l live in a block of flats, there is 6 flats in my block and 3 other blocks all attached in a row. each flat has its own bit of the back yard and each block of flats is divided by a fence. One of the kids that live in my block has had 2 trampolines for years (5/6 years) and they are not in there part of the garden they are in the spare part that one of the bottom flats is responsible for. I have never had an issue with this. the kids no longer uses the trampolines very often. due to the age of the trampolines, them being left out to the elements and no maintenance being done one of the trampolines is now dangerous. The frame has broken at one of the legs and there are springs missing. Now to the part where AIBU.....
kids from the other blocks are playing on the trampolines and bringing their friends, sometimes there can be 8 kids playing on them. I have many times over the last month asked them to leave the garden and explained that it is dangerous. earlier today I was going out and I noticed that 6 kids, (only 2 of them came from the other flats) where playing on the trampoline, when I came back an hour later there was 3 of them still there. I asked them to leave as it isn't their garden and again said the trampoline was dangerous. I waited till they had walked round the side of the building before pulling all the springs off the trampoline this dismantling it. I thought I will phone the council tomorrow about getting them removed. On my way to my house I spoke to the neighbour who's kid had the trampolines and told them what I had done.
This evening about 7.45 I looked out my bedroom window and 3 of the kids from the other blocks where again in my back garden they had put the springs back on the trampoline and where playing on it. I should add that now there are many gaps in the springs that they couldn't attach. I opened the window and the kids looked up and I said "out". At no point did I shout at the kids they got up and left.
Within 5 minutes one of the kids parent was at my buzzer asking why I had shouted at their child, terrifying them. I said that I had not shouted at any of the children. the parent also mentioned that I had taken the trampoline apart.
AIBU in thinking that the parent rather than coming to me should have been asking their child WHY they went back after being asked to leave? and WHY they put back together something an adult took apart because it was dangerous. I do think that the parent would have been shouting very loudly if their child has been hurt on the trampoline.