Some people are so dumb they would risk other people’s life just for some fun.
It is never funny to play such risks.
Find out how these neighbors were using bows and arrows with kids around like they weren’t doing anything wrong!
AITA For calling the cops on my neighbor and kids?
Preface, we live in a condominium with buildings close together, there is parking that runs between houses.
About a week ago as I was leaving our condo to pick up my wife there was a man shooting a compound bow, across the parking lot through an empty stall (with cars on either side) across a side walk at a target sitting next to the building next to ours.
It gets WORSE!
My car was parked next to one of the cars next to the open stall. The Bow wasn’t the most powerful, I’m guessing a 50 pound draw.
I walk out and ask if he’s shooting it.
He said yes.
I told him he can’t be shooting a bow in the parking lot.
He said “what do you care? You don’t even live here”.
He was being stubborn.
I told him I did, and pointed to my house, the one I just walked out of. (Hind sight probably shouldn’t have told him what one was mine).
He said he was told he he could do this.
I told him it was dangerous to be shooting in between the cars.
He angrily gathered his stuff and said “are you kidding me!”.
This guy was forced to threaten him…
I told him no and if I saw him doing it again I would call the HOA (wish I had said I would call the police). I get in my car and leave for 20 minutes. I came back and he was gone so I thought it was over.
This morning I look out the window and see 2 adults and 3 kids ranging from about 3 to 11 ish. The 2 adults and 2 older kids had a bow.
They were standing in the same spot shooting across the parking lot through cars at a target this time sitting on the side walk next to the communal mail box.
UH OH…
So I called 911.
A few minutes later the cops showed up they gathered there bows and target and went in side. I did notice the adults pointing at our door obviously angry.
We looked up the local law and shooting a bow within city limits counts as discharge of a deadly weapon.
He made a wise choice!
They were shooting where kids play and even if they were carful things happen.
I feel like I was in the right but AITA?
What the bow!
Why couldn’t those guys be more responsible in a neighborhood?
Let’s find out what folks on Reddit think about this story.
This person isn’t fond of the neighbors and their actions.
This archer knows how bad it can get!
This person thinks the guy did the right thing by threatening his neighbors.
This person wants this guy to be his neighbor!
This person stands on the right side!
With neighbors like this… who needs enemies?
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