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Igel

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35. Fear of squatters, not so much.

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:09 PM

Apr 2012

But every time a house in my neighborhood is emptied by its inhabitants I watch it when I can.

Every time a car or truck pulls up I check out any signage on the vehicle. Inspector? From a bank? Landscaping folk keeping the weeds down?

Or somebody ripping out appliances, wiring, stealing fixtures? Just vandalizing the house for the fun of it?

When I was househunting there were a lot of houses with holes in the wall where the vandals (apologies to the real Vandals) found plastic pipe. Housing without stoves or fridges that had them when the occupants moved out.

The house we finally got hadn't been broken into. (I assume some of the damage I fixed was due to the bitterness of the previous occupants, who managed to have cable and satellite TV, 3 landlines plus several cell phones, etc., but couldn't afford $1100/month in mortgage/escrow.) However I did spend a day fixing the fence that neighborhood kids knocked down for the heck of it and cleaning up glass on the back porch from where kids had decided to trash stuff the former owners left behind and add broken soda/beer bottles to the mix.

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This is just crazy. Couple arrested for moving into their own home [View all] mfcorey1 Apr 2012 OP

Welcome to the neighborhood! htuttle Apr 2012 #1

Just don't try borrowing a cup of sugar. You'll be shot for possession of coke. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2012 #44

Too many stories of squatters have gotten people suspicious of everyone. dkf Apr 2012 #2

Yes, good that they moved to arrest possible squatters before they got away. eomer Apr 2012 #5

Seriously obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #6

+1 freshwest Apr 2012 #27

Your last sentence is what VERY easily could have happened............. socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #36

Surely the *sarcasm* thingy wasn't necessary. eomer Apr 2012 #37

Yeah, you're right........ socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #39

Spot on, as Thom says. (eom) eomer Apr 2012 #45

^^^THIS^^^ me b zola Apr 2012 #83

. fishwax Apr 2012 #97

I love your reply eomer. n/t fasttense Apr 2012 #107

Because Georgia has no history whatsoever of keeping black people from owning homes. /sarcasm yardwork Apr 2012 #7

Yeah, they fill the headlines daily... Occulus Apr 2012 #10

Dealing with squatters is not their duty. They should have been arrested on the same charges TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #20

Yes, they should. Let them call the police first, not wave their phallic symbols first. freshwest Apr 2012 #29

We can always count on you to excuse abhorrent behavior Cirque du So-What Apr 2012 #22

Why am I so NOT surprised liberalhistorian Apr 2012 #25

Fear of squatters, not so much. Igel Apr 2012 #35

Igel Diclotican Apr 2012 #46

I think the Romans knew a thing or two about being nasty eShirl Apr 2012 #104

eShirl Diclotican Apr 2012 #106

A good friend of ours (for 30 years) died a couple of years back AnotherDreamWeaver Apr 2012 #86

Nice sarcasm there! Rex Apr 2012 #28

and to many of your dumbass posts. trumad Apr 2012 #34

+1000000000000000000000000000 dionysus Apr 2012 #57

Said the same thing Aerows Apr 2012 #93

Not fearful of 'everyone'. Fearful of people who, to them, do not belong in their sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #38

Frankly I would not have been suspicious of anyone squatting til I saw all the posts cheering on dkf Apr 2012 #40

So post #2 is just pure speculation? Rex Apr 2012 #71

You were the second person to respond to this thread me b zola Apr 2012 #84

So you're suspicious of squatters because of posts you saw on DU that allegedly cheered this on? Cali_Democrat Apr 2012 #96

Squatters should be killed. Iggo Apr 2012 #41

And let's forgo the formality of a trial, shall we? Trials and due process coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #118

thats a bullshit excuse pasto76 Apr 2012 #48

so seriously here your advocating for people to confront azurnoir Apr 2012 #49

You seriously think this has anything to do with squatters' rights? Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #50

I do. I read an article about the squatter problem. It's happened in my area. Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #110

once again defending heinous bullshit. dionysus Apr 2012 #56

Not that I have checked on the story fully nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #59

actually, if you watch the video paulk Apr 2012 #88

Ooh much worst thn I thought. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #91

don't you want fairness for these people as you do for Mr. Zimmerman? CreekDog Apr 2012 #60

should the people who did this be sued and/or charged? CreekDog Apr 2012 #61

I sure hope someone advises these homeowners to sue their nasty neighbors. nt tblue37 Apr 2012 #67

They absolutely should. n/t pnwmom Apr 2012 #99

If they had been white - there would be no problem with the racist neighborhood vigilantes jpak Apr 2012 #64

With the silly SYG laws MattBaggins Apr 2012 #68

Dear LORD. Aerows Apr 2012 #92

Too many self-appointed vigilantes have gotten hold of too many guns. n/t pnwmom Apr 2012 #100

Shouldn't you be posting at the not liberal website? UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2012 #105

I think that's probably it. The people didn't have any proof they owned the home, Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #108

The only way for this crap to stop exboyfil Apr 2012 #3

I'm very curious as to why the neigbors didn't get a trip to the jail Kaleva Apr 2012 #16

They did have the right MattBaggins Apr 2012 #72

But if they didn't have prior permisson from whoever owned the foreclosed home.. Kaleva Apr 2012 #74

Some of the threads on the Sam Moody case MattBaggins Apr 2012 #76

SYG laws don't allow you to trespass and brandish at who you find there obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #111

"Shoot first and ask questions later. nt ladjf Apr 2012 #80

but I'm afraid that this won't happen in my lifetime blueamy66 Apr 2012 #47

Apparently people like these two, and the ones at Gravine, and Zimmerman MattBaggins Apr 2012 #70

With many of the SYG laws MattBaggins Apr 2012 #69

I agree. at the least. Imagine how the new couple feels coming home every day with neighbors like th robinlynne Apr 2012 #82

and all the deputies had to do, instead of arresting the couple newspeak Apr 2012 #115

more neighbors with guns - they are lucky to be alive DrDan Apr 2012 #4

that was my first thought. Kalidurga Apr 2012 #13

seems like it just turned over - so the records may not have been available DrDan Apr 2012 #17

This could've read: 'Award to neighborhood watch for stopping burglars from robbing empty house.' freshwest Apr 2012 #42

Same thing happened to two friends of mine. They were "ripping the place on." slackmaster Apr 2012 #8

Did you friends have to spend a night in jail? If so, they should have sued. pnwmom Apr 2012 #101

Yes, but police around here have a whole lot of legal protections for errors they make on duty. slackmaster Apr 2012 #114

I don't see how the police in this situation could claim good faith. pnwmom Apr 2012 #117

I hope the cops who arrested the couple in Florida get disciplined severely slackmaster Apr 2012 #120

And with the right lawyer, they'll own the neighbors' house as well. flvegan Apr 2012 #9

That would be perfect. Wouldn't want those nuts as neighbors. freshwest Apr 2012 #31

We can only hope. nt LaurenG Apr 2012 #52

Good thing they stopped them. They might have stolen Solomon Apr 2012 #11

By this point I imagine they wish they had. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #30

Doesn't fit my mental image of southern hospitality at all varelse Apr 2012 #12

it's brownies in our neighborhood... Phentex Apr 2012 #18

Brownies varelse Apr 2012 #21

They had better be the best neighbors ever... Ian David Apr 2012 #14

that was good. barbtries Apr 2012 #54

Editing out that last example would be appreciated. Ms. Toad Apr 2012 #58

I hadn't thought of that. Good point. Nt. Ian David Apr 2012 #65

Thanks! n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2012 #66

that was even more hilarious before you edited it varelse Apr 2012 #81

I hope they sue the shit out of the Cops and the Neighbors MjolnirTime Apr 2012 #15

The cops and the neighbors were simply defending the neighborhood from dark-skinned people. tclambert Apr 2012 #102

Man was black, woman was white, so cops and neighbors were coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #119

Profiled, obviously. Baitball Blogger Apr 2012 #19

Why haven't the two nuts with guns been arrested? Unlawful restraint or assault with a deadly appleannie1 Apr 2012 #23

My guess would be they passed the local cops' colour test. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #26

It's under investigation... Phentex Apr 2012 #63

"Kalonji, who grew up in the Congo..." progressoid Apr 2012 #24

And they may have moved here to be safe. Fat chance. Shame on America, indeed. freshwest Apr 2012 #32

Think you are leaving a third world country? Think again! Rex Apr 2012 #33

Awful. No wonder people are staying out of the ownership game. BlueIris Apr 2012 #43

Racists not wanting N***ers in their neighborhood. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #51

Any normal people The Wizard Apr 2012 #53

Niiiiiiice obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #62

Gun culture is making this acceptable behavior. onehandle Apr 2012 #55

The sad thing is the people who were foreclosed on were probably victims of this: Initech Apr 2012 #73

Welcome.. sendero Apr 2012 #75

in the light of the many charges of racism in this thread paulk Apr 2012 #77

i think it's just assumed that the people with the guns are white. Kaleva Apr 2012 #85

why is that, I wonder? paulk Apr 2012 #87

Without a racist element to this story, it'd quickly die for lack of interest. Kaleva Apr 2012 #89

It's the goddamn gun toting vigilantes that are the problem. Kablooie Apr 2012 #78

"Stand your ground, even it belongs to someone else. nt ladjf Apr 2012 #79

Damn. - K&R n/t DeSwiss Apr 2012 #90

restraining order U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #94

I think I finally figured out the Red States plans to stop immigration Serve The Servants Apr 2012 #95

Bingo! Maynar Apr 2012 #98

Thanks, ALEC SemperEadem Apr 2012 #103

In most of the country... sendero Apr 2012 #109

It is in Georgia, too, in these circumstances obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #112

good point CreekDog Apr 2012 #121

Hopefully they get to learn how our legal system can be applied. obxhead Apr 2012 #113

Welcome to America where racism is alive and well and thriving.. HipChick Apr 2012 #116

Holy Shit!!! Homer Wells Apr 2012 #122

disgusting. blackspade Apr 2012 #123

Here is Angelica Kalonji's Facebook page Kaleva Apr 2012 #124

They should have been more polite to the armed maniacs Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #125