After a car accident (a long time ago) involving a relative of mine and someone who turned out to live very near to me (but was previously unknown) , there was some extreme unpleasantness in the way the incident was handled. This person denied any wrongdoing and showed no compassion for the injuries they had caused, but also kept coming to my door to argue even though it was being dealt with through the proper channels.
Suffice to say, this behaviour didn't exactly endear them to me, but for fear of making the situation worse I tried not to enter into discussion, which caused nasty and unnecessary comments towards me, even though I had not been involved.
Today (months later) upon being spotted by this neighbour as I came down our road, they took it upon themselves to shout and swear at me from the pavement as I made my way into my house.
Perhaps I should have ignored and gone in, but I opened the door again and asked what on earth was going on. I was further subjected to name-calling, insults, shouting, swearing, accusations of wanting to cause harm and to top it all off, a threat of violence.
I couldn't get a word in, and they wouldn't listen to reason.
I was left feeling shocked and shaky, but have recorded all the details.
Should I let this go again? Would it be unreasonable to post a letter through the door explaining what I wanted to say in response to their slurs and threats and that it must stop? I don't want to be responsible for prolonging this, but they have brought me into it again and I did nothing to deserve the way I was made to feel and feel a bit ashamed that I didn't do more about it but basically took it.