Originally Posted By dr jones I'd call the cops for the racket AFTER I went over and offered to help the guy smack her around )) LOL! (kidding)
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I don't mean to get all up in your bidness dr. jones but I gotta agree with mele on this one. I know you meant your post as a joke but, imho, what alex described are the beginnings of a classic domestic violence situation (where both of them are taking turns being victim/abuser) and it makes me cringe to have somebody joke about it.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 alexbook, I think your neighbor is posting in World Events now. ;> Yeah, nothing funny about domestic violence.
Originally Posted By JazzCat I agree. Call them. While you don't know for sure if he hit her, the disruption is more than enough reason to file a complaint. Just think, you might be saving a life somewhere down the road.
Originally Posted By pecos bill What a miserable, no win situation. You really have no choice but to call the cops, either that, or put up with this insanity. I wonder if there are any public resources, other than police, that could be called in such a situation.
Originally Posted By LuLu Alex, how's it going? An additional suggestion, after you call the cops, if nothing changes (which is apparently what's happened before), you might try to find out how to contact the building *owner.* If the manager isn't getting involved... the owner may be able to force her to move, since she's probably not on the lease. I'd make sure the owner knows just what a public nuisance this woman is, as well. Good luck, this sounds like a crummy situation.
Originally Posted By jdub You know, as a medical professional, you are legally obligated to report any suspicion of domestic violence.
Originally Posted By smeeeko we have neighbors like this between the guy coming around trying to get into the apartment and the lady not wanting him there (I guess they used to be married but now separated) the lady calls the cops on him all the time. They are well aware of the situation at our complex but it is still frustrating because when the guy comes around with some woman and knocks on the door sometimes he seems to not know that he's very loud and scary.. Maybe the cops don't know about the lady next door Alex.. so if like they are alerted to the situation maybe they will be more helpful than just the landlord. Disturbing the Peace and Domestic Family Disturbance are both on the 'open crime calls' list for a reason.. good luck ok? You work hard to have a roof over your head and deserve a restful night just as much as the next person. Also just curious: is the lady waking you up from 'night terrors' or because of domestic abuse.. she might need some ambian... though I'm not a doctor of course. There's a big difference between the two and while that's not your problem, it might be for the guy who lives next door if he gets hauled away for no reason.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I think before last week I would have just thought I didn't want to create trouble for people. Last week, here in Vermont, a man, after a domestic type problem, shot and killed two innocent people and wounded three others. It's hard to think that I could ignore it now. Sometimes you don't do anyone a favor by remaining silent.
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Originally Posted By goodgirl Thing1, with an attitude like yours, I don't think you'll make very many friends here.
