kids terrorising elderly people

fivetide

It might not be you need the expense of CCTV. Just do as originally planned and film them with a camcorder or just a smartphone.

CCTV can be considered as a longer term thing but nothing stopping evidence gathering at this stage.

System

The following, taken from here states that it is perfectly legal to set up cctv on your property:


The main laws surrounding the use Of CCTV are contained within the Data Protection Act 1998 but these do not cover domestic residences. It is perfectly legal for a resident to install CCTV (even with recording and playback capabilities) and, in the normal course of events, this will be done to protect one’s own property against the threat of intruders and trespassers.

When installed correctly and used for the right purpose, residents who have installed CCTV will tend to have a positive effect on the reduction of crime and anti-social behaviour occurring in the neighbourhood, as would be perpetrators of such actions would be less inclined to commit offences for fear of being caught on camera.

Primrose

Frankly if the local police team are not being proactive about this and effectively 'looking the other way' I would find out who their newly elected Police Commissioner is and make a formal complaint to him.

ska_lover

Little bleeders.

It hardly ever 'works'...having elderly and families living side by side, there is always someone unhappy about noise, and other various things

If it were my grandparents, I would be helping them to move house. They could spend years trying to sort this out - and I don't mean this unkindly, but it is years they do not have at their ages

I know someone people will think ''why should we get drive out of our home when we have done no wrong'' but, for me - the quiet life rather than years of arguments and worry win hands down and the rights and wrongs of it - I could let slide for a stress free life

Mojisola

ska_lover wrote: »

If it were my grandparents, I would be helping them to move house. They could spend years trying to sort this out - and I don't mean this unkindly, but it is years they do not have at their ages

How could you guarantee that the same thing might not happen elsewhere?

ska_lover

Obviously, it is impossible to completely guarantee that the same would not happen, but there are some things a person could do, to narrow the chances and to ensure they live around more 'like minded' people of a similar age and time in their lives.

One idea might well be to move to an area where similar people live, older folk in an area of bungalows may find it much more peaceful than living around families with children, especially when the children are being a pain as described by the OP.

IMO it really isn't worth wasting the twilight years of a persons life trying to alter this situation. The stress it would cause, and the time it would take up, I wouldn't think twice about helping my grandparents to move in this situation. There are far more important things in life than the stress of the neighbourhood kids. Retirement should be about spending time with family, enjoying life, not taking on a daily battle

This is what I mean by having older folk - retirement age and beyond, living in an area of families with young children - someone always seems unhappy

Can you think of a way Mojisola, where a person could guarantee good neighbours?

Mojisola

ska_lover wrote: »

Can you think of a way Mojisola, where a person could guarantee good neighbours?

No - that's my point.

There have been threads on here where people's lives are being made very stressful by their elderly nasty neighbours - it's not just youngsters who can make life difficult.

Bella73

First I would set up CCTV
Phone the Police every time it happens
Keep a diary and log all incidents
As someone said if local Police don't help go above them

Hope it all gets sorted out

ska_lover

Mojisola wrote: »

No - that's my point.

There have been threads on here where people's lives are being made very stressful by their elderly nasty neighbours - it's not just youngsters who can make life difficult.

Yes I know what you mean, and have had experience of it myself - that is why I think older people and younger people living in close proximity, it can go horribly wrong

Savvy_Sue

ska_lover wrote: »

Yes I know what you mean, and have had experience of it myself - that is why I think older people and younger people living in close proximity, it can go horribly wrong

But the point is that some older people can be downright unpleasant to EVERYONE, regardless of age. Just as some families can be downright unpleasant even to other families with children the same age. There are no guarantees! At least try to sort this out first with cctv etc.