Thursday, July 24, 2008

We thought it was over

The problem ended immediately after the officers visit and we were so relieved by the fact that we wouldn't have to deal with it again. The police did their job by putting the scare into them. We could only be so lucky. Apparently the scare had an expiration date and by October the full on harassment started right back up. I let it go for one night, but it picked up again the next along with my personal favorite moment when TDA screamed "What is your fucking problem? Don't you hear us banging?" so I immediately called 911. I even told the dispatcher which officers responded the first time and so they sent one of them back, which was a relief since he was already familiar with the situation. As he came into our home he said "I have a solution. She's so cute, why don't you let us take her?" The officers collected the information and told us to stop by HQ to pick up the police report in a couple of days, prior to heading downstairs.

The very next day I was playing with my dog on a common grass area next to our building. I looked up and saw TD standing at the other end staring at us. I ignored her and she stayed frozen for 10 minutes. However, I was not going to avoid her just so I could get into the building, which is what she was essentially blocking. When we got within earshot TD unloaded on me that I was "now harassing her by calling the police" and that "she is elderly and disabled and we have no right to pick on her". I completely ignored her and went inside. She followed and continued yelling. I finally turned around and said "It would be in your best interest to stop talking, because the more you continue to say the deeper your hole gets. Stop stalking and harassing me and leave my family alone."

Here is what the report stated:

When the officers responded to gather their side of the story the officers spoke to TD and TDA who began yelling and screaming stating that "Yes they have been banging on the ceiling because the child has no right to walk on the floor." The officers advised them that banging on the ceiling and screaming was not the correct way to go about handling this situation to which TDA responded "Good then I'll call 911 every fucking half hour."

Excuse me? No right no walk? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only thing that walking can be described as is a physical act of nature. By saying the baby has no right to walk you're saying she should be physically impaired. That is a threat. A physical threat against my daughter. As you can imagine that as a parent my emotions were wide ranging, but I took the high road and went to visit the attorney the very next day. The day after that we had a temporary restraining order against TD and TDA., which led to a continuous twelve month no contact order. That was the most painful $2000 I ever spent.

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