[quote]admbaum wrote:
I have this sign up near my door…it says “No Soliciting, no loitering, no trespassing, violators will be persecuted”. Its an eye sore but it gives me the right, in Texas, to answer my door with with a pistol if I wanted to. Still scumbags try selling us stuff. Last week, as a matter of fact, this young man in his late 20’s knocks on my door at 10:30 at night trying to “collect money for disadvantaged kids” for his college.
I asked him to wait at the door, called Police non-emergency, opened the door and stalled him till the officer arrived. Didn’t file a trespassing on him, but told him never to show his face around my house again or he will get shot.
Never open the door for someone you dont know or expect to be there. If they arent going to do anything right then, they’re casing you, your place, and the neighborhood for future targets. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.[/quote]
I understand your concern for your own safety, but this kind of attitude about the world scares the crap out of me.
[quote]FutureGL wrote:
[quote]admbaum wrote:
I have this sign up near my door…it says “No Soliciting, no loitering, no trespassing, violators will be persecuted”. Its an eye sore but it gives me the right, in Texas, to answer my door with with a pistol if I wanted to. Still scumbags try selling us stuff. Last week, as a matter of fact, this young man in his late 20’s knocks on my door at 10:30 at night trying to “collect money for disadvantaged kids” for his college.
I asked him to wait at the door, called Police non-emergency, opened the door and stalled him till the officer arrived. Didn’t file a trespassing on him, but told him never to show his face around my house again or he will get shot.
Never open the door for someone you dont know or expect to be there. If they arent going to do anything right then, they’re casing you, your place, and the neighborhood for future targets. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.[/quote]
I understand your concern for your own safety, but this kind of attitude about the world scares the crap out of me.
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I see your point but at 10:30pm its abit suspicious and anyway people shouldnt feel bad. Because they dont have a responsibility to give anyone money or anything else. If your going door to door then you should be able to deal with the fact that alot of people are going to say no and be impolite.