Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 16415867)

mount a motion-activated surveillance camera back there

i have one of these and it's fantastic - records any motion to a flash card and also uploads it to server hosting the app so you can review suspicious activity in the morning if you're sleeping

https://www.amazon.com/Security-355%...65333666&psc=1

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 16415858)

Sequence of events is a little confusing. Feels like from the POV of the cops when they arrived you told them he was no longer there so why would they have gone and looked on the balcony?

If while they were there they had an indication and he did more be in the area and was actively climbing the building there may have been more for them.

Maybe I am misunderstanding the post though. Did the police get word from you or those other people at any point about the escalation on the higher floor?

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 16415644)

So basically he has to either be inside my dwelling or rape 1 of these chick's before anything is done? This is kind of what worries me

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 16415644)

So basically he has to either be inside my dwelling or rape 1 of these chick's before anything is done? This is kind of what worries me

Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 16415641)

I wasn't going to shoot him but I'd be lying if the though of taking the Louisville slugger didn't cross my mind. He's not worth going to jail over but I was curious what constitutes as legal defense I tried to look it up on Google. This seems way more than just a homeless man trying to find shelter especially with how he's acted towards women. The gal behind me is understandably terrified and it's rather frustrating the police just kind of stand by

Originally Posted by JohnnyV13 (Post 16415686)

1. Cops have no legal duty to protect you, so you can't sue them and force them to take action. Further, if something happens to you, you can't seek a monetary award for professional neglect.

2. Second, use of force against a trespasser is a privilege that you only obtain if you have a reasonable fear that he is about to cause you great bodily harm. (A legal privilege is something that would normally be a crime but is allowed under the circumstances. It's what is called an "affirmative defense" in that you admit to the elements of a criminal act but plead an exception that allows it under the circumstances).

Him invading your home can create a presumption of threat in many jurisdictions. However, you can only use deadly force against a threat so long as they are creating a reasonable belief that they might harm you. For example, if they turn and run away, you can't pursue them and beat them with a bat, even if they grab some of your stuff.

3. If you do decide to do something to him, and the cops come DO NOT TALK TO THEM AT ALL. ONLY GIVE YOUR NAME AND IDENTITY and say "I WANT TO SPEAK TO A LAWYER" as the only response to any questions. Plus, you should only identify yourself if they place you under arrest. Until you are under arrest, you have no duty to identify yourself (unless you're in a traffic stop, because you are required to show an ID if you are driving a car. Note passengers DO NOT have to identify themselves.)

MAKE NO STATEMENTS without legal counsel. Not even about where you were, what you were thinking, why you did what you did....NOTHING. Repeat over and over, "I WANT A LAWYER, I WANT A LAWYER, I WANT A LAWYER."

4. Statements to police can only harm and cannot help your case. This truism is actually baked into the rules of evidence, in that a police report is actually hearsay evidence and thus, inadmissable in most situations. However, if you admit to some fact that harms your case, it becomes the hearsay exception known as "admission against interest."

Originally Posted by Lzen (Post 16416056)

This is good advice, especially that part about not talking to cops.