Barb Lickness says/asks, in part: > Came home from work today to find the police in full > force doing a "raid" on the corner "house from hell". snip > After the police left, my sons friend heard the thugs > that remained behind threaten to shoot up my house and > burn it to the ground and to shoot up the apartment > building across the street where some neighbors were > also outside watching. > > So, not really sure how to deal with this one. I think > I need to ship my son off again to keep him safe. I > don't want to leave my house because I don't want to > give them an open opportunity to firebomb it. Any > lawyers or law enforcement people know what my options > are here? Any advise is greatly appreciated. >
Barb, you are well known in this city and your complaints about these thugs and the problem property on your block, which you've described in numerous posts to this list in recent months, are well known to all list members... all 900 or so of us. Yet the authorities, while taking some limited action tonight, have not rectified the situation in a timely manner. Maybe that will change, given the new 'targeting' policy of the police to get bad guys off the street. You asked for suggestions, options-- Buy a decent size hand gun and learn how to use it (i.e. a .357 or .38 revolver). Why should the bad guys be the only ones with guns? Chances are you'll never use it, but it could possibly save you and/or members of your family-- think of it like an insurance policy. Train all adult family members in safe handling and operation procedures, and get everyone qualified at the target range. Get a CC permit and carry the gun with you so it isn't stolen from your house while you are gone. Another option might be to reorient furniture away from exterior walls and make some interior 'adjustments' in the expectation of being 'shot up,' -- i.e. bullet proof sectors of the home, like lower walls. Another-- Be sure to have a couple of fully charged fire extinguishers available and some first aid supplies. Another would be to move-- physically relocate. Maybe start smoking again while you're at it! All dramatic options for sure, but sometimes you've gotta get realistic and deal with the issues in a realistic manner. In all likelihood the police will not be nearby when you truly need them. That's reality. Good luck. Michael Hohmann Linden Hills REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
