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Would you call the police if neighbours had family round?

274 replies

Baileysforchristmas · 04/04/2021 09:04

Just wondering if people will still call the police if next door had more than 2 households not in the garden?

OP posts:
Tatum1234 · 04/04/2021 12:35

No of course not.

rosie39forever · 04/04/2021 12:40

No, it's not my job to police my neighbours, you need to accept that you can't control other people's actions even if you don't agree with them, personally I've got enough shit in my own house to deal with without fretting about weather no 26 have someone round for lunch.

namechangeaga1n · 04/04/2021 13:00

Nope

Anon778833 · 04/04/2021 13:00

No, you need to be careful with neighbours.

blowinahoolie · 04/04/2021 13:05

@TwittleBee

How do you know they're more than 2 households? Could be bubbles too etc
That's how I see it for my NDN too. He drops off his baby at his parents house. I have concluded it must be a support "bubble". Pointless reporting.
BiBabbles · 04/04/2021 13:07

I really doubt I'd notice and I wouldn't call the police unless it was a situation where I was willing for them to use force. Doing that for a house gathering seems overkill and I'd assume anyone who did so just for that really hated their neighbours.

With my hearing, if the gathering got loudly violent enough for me to hear, my spouse likely would already called and been out of the house (which has happened, sometimes not in that order if it's out front, which I both admire and makes me worry at the same time).

Mintjulia · 04/04/2021 13:09

No.

A house party with 50 cars parked in the lane, maybe Smile but because they block the lane, not because of covid.

loulouljh · 04/04/2021 13:11

Of course not. What a mean thing to even think. Good on them. I hope they are enjoying themselves...

GintyMcGinty · 04/04/2021 13:12

No

I am pleased none of my neighbours have called the police on me when I have had family.

It is hideous that its come to this

ZiggyBaby · 04/04/2021 13:15

Would I fuck. Anyone that would needs to give their head a wobble.

JustMeAndWheatley · 04/04/2021 13:16

A party with lots of people and loud music that was disturbing me - yes
Otherwise no.

TheImber · 04/04/2021 13:17

RasberryCoulis

I'm glad you find 120000 people dying an amusing game. I dont.

Can you tell me which part of my post is factually incorrect?

PickAChew · 04/04/2021 13:18

No, I'd mind my own business.

1forAll74 · 04/04/2021 13:33

No way. we will run out of police,if people keep calling them all the time, for quite silly things.

whatswithtodaytoday · 04/04/2021 13:35

Not neighbours, no. I might for a big party but not a family gathering.

However, I did call the police this morning for a large anti-lockdown protest in a local park. There were 30-40 people, all hugging and kissing. Fucking morons.

reformedcharacters · 04/04/2021 13:39

I wouldn’t on people living their lives no.

I did call the police when I had had to hear my DD’s exP besting her senseless down the phone, waste of time however as they did not prosecute him as “people are dying you know”.

reformedcharacters · 04/04/2021 13:39

*beating

userxx · 04/04/2021 13:44

But if you choose to 'start living' e.g breaking the sensible and easy to follow rules before it's safe to do so just so you can meet friends then you literally have blood on your hands. I hope you can live with that

Blood on my hands. Oh stop it.

Really wish you could tell my friend about how sensible and easy it is to follow the rules. Those same rules that have isolated us for a whole year, those same rules that caused him to tip over the edge.

LuckyC27 · 04/04/2021 13:50

People opposite seem to have had a sleepover, 2 adults and a child left this morning carrying sleeping bags into a car that had been parked outside overnight and next door neighbour has had her son and granddaughter over, the granddaughter looks under 1 though so could be support bubble. No way would I call the police over it, I bet it’s happening all over the country with the new rules.

reformedcharacters · 04/04/2021 13:55

@userxx

But if you choose to 'start living' e.g breaking the sensible and easy to follow rules before it's safe to do so just so you can meet friends then you literally have blood on your hands. I hope you can live with that

Blood on my hands. Oh stop it.

Really wish you could tell my friend about how sensible and easy it is to follow the rules. Those same rules that have isolated us for a whole year, those same rules that caused him to tip over the edge.

Yes Boris has given covid a date and covid has agreed not to be dangerous after that date.
LaBellina · 04/04/2021 13:56

No I wouldn’t. That would be utterly pathetic behavior. I have said it before, the Stasi would have loved the attitude of some people these days.

Gingernspice · 04/04/2021 13:57

No

Canigooutyet · 04/04/2021 14:00

No I wouldn’t. I wouldn’t even really know tbh as I don’t spend my days twitching my curtains.

I say this as someone who is CEV had the virus, lost friends due to the virus. But then I’ve also lost people to flu and other viruses. And even though I’m vulnerable, I cannot have the vaccine.

I’ve been consistent from the very beginning I didn’t want lock down to protect me. I’ve lived around viruses for decades and take my own precautions to protect me as much as possible and when I do get whatever, oh well shit happens. And yes I also know what it’s like to be in ICU and need ventilated.

CuthbertDibbleandGrubb · 04/04/2021 14:31

I think it would depend on the neighbours and who they had round. If it was my local councillors or MP or some 'influencer' I would call straight away, if it was someone's parents not.

Racoonworld · 04/04/2021 14:38

No. We’re three households inside today, I would be very upset if the neighbours reported us. No one knows each other’s situation.