Dear Aurora Cops: Stop Feeding the Monsters -unless- You ARE the Beast

Today I am thankful for a hearty laugh and a reminder that a lack of participation in civics leads to Hell on Earth.

Now, I have to roll up my sleeves and stop slacking.

It is with a heavy heart, that I may have to call my city councilman

or maybe do a stand-up routine mocking the local government.

So....

Two years ago, a houseguest received a parking ticket for parking in front of my house.  It was wrongfully issued.  The city offered to rescind the ticket -but-

the guest lost it.

I paid up.

Aurora has a law that, rightfully, states that one cannot park within five feet of a driveway.  My neighbor believes that his yard, filled entirely with rocks (which is a violation of city code) is a driveway.  As such, my neighbor had my houseguest ticketed for being within 5' of the property line.

For some dumb reason, the cops agreed to it.

Now, this neighbor has become a parking Nazi.

If ANYONE parks in front of my house, they are treated to yelling and screaming.  He parks in front of my house but I am not allowed to do so.

One neighbor was treated to having a gun pulled on him for parking in front of MY house.

I've never seen the gun but am pissed that uneducated gun toting idiots like this are the reason I have to stand on street corners with a Gadsden flag during second amendment rallies.

This neighbor, literally, had code enforcement evict bikers to the East of my home because they had too many vehicles.  They had four.  The SAME amount as the asshole neighbor who parks in front of my home.

My asshole neighbor, the one whose entire front yard is his driveway, pushed to have the biker neighbors evicted.

The city evicted them for having too many cars and one to many people in their home.  The neighbor felt vindicated because he didn't want them parking within 5' of his property line.

So now...the asshole neighbor's shitty behavior was vindicated and acted upon TWICE.

He has since become a monster.

All that did was feed the delusion that he (and he alone) can park in front of my house.  If I park in front of my house, I'm 5' away from his faux driveway.

Now, mind you, I don't mind it when people park in front of my house.  Seriously....I had a stalker.  The cops refused to take police reports so allowing the neighbors to park in front of my house was win-win. This makes it seem like someone is always at home.  I feel that this keeps me safer.

At least it did before the violent fights over parking started erupting in my front yard.  The police refused to come out and mediate.  Imagine a tired, blind, asthmatic hypnotist coming outside in 2 degree weather to persuade a bunch of ninnies to go home.

The stalking is why I let the bikers park in front of my house before the asshole neighbor pushed to have them evicted by the city.

I can't imagine why the cops and code enforcement played along.

I miss the bikers.  They were quiet and picked up their pup's droppings.

I liked them.

*****

What I don't like is the car roulette that takes place on the street.

People are so afraid of parking in front of my house that they are inconveniencing other neighbors by parking in front of their houses.

Given that many of my neighbors are elderly - this is a problem.

I am getting work done on the house.  This guy is flipping out when the contractors park in front of my home.

Last month, I had some topsoil delivered in front of my house.  My creepy neighbor literally parked his truck on TOP of the dirt mound and spread it all over the street.

That was annoying.  I called our neighborhood resource officer.  The neighbor stopped off-roading on my garden soil enabling the contractor to put it into place.

I'm starting to get irritated.

A few days ago, a contractor left a trailer across the street.  He was not blocking any driveways, mind you, but the cops told him that they've gotten quite a few calls on it and threatened to ticket him.

Nearly $1,000 in permits - and this cop threatens someone for a lawful activity.

I called the police officer find out just how many complaints he's gotten.

I haven't heard back.

I called Neighborhood Services to find out how many complaints they've gotten.

I haven't heard back.

I'm used to being persona non grata.

I'm curious about possible harassment.  It's not a bad thing to be curious.  My neighbor across the way told me the cops were in my yard last week (before the trailer arrived).

I'm wondering why?

When it comes to parking, I told my contractor just to park in front of my home.  If my neighbor flips out.  I'll take care of it in my own special way.

I don't like being a brat - but - there are times when one has to do whatever it takes to live in peace.

*****

The moral of the story is NOT to feed neighborhood bullies.

Don't issue citations for lawful activity.

Don't evict people for something EVERYONE else on the block is doing.

Don't feed the monsters!

Unless....the cops are continuing the harassment that ensued by order of the City Manager's office in 2008.  I thought the lawsuit took care of that.

Maybe there needs to be another suit. I kinda miss hypnotizing the city's high priced lawyers. I just didn't want the taxpayers to fund them.

Maybe the city is the beast that needs to be starved?

*****
Of course, this isn't the first government oriented creepy thing to happen to me today.  I'm not sure what I can do about it.

In fact, I had two creepy things happen today.

Well, make that three.

Two are issues with State laws (maybe I'll write about those later).

Then I was being harassed while trying to buy spray paint in Aurora without a driver's license so I could repair our picnic table (apparently the neighbor is constantly complaining to code enforcement about the disrepaired items on our back patio).

 Look....I'm older than dirt.  I work at a rehab center and know the dangers of huffing.  The last thing I needed was a clerk legally mandated by local law to harass me (that poor cashier). Worse, she started to tell me about her childhood issues.  That's the last time I disclose that I am therapist who works in addiction.

The government creates far more problems than it solves. The government is nasty.  It's got the reverse Midas touch.

I wish it would keep it's nasty hands off of me.  I thought this little experiment in home improvement would cause me to trust them more.  All it has done is create more animosity and distrust.

I didn't even tell you about the lien with a government contractor!  It is resolved now - but- geesh!  This was a contractor that is currently working with the local government.

Maybe I'll write about that later, too.

I'll just say that if a government contractor (*cough * Martin Marietta * cough *) tries to screw someone like me over, what are they doing to the taxpayers with their government contracts?

All this has done was remind me about the pitfalls of trusting the government.

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Of course, these stories always start with a minor irritation.  I've been irritated with the Aurora police department since they broke into my house without a warrant in 2008 and again in 2011.

Part of me wonders if they refused to investigate the stalking because it would reveal some of their antics, too.

They just keep getting worse and worse.

I've been very kind almost to the point of complacency.

The latest story begins with one my jobs at a rehab center in a neighboring jurisdiction.

The Aurora cops call too often, pretending to be doctors (but the beeping of their radios gives them away).  They want me to break Federal and State law by naming the patients in my facility.

No - Bleeping - Way!


Here is my standard response.  

"As an officer sworn to uphold the law, you must know that I cannot confirm or deny the name of anyone in this facility.  Nice try, though." 

Now, the first four times, this routine was cute. 

I'm tired of it. 

I doubt they know it is me that is answering the phones.  I doubt they know that I've been harassed by them numerous times in the past.

I wonder.....how much a five minute phone call costs the City of Aurora.  The cops are being paid to make these calls.  These calls are interfering with their ability to deal with crime in a realistic way. 

I know it costs my employer money to pay me.  It takes time away from patients who are in a fragile mental and physical state. 

Right now, I'm tired of their bs. 

I can't record the phone calls out of privacy concerns for my patients.  

There has to be a way to point out the waste and disgust I have with people wasting my time by lying. 

If cops lie about this shit - what else are they lying about? 

Please behave.  Yeah, you can laugh at me now.  Cops don't have to be honest.  Cities don't have to follow their own rules (yeah...I literally met another therapist whose husband was abused in the same manner as my ex by the government...so the law breaking games have yet to stop....I'll never get bored will I?).

Just know that these little irritants will add up.  They will determine the attitudes of voters should the city (or police officers) want something from the voters going forward. 

I'm just one person. 

How many of us have they pushed in this manner? 

The answer is more than they realize.

Few people ever really speak up.  They complain at the ballot box. 

*****

Here is a little advice.

Even Dirty Harry managed to stay clean.   

Don't lie (it's makes it easier to keep your story straight). 

Do your job without being a hypocrite. 

Don't feed the monsters!  Feeding the monsters just creates more work for you going forward.

*****

Oh....and I didn't call the cops when I heard blood curdling screams come out of that house because I saw silhouettes of my neighbor's wife and kids.  In the past, I've called the police when I saw a man hit a woman.  I was told, in part, that this is why they refuse to take stalking reports from me.  Apparently, when they came out the couple was no longer fighting.

The woman was my dental hygienist.  I know who the victim is.  I also know of the abuser; he is the father of her child lives two doors down. It's not my fault the police dilly dallied on their way to the scene. 

That boy is nothing compared to the creepy dude next door who acts as if the cops have his back.  If he murders his wife, the Aurora police and Code Enforcement are going to look horrible (especially since they keep giving into this jerk and citing people for things that aren't in the code while ignoring his code violations).

I truly believe that monsters like my neighbor, narcissistic monsters who love annoying women and threatening elderly men with guns are dangerous.  

The police have only fed this monster.  Mark my words, he WILL get worse.  

I've only called the police when I've witnessed domestic violence -or- when we saw an escaped convict (who was caught).   I've called to try to get a stalking report (but the Aurora cops don't take those...yet....I hear that's going to change very soon). 

That's it.

This time, I've called because I am afraid this guy is going to lose his sh!t.  He's aggressive and has little respect for anyone else's property rights.  He's going off the deep end.

He literally thinks that the city codes don't apply to him (e.g. junk vehicle and trash in his front yard) and that he can have his neighbors ticketed for lawful activity (having a guest park in front of her home more than 5' from any driveway). 

The worst part about it - well, the cops gave in to him and ticketed someone for not doing anything wrong and threatened others connected to her for not doing anything wrong.

I'm beginning to feel harassed.  It's almost as if City Hall is ignoring a 2011 legal settlement.

Prove me wrong.

Here is the deal: 

Don't reward bullies. 

Don't feed the monsters - they'll only grow larger. 

Don't annoy little old ladies or waste their time.

*****

That said, the neighbor was blasting fake country music at my house over a weekend....like a pseudo redneck.

Even I'm rednecker than him - lol.  That's a song which cracks me up.

I think it was Luke Perry, or Luke Bryan or Perry Band....I don't know.

I worked the night before and had to work that night, too.  The loud music kept me awake. 

You would be incredibly proud of me. 

I didn't even plug in my amp to play along with the crappy music.

See?

I can be nice....once in a while.

This is harassment.  There is nothing more dangerous than a short, bald narcissist who thinks the cops are on his side.

One of these days, I'll drive home and find yellow police tape around that house.

Pray I'm wrong.

It's Monday.  I should get over to city hall to get a sense of who is in charge of such chaos.

I feel a PAC coming on.  

Love ya,

S.

EDIT: As much as I hate to do it, sometimes the best solution to a problem is the easiest one.  I guess, with the waning moon, it's time for a bitch to be gone.