My neighbour had her house egged and floured last night for reporting a party to the police

[Pumkinrumpkin]

Deary me.

Birthday party

Police turned up kicked them out. They then went round and egged and floured the neighbours house who they suspected of calling the police. Egged neighbour then back to party house and kicked off.

I just love the drama Mick!

awww they larvd ther awld mamm

@TerribleCustomerCervix

The “snitches get stitches” isn’t a childish untruth ffs.

There’s parts of where I live that it would be absolutely not worth your while reporting a neighbour for even fairly serious crimes, never mind a lockdown infraction.

You might be on the moral high ground of being in the right, but when your tyres got slashed/garden wall graffitied/ dog shit put through your letterbox, it’s not worth it.

It’s all well and good when you know the worst your own neighbours are likely to give you is a dirty look when you next see them in Sainsbury’s, but for a lot of people it’s a real risk reporting anyone to the authorities.

I think we may live in the same area tbh. I’m surprised her fence didn’t get kicked in although I’m sure it will later on down the line. Grudges are carried on a long time here 🙈

Police were there quite a while tbh. Kids were outside having photos stood near the van with thumbs up...

Maybe she'll get a life now instead of being a grass 😂😂😂
Maybe when someone you love is in hospital and your family can’t visit you won’t find it so funny.

parties yes thats too far theres no need to flour someones house just dont do it in the firs tplace

a couple of people over i wouldnt bother ive already seen my neighbours have visitors up to them

@InFiveMins

The neighbour should have minded their own business.

Really can't stand this snitching on neighbours.

Are you serious?

We are in the middle of a pandemic and it has started to spread again. Some people's lives are at risk from this. It's not hard to do as the law says and stay at home!

You obviously couldn't care less about those who are vulnerable!

My flat got egged once, by kids, who id asked nicely to move on because their screeching and loud music was doing my head in. When they came back, I told them I would call the police if they didn't leave.
The next evening, they egged my kitchen window. I was more surprised the window didn't break because its only 3mm glass.
No gangs of kiddies hang out below my flat anymore.
I'm glad I can talk out of my window, less risk and nobody can get at me.

I think this thread is v interesting in terms of the different cultures about getting police involved in things. Where my family live ( N ireland) noone would call the police on neighbours - just not the done thing. When a young bloke was caught red handed trying to nick my car, my mum called his mum, not the police. Here, nice middle class neighbourhood, I don't think anyone would think twice about picking up the phone to the police.

This thread clearly illustrates why Covid is spreading like wild fire.
Many that care are being bullied into keeping quiet. There are too many people who think Covid is not their business.
Perhaps BRITISH society had changed and we had not noticed until the Covid pandemic.

The egging neighbour will regret that if we have another flour shortage.

The neighbour should have minded their own business

It iseveryone's business when people not adhering to the rules results in ramifications for us all, as well as the spread of the virus.

I think this thread is v interesting in terms of the different cultures about getting police involved in things. Where my family live ( N ireland) noone would call the police on neighbours - just not the done thing

Interesting, I lived in NI for 7 years and definitely not what I witnessed. I think its differences in individual people as opposed differneces in culture.

Do the people who think the neighbour should have minded their own business feel like this about other instances of breaking the law where it could lead to negative consequences?

What if instead of the neighbours having a birthday party they were

• beating up a small child
• stealing from an elderly lady
• drink driving
• dealing drugs

Is your view still that they should they shouldn't be reported, or do you think we should rally round to protect society? And if you would report in one of these instances, why do you feel differently about the party, which is equally breaking the law!?

I think it's irresponsible of the government to encourage reporting on neighbors. People very often do not have their facts right plus we all know how some people are going to react.

Giving people the idea that they should take responsibility for reporting what they believe to be a Breaking Of The Rules is eventually going to result in far worse than an egging the way we're going.

Do the people who think the neighbour should have minded their own business feel like this about other instances of breaking the law where it could lead to negative consequences?
*What if instead of the neighbours having a birthday party they were

• beating up a small child
• stealing from an elderly lady
• drink driving
• dealing drugs*

Is your view still that they should they shouldn't be reported, or do you think we should rally round to protect society? And if you would report in one of these instances, why do you feel differently about the party, which is equally breaking the law!? Firstly I think a lot of people are very privileged and lucky not to have lived in shit. In certain areas it truly is ‘snitches get stitches’ and for your own safety you have to keep quiet no matter what the crime.

Secondly, personally, I’m truly astounded people are still following the rules!
Yes it’s a nasty illness that can kill, but, we are regularly told that for the majority it is a mild illness and ultimately a vaccine is a long, long way off.
Being a virus, imo, there’s no way you are going to stop it’s spread.
To stand a chance you’d need proper gas type masks, not a shitty piece of fabric..
We need to accept its here to stay, Hope if/when you get it you get it mild and get on with your life.
A party is just not comparable to child abuse and beating old ladies

I think people are misunderstanding the previous poster who said about this is what happens to snitches.

Where I live people wouldn't call the police because this kind of repercussion (or much worse) would be guaranteed. That is not me saying I'm this kind of repercussions is right or deserved but it would happen without a doubt.

I think the PP was saying the same kind of thing. Not that she thought people shouldn't snitch, just that this is what happens if you do. So not childish, just truthful.

@Ffsnosexallowed

I think this thread is v interesting in terms of the different cultures about getting police involved in things. Where my family live ( N ireland) noone would call the police on neighbours - just not the done thing. When a young bloke was caught red handed trying to nick my car, my mum called his mum, not the police. Here, nice middle class neighbourhood, I don't think anyone would think twice about picking up the phone to the police.

Agreed.

I’m in NI too, a “naice” village, and even here you just wouldn’t. I genuinely don’t think it would cross most people’s minds. They might tut and think a bit less of their neighbours in this particular situation, but I hand on heart don’t know anyone who would actually pick up the phone and call out the PSNI.

I had an ex who was from a v loyalist estate in Belfast. His mother’s home was robbed- he was assaulted during the incident. When the police were called out he said he didn’t know who it was that attacked him, despite him recognising the arsehole as Mr Across The Road. He knew as an 18 year old that the ramifications of pointing the finger at a neighbour with links to paramilitaries and very little to lose wouldn’t end well for either him or his family.

So yeah, people who say they wouldn’t tout or snitch aren’t childish or cowards- they just might be realistic about the cost/benefit analysis of calling the authorities.

Bound to happen. People have had enough. The longer this goes on, the more this kind of thing will happen.

At least they didn't put their windows through.

I do think MN doesn’t ‘get’ Corona (on average, clearly many do).

Corona is killing far more than LESS serious crimes like burglary or murder. And it is certainly w number of magnitudes more expensive to society than financial crimes.

In fact, given that the majority of murderers are not serial killers, catching murderers could be pushed way down the list of priorities.

I also find it very weird the amount of people on here who would encourage calling the police for benefit fraud but not Corona violations. Benefit fraud is small scale and probably costs each person a few quid a year (tops).

And, again, I find attitudes to parties on here strange. In Paris people are not allowed to disturb neighbours with noise after 8PM (yes 8!). People do call the police and the police do come (before Corona). Deciding to destroy Sundays (if you are lucky people only party on Saturdays) for all your near neighbours is an arsehole selfish move at any time.

What kind of arsehole is having random parties right now?

These criminals need evicting if they're renting.

I haven't heard of someone egging a house since I was a teenager. Kids used to do it the night before Halloween

The feral teenagers round here do it all the time at Halloween. I had been hoping that wherever tier / whatever tier we ended up in would prevent the egging etc on Halloween. But no, x6 ferals can still do their Halloween business as it’s outdoors