Originally Posted by
jhodge
Obviously, I disagree.
I know and like my neighbors; we socialize, collect each other's mail when we travel, shovel our neighborhood out together in the winter and generally look out for one another. What goes on in my neighborhood is my business. The entire premise of neighborhood watch is that taking the time to notice and report suspicious behavior and circumstances makes criminals uneasy and gives the police cause to look into things.
You are correct, suspicious behavior in your neighborhood should be investigated and either explained or have it ceased. With that said, the STEROTYPING of your neighbor I have to RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. You have made several references that the bikes MAY BE STOLEN. I think you should CLARIFY that. No riding the fence. Find out if the bikes are stolen since you made the claim of "maybe stolen". Call the police, tell them your opinons, and then go with what they say. If they say, you have NO PROOF, than cease from calling your neighbors bikes "maybe stolen".
If you neighbor wore dress suits, and 4 cars, two trucks, and had racks in the back for about 8 bikes, would you say the "maybe stolen" too??
There is a thin line between this I hope you can see it. You mean well, but sometimes meaning well can do harm..