Blasting Baby Shark on loop 24/7 for the entire weekend while OP and his family goes away.
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I mean, if cops arent doing shit, and the neighbor aren’t listening to reason, you have to take matters in your own hands.
Make the same noise they did while they sleep. See how they like it.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Tiffany1994@lemmy.cafe 4 days ago
[deleted]notabot@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Do not respond by playing loud noises back, no matter how tempting, that’ll just give him the chance to say “see, they’re the ones doing it”. Going away for a break might be a great idea though, just to get some rest and relax a bit. I’d suggest putting up external cameras covering the whole property, and internals covering doirs and windows first though, just in case he does anything harmful. I know you said he was frail, but you don’t want to take chances.
hefejefe@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Yeah, relocate the family, and return the favor by blasting EDM 24/7. Either they’ll stop, or they’ll burn the whole house down.
al_Kaholic@lemmynsfw.com 4 days ago
Do you want race ants? Because that’s how you get rave ants.
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I missed a step; how do i get from race ants to rave ants…?
RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Maybe don’t engage in a war of escalation with unstable people
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
In game theory, the best strategy is called “Tit For Tat”: Be nice at first, but strike back (in equal proportion to what they did) if they refuse to cooperate.
OP already tried being nice. You can’t live life being a pushover.
A society cannot be tolerant of the intolerant.
RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 3 days ago
This only works with rational actors
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Thus is childish and unlikely to lead to a solution.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yeah do that if you want to get stabbed to death. The neighbor has mental issues.
Joshi@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Escalating conflict with someone with delusions of persecution is exactly the wrong thing to do.
Not knowing the system in the UK means I can’t give very good specific advice. You may be able to contact a local mental health network and there is a good chance they will know him. Let them know what is going on in as much detail as possible and suggest that he is increasingly agitated and alienating himself from the community. It sounds like this gentleman needs a conpulsory treatment order or whatever the UK equivalent is.
Tiffany1994@lemmy.cafe 4 days ago
UK equivalent is known as sectioning