. I’m not friendly enough with the neighbour to ask straight out who is the person but I assume a family member. I’m basically wondering if I have to be concerned. I’m assuming they’d only permit ankle monitoring for something low level?

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AquaPeer · 03/05/2025 21:01

HaveSomeHam · 03/05/2025 21:00

Absolutely! They should be shamed.

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What a waste of time and energy. Might also get you beaten up.

HaveSomeHam · 03/05/2025 21:00

AquaPeer · 03/05/2025 20:53

What? What do you think we should do to criminals? Point and stare? Throw oranges at them so they know how disapproving we are?

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Absolutely! They should be shamed.

Shadowsunray · 03/05/2025 20:58

Not sure why so many people are telling you to mind your own business, if I had a criminal living next door to me I would definitely want to know what they had done.

NaturalBlondeYeahRight · 03/05/2025 20:58

Is it a male or female OP?

ExtraOnions · 03/05/2025 20:57

You lose your right to privacy and anonymity when you start committing crime.

Whorl · 03/05/2025 20:57

That very much seems like none of your bloody business.

LookingForRecommendation · 03/05/2025 20:56

If you know their name you can check the court lists.

ExtraOnions · 03/05/2025 20:56

Most Court proceedings will be published .. if you know the name, you should be able to find something

AquaPeer · 03/05/2025 20:53

HaveSomeHam · 03/05/2025 20:51

He’s clearly a criminal, why are you all jumping to his defence?!

What? What do you think we should do to criminals? Point and stare? Throw oranges at them so they know how disapproving we are?

HaveSomeHam · 03/05/2025 20:51

He’s clearly a criminal, why are you all jumping to his defence?!

EilishMcCandlish · 03/05/2025 20:47

MeanMrMustardSeed · 03/05/2025 20:05

I don’t believe for one second that all the people who’ve said it’s none of OPs business wouldn’t be interested if it were their neighbour!

Of course I would be interested. Doesn't give me the right to know.

thesoundofwildgeese · 03/05/2025 20:43

I know someone who had a case brought against them for alleged electronic harassment. They were found guilty and had to do some form of community service. They were not permitted to travel within a certain distance of the person to whom they had sent emails and were also fitted with an ankle monitor.

This person could be wearing an ankle monitor for many reasons.

hoarahloux · 03/05/2025 20:42

MeanMrMustardSeed · 03/05/2025 20:05

I don’t believe for one second that all the people who’ve said it’s none of OPs business wouldn’t be interested if it were their neighbour!

Of course I'd be curious. But I have no right to know. I could ask, if I wanted to! And the answer could be "none of your business".

viking11 · 03/05/2025 20:41

If in a relationship you could do a Claires law or Sarah's law? If you have children.

CaptainMyCaptain · 03/05/2025 20:39

MeanMrMustardSeed · 03/05/2025 20:05

I don’t believe for one second that all the people who’ve said it’s none of OPs business wouldn’t be interested if it were their neighbour!

I said I'd be curious but it wouldn't be my right to know.

Blueskies25 · 03/05/2025 20:30

Abend · 03/05/2025 20:25

Regardless of that, speculation is pointless. It's also not OPs business.

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Agree, speculation is pointless, as posters have pointed out it could be for a number of reasons

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Blueskies25 · 03/05/2025 20:20

I think most people would be curious as to why someone was wearing one…..it’s called natural curiosity

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Regardless of that, speculation is pointless. It's also not OPs business.

Blueskies25 · 03/05/2025 20:20

Abend · 03/05/2025 19:26

Other than asking them you cannot.
Are you that nosey?

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I think most people would be curious as to why someone was wearing one…..it’s called natural curiosity

WinterMorn · 03/05/2025 20:20

suburberphobe · 03/05/2025 19:16

@lnks

I don't agree actually. You always have a right to know what someone did who lives next to you.

That’s utter nonsense.

HuffleMyPuffle · 03/05/2025 20:14

I'd use Google

Both to see if I could see what they'd done and to ask the question about tags

WearyAuldWumman · 03/05/2025 20:09

Runnersandtoms · 03/05/2025 19:21

Anything very high level they wouldn't get bail or a tag.

Not so.

A 19 yr old who attempted to rape a 10 yr old girl in my area was tagged and discharged because it was his 'first offence' and he was under the age of 21. The fact that he was care experienced was also mentioned in mitigation. He was on remand until the court case, however. (Mind you, this was Scotland - maybe it's different in the rest of the UK.)

EilishMcCandlish · 03/05/2025 20:05

Trovindia · 03/05/2025 19:43

It's interesting how many people are saying it's none of the OPs business when the principle of justice in this country is that it should not only be done, but be seen to be done, which is why they're are public galleries in courts and journalists are able to go and report on cases as standard.

I would also want to know, but it's not so easy to find out.

How exactly does any of that have any bearing on knowing why someone next door is wearing a tag?

MeanMrMustardSeed · 03/05/2025 20:05

I don’t believe for one second that all the people who’ve said it’s none of OPs business wouldn’t be interested if it were their neighbour!

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IcyPenguin101 · 03/05/2025 20:04

Ok, I’m stepping away from the curtain and going back to catching up on MAFS.

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AngeloMysterioso · 03/05/2025 20:02

My brother had a tag and he’s never been to prison. It was for drunk driving I think (we’re NC)