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woodsprite

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19. Most cops on a noise ordinance call won't have a gun drawn

Tue May 29, 2018, 06:22 AM

May 2018

*THAT* probably did have to do with the type of music it was.

I doubt they would have drawn their guns if they had arrived and heard The Oak Ridge Boys playing at 60 or 70db.

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I'm a black doctor. My neighbors called the cops on me for listening to Biggie. [View all] Demovictory9 May 2018 OP

WOW , thanks for sharing ! stonecutter357 May 2018 #1

Cop Knock. Iggo May 2018 #2

How rotten-- dawg day May 2018 #3

What "incident"? Someone calling in false reports to the police? uppityperson May 2018 #4

Be sure to check out the Comments section, if you can stomach it EffieBlack May 2018 #5

So ready for some drama lol askyagerz May 2018 #15

Shit...I'm a doctor and my Alexa rocks out to Biggie regularly Docreed2003 May 2018 #6

Disgusting ismnotwasm May 2018 #7

Set speakers facing the neighbor and play some infrasonic sounds, around 5Hz. Make them nauseous. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #8

Most house speakers cut off around 35 hz. Dr Hobbitstein May 2018 #27

I have two PB12-Ultra/2 Subwoofers Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #36

I'm still using my SONY speakers CountAllVotes May 2018 #77

Like I said, most. There's always an exception. nt Dr Hobbitstein May 2018 #86

Most of those speaker manufacturer specs are bullshit, that the company puts out to sell their gear. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #38

Still, requires a lot more amplification at lower frequencies... Dr Hobbitstein May 2018 #87

Almost every subwoofer will reach it with little effort. TheBlackAdder May 2018 #88

Maybe you're right... Dr Hobbitstein May 2018 #89

Ah...The Brown Note. Iggo May 2018 #50

I'll admit that I googled for more info ecstatic May 2018 #78

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker May 2018 #9

Most cities have noise limits and/or noise nuisance laws even during the daytime. meadowlander May 2018 #10

I was helping a male relative remodel his house... RockRaven May 2018 #12

I'm not disagreeing with you meadowlander May 2018 #17

Its Chapel Hill. If the Pope was coming through and had a choir someone would complain about noise Lee-Lee May 2018 #20

If you don't open the door, what are the cops to do? MrScorpio May 2018 #11

she didn't have to open the door or provide ID. He would have left Demovictory9 May 2018 #16

bingo. Mosby May 2018 #42

I have got that knock many a times for playing music askyagerz May 2018 #13

That's really messed up RainCaster May 2018 #14

So her entire complaint is that someone called about her loud music? Lee-Lee May 2018 #18

Most cops on a noise ordinance call won't have a gun drawn woodsprite May 2018 #19

Gun drawn? Where do you get that from? Lee-Lee May 2018 #23

There were no guns drawn. Tipperary May 2018 #40

Oh no couldn't possibly be racism...just noise really Demsrule86 May 2018 #22

I didn't say it could be, I said it mostly likely wasn't Lee-Lee May 2018 #24

Less a truth, more a hypothesis, regardless of the irrelevancy of its convenience. LanternWaste May 2018 #30

re: "...no more than fifty (50) decibels during the day." discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #68

Yeah, that's an insane noise ordinance as I said before Lee-Lee May 2018 #75

Seems like it was too loud. I had the cops come to my door once for that. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #102

At 3:00 PM? Demsrule86 May 2018 #21

Welcome to Chapel Hill Lee-Lee May 2018 #25

It has been my experience that when cops arrive for a minor complaint with guns drawn it is Demsrule86 May 2018 #28

It doesn't say the gun was drawn. Vinca May 2018 #29

Yes, you are correct... Demsrule86 May 2018 #32

Was he supposed to tie his right hand behind is back, maybe hold it in the air? mythology May 2018 #34

She got a violation or it was 'reported' whatever...at 3:00 in the afternoon...yeah I worked Demsrule86 May 2018 #81

She didn't get a "violation", that claim is nonsense Lee-Lee May 2018 #83

ID was required so it could be reported...in my book that is a violation. Demsrule86 May 2018 #85

"Your book" is nonsense you are making up Lee-Lee May 2018 #92

Obviously, it is in the system...which is why he demanded her ID. Demsrule86 May 2018 #100

It shows how much you were manipulated by the way the story was presented Lee-Lee May 2018 #37

Oh and to your last part Lee-Lee May 2018 #39

She was told if she had another violation...so she got a violation...and so much passion and anger Demsrule86 May 2018 #73

No, she got a warning Lee-Lee May 2018 #74

No she didn't . He 'reported' the incident...not a warning. Demsrule86 May 2018 #80

A report is not a citation. She got a warning Lee-Lee May 2018 #82

Well, the cop is clearly in the wrong profession if he could tell the race of the person Vinca May 2018 #64

Maybe he did maybe he didn't, but she still got a violation Demsrule86 May 2018 #69

It's unknowable unless you want to go to the police department and audit their files. Vinca May 2018 #70

When they came to my door late at night once.... Honeycombe8 May 2018 #103

Which would be even slightly relevant if the cop had arrived with a drawn gun mythology May 2018 #33

No gun was drawn. Tipperary May 2018 #41

This is why I'll never live in an apartment building. Vinca May 2018 #26

Same here Rorey May 2018 #35

Then call the manager, not the fucking cops. moriah May 2018 #43

Exactly. Iggo May 2018 #48

No, they could be waking up another doctor who works the graveyard shift. Vinca May 2018 #65

I don't know what you define as "normal" Lee-Lee May 2018 #67

Apparently you all misunderstood. By calling management at 3 PM... moriah May 2018 #72

How do you know the neighbour didn't take that approach the last (X) times this happened? meadowlander May 2018 #91

Maybe this is my "ginger female" privilege speaking, but.... moriah May 2018 #94

Maybe luck of the Irish meadowlander May 2018 #95

That happens in the suburbs, too. Iggo May 2018 #47

I agree; I lived in dorms and apartments and treestar May 2018 #90

what about mowing the lawn? dawg day May 2018 #105

I don't think that applies to music treestar May 2018 #106

Anyone who has driven on a busy road marybourg May 2018 #31

She did talk about the volume of her music csziggy May 2018 #44

That really doesn't address the volume Lee-Lee May 2018 #51

have a nit discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2018 #71

Yeah my damm phone keeps swapping them Lee-Lee May 2018 #76

Another nitpick, sorry meadowlander May 2018 #93

I find it interesting that multiple people here have said the officers guns were drawn Lee-Lee May 2018 #45

Yes. Tipperary May 2018 #53

Buy some headphones Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #46

What if the neighbor MichMary May 2018 #49

And what if the neighbor had knocked on the door and explained that instead of calling the cops? Iggo May 2018 #52

Could have done that MichMary May 2018 #56

People want to call the cops for everything anymore Lee-Lee May 2018 #57

I worked nights for five years. moriah May 2018 #54

Sue them. notdarkyet May 2018 #55

I've called the cops on noisy neighbors csziggy May 2018 #58

So, here's the latest Black crime matt819 May 2018 #59

The problem here was calling the cops instead of talking to the neighbor IronLionZion May 2018 #60

This generally works if.. cannabis_flower May 2018 #107

K&R Gothmog May 2018 #61

Did she ever ask the cop what it was about? MiniMe May 2018 #62

I think it's pretty clear it was loud music Lee-Lee May 2018 #63

FIRST MISTAKE HAB911 May 2018 #66

All the comments acting like people would have called the cops just as quickly on Peter Paul & Mary. gollygee May 2018 #79

reality is that people are much less likely to blast PP&M loud enough to make the walls shake. nt TheFrenchRazor May 2018 #96

Assuming at the same volume, people would call on PP&M much less often. nt gollygee May 2018 #97

Would you actually call the police about loud music? dawg day May 2018 #101

How about Pantera? Bok_Tukalo May 2018 #98

Maybe they are Tupac fans samir.g May 2018 #84

"Well, maybe the music WAS too loud..." EffieBlack May 2018 #99

There's a lot of stuff to unpack here. cannabis_flower May 2018 #104