Getting Harassed By Police
This past weekend I was harassed endlessly by police in my town-for a garbage can!! My neighbor called the police and told them my garbage can was a few inches on her property, which it was not but I was not given a chance to prove it. So then tenants downstairs (best friends with neighbor) told the police I unplugged their chest freezer in the basement and caused them to lose food. I did NOT unplug the freezer and there was no proof that I did. The officer actually went to my mother's house and told her I unplugged the freezer and that I had issues and all these other accusations. I am almost 40 years old, college educated, good job, single mom and I have never been arrested or in any legal trouble So then the cop comes back and tells me to my garbage can again! It was only on my property and wasn't in anyone's way, then he actually threatened to arrest me for my garbage can! What is going on this world? I asked him what would I be arrested for and he told me, "Don't worry about it" and sped off. All of this over a garbage can. Last month the tenants downstairs yelled at my daughter and threatened to call the police because she screamed when a spider was on her arm. We ignored her and called the police and told them they are yelling at my innocent 14-year-old. Two weeks before that, my daughter was going into the house and the man downstairs jumped up from his couch to come running out and give her nasty looks, I jumped out of the car to get her away from him, he actually looked like he would kill her. So, in both of these instances I called the police because I was afraid for my daughter, and you know what they said?? Sorry, we can't do anything about that because it was just "borderline" harassment. These cops will do NOTHING to protect my daughter and me, but they will harass me over a garbage can. It's very important to note that I live in a predominately white neighborhood, but my daughter is Black, and I believe these cops are racist. What should I do?
