Neighbors looking out for each other.

- This is it. Don't get scared now.

Meanwhile, my neighbor kicked my dog, threatened to shoot my other dog, and then came onto my property and threatened to hurt me in front of my kids. To this day, he's confused about why I don't want to be his friend or talk to him.
....all because my little dog smelled his chicken, which he didn't even have enclosed, which is the law
- He came on your property and threatened you with physical violence?
  How did that not end with the cops? You would be well in your rights to defend yourself
  
  It did. But they said WE were in the wrong because our dogs were unleashed.
- Sniper-man could be anyone. Even you!
- ....all because my little dog smelled his chicken, which he didn't even have enclosed, which
  Yup we're clearly missing some obvious piece of context in here
  
  He was drunk. His yard was legally supposed to be enclosed, just like mine. My dogs used to go to his house all the time and play (he would intentionally let them come to his house and play with his dogs and vice versa)Yes, even with his chickens out, which my dogs peacefully interacted with numerous times.
- A lot of people seem to be invested in this and need context. This happened a couple of years ago. He and I always had open door policies because our dogs were playmates. My dogs were used to going over there regularly, and they always played and were gentle with his chickens. My smaller dog went over there, just like he was so used to doing, smelled my neighbors chicken for about 2 seconds, then went to find his dog friend. My neighbor was very drunk, and kicked my small dog and tried saying he was going to "kill" his chickens, but we all watched as he just smelled his chicken, like he always did, and moved on. Then he threatened to shoot my husky, who wasn't actually on their property, but outside of it, along with one of his chickens, which also wasn't on his property. My husky sniffed the chicken and then ignored it. As he said that he was actively hopping the fence and on MY property. Then he got in my face and threatened to hurt me, all while my kids watched, simply because I told him his behavior was bullshit since all our animals were playmates, that they always came into his property and vice versa, and that hes even encouraged it, and gave them treats, just like we did with his dogs, and that his chickens are supposed to be enclosed and not wandering around (since it was now an issue for him). This was after we initially tried apologizing in a civil manner. He still did this. We called the cops, and they lied through their teeth (he and his wife) and said both my dogs attacked his chickens and drew blood (which 100% did NOT happen). Cops said we were in the wrong because our dogs need to be leashed, but again, we looked into it, and yes, even though we were lead to believe that our dogs were allowed over their anytime, our dogs cannot wander into someone else's property, otherwise they have a right to shoot them I guess. But he was also in the wrong, because his animals weren't in an enclosed area either. My partner refused to press charges because she said "he was just drunk" but I called bullshit and very much wanted to press charges.
  I thought he and I were cool before this. I let him hunt on my property, he would give us some of the things he's grown, etc. Now I just ignore him and keep our animals leashed on our property. He keeps trying to be my friend. One day I had to tell him to leave me alone please, and he and his friend tried to threaten me again.
- So.. why isn't your neighbor in jail?
  He assault your family member (pet).
  Threatened to injure, possibly kill the other family member.
  Got onto your property and threatened violence against you.
  Chit isn't adding up.
  
  Because my partner refused to press charges. I was all for it actually

Twist; the car owner was working on his car
- Nah doesn't look the same

We all should have a friendly neighborhood sniper-man
- Does whatever a sniper can
  
  Does he shoot? Yes he can. That's why he's, sniper man.
- Sniper-Man, Sniper-Man,
  Does whatever a Sniper can
  Shoots BBs any size,
  When converter thieves arrive.
  Look out, here comes the Sniper-Man
  Is he strong?
  Listen, bud-
  He's got regular human blood.
  He can shoot at your head.
  You can run, you won't be dead.
  Hey there, there goes the Sniper-Man
  
  Bravo!
- Yeah! I can't foresee any potential problems with that. It's not like we have anybody else who is given guns and claim to "protect and serve". Also I'm sure everybody would be very comfortable with always being watched from above through the optics of a high powered rifle.
  (To be clear I know you're joking. Hence the thick layer of /s)
  
  Cops love the Punisher. They should be absolutely fine with a gun toting vigilante... right?

I like how they intentionally crossed out the correctly spelled brand name that this fake note is trying to push.
Some jacked on uppers marketing bro thinks he is a complete genius for this.
- Thought that was a generic term, so that’s nice. Xerox that trademark!
  If it’s real, RIP the person whose house the car was parked outside. The strap I’m most worried about is tucked into the losers’ waistbands.

Tangentially related: I was driving in kinda-rural SE Pennsylvania last year and I passed an auto repair place that had a big lit-up sign that said "WE BUY CATALYTIC CONVERTERS". It was so blatant that I figured for sure it was a police honeypot, but if it wasn't, that's just all kinds of fucked up.
- It could be a police honeypot, but if it was a small town or something, they may just pay the cops off.

And that's the last time I tried to change my own oil at the apartment complex...
- Nah, just next time you're stealing a cat, use floodlights and hi-viz, no one will even look at you.

Whoever this person is I will buy them a case of beer or whatever they want.
Once when I worked in a pediatric hospital, a nurse went to drive home from the underground parking lot, and the car was making a terrible racket, so she went to the mechanic and her converter has been stolen. Like stealing from nurses at a pediatric hospital full of sick and dying children is pretty disgusting.
- Wow. That person should be subjected to a BB gun firing squad

The hero we need.

Legendary neighbor

I like how they crossed out catstrap and rewrote catstrap. "no, that's not what it's called... Hey frank what's that thing called to strap down the cat converter? A catstrap? Oh OK that was it..."
- Good tactic for selling car straps. Maybe he runs a catstrap company in the area.

Would a bb do much at all? If i caught someone in that position i dont think a bb would be persuasive enough
- I'm not a thief, but I would probably stop whatever I was doing if I started getting pelted with BBs. Lol
  
  Also not a thief but I've seen what a BB does to flesh. Definitely in the "stop what you're doing immediately" category.
- Stings like a motherfucker, can break skin depending on the BB material and velocity. It also sends a clear message; I can see and hit you from here.
  
  I use .177cal steels at 400fps. Unless i could pop a nut, it would probably just annoy them
  
  It can potentially take out an eye too. You won't "shoot your eye out" like the kid is warned in a Christmas Story, but you could definitely shoot someone else's eye out.
- Bro, bb guns shoot through metal buckets. My friends and I used to shoot bb guns at all sorts of objects. So yes. You could absolutely fuck someone up with a bb gun.
- Well you would also become aware that someone is watching you and not approving of what you are up to.
  Unless they're going to kill you for whatever they want to steal that will usually deter them.
  
  "I very much approve of what you are doing but I also like shooting people with BB guns. Please feel free to carry on with whatever you are doing while I shoot you in various limbs."
- It depends. A bed and bath is pretty relaxing. You'll probably end up being friends afterwards.
- It would definitely hurt and probably get stuck in your skin
  
  Probably get stuck in your skin?????? Probably? Have you ever shot a bb gun? That shit can go through thinner metal with ease. It can easily shoot through an aluminum bucket (both sides). I'm absolutely shocked at how many people here think bb guns are like airsoft guns. Ya'll clearly have never used a bb gun. One shoots metal balls. The other shoots plastic.
- What's a bb?
  
  Big butt
  
  Small metal ball
  
  bb is probably short for ball bearing, which is basically just a small hardened metal ball often used in "bearings" to make it even more confusing, ball bearings, use ball bearings as their primary mode of design.
- I stared at this wondering what a BTS gun was.
  
  I mean they've got dynamite already so...
- I read BTS gun and that got me really confused, like a ray that shoots kpop at the target lol
  
  Don't underestimate musical weaponry.

If this is a true story there is probably some damage unless BB gun guy stays strapped.

could someone who knows more than me tell me if you could potentially cop an assault with a deadly weapon charge for that?
- Plausibly, but unlikely. Criminals aren't always the sharpest tools in the shed, but not many of them are going to go to the cops and tell them about how the mean old neighbor got them with a BB gun while they were trying to steal a catalytic converter.
  I'd honestly be a lot more worried about the thief directly retaliating.
  
  you'd really have to be able to prove that's what they were doing.
- battery.
  
  Nah they were trying to get the catalytic converter.

Oh no, it's Ol' Blue!

Nice but I always found glorification and excitement with violence jarring. Too many people have this righteous justice fetish where they just look for an excuse to shoot someone. Somehow most are from USA but it could just be a coincidence.
Be like faramir "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend." Violence and its tools isn’t to be excited about in itself. It just sometimes is a morbid reality when all else fails.
Too many people would want to kill that thief excited to try out their new glock and too many people would applaud the doer.
- Ok but how do you suggest we stop people from stealing catalytic converters?
  
  Fix economy

Somebody failed to hand out a free cat delete...

Hail corporate.
- Oh you God morons are going to start posting here too?
  
  Oh shit, my bad, iheartcheese. I didn't realize this space was restricted exclusively for high quality discourse. Judging from the beans, denim, tits, cats, and propaganda littering the front page of any non-filtered Lemmy aggregate, and given the general theme of a place called justpost, I just took it for granted that general shittery was the norm rather than the exception, ergo: memes, cliches, etc., welcome. My sincerest apologies. Obviously I'm the asshole here.

- Don't disassemble peoples cars then. Not hard to understand. They might not be able to buy replacement parts either. And even if, you don't get to steal from others.
  
  I agree, death penalty for stealing car parts! Otherwise they will never learn from their mistakes.
- Come now, no need to be so dramatic. It was an air rifle...not an AR15.
  
  I just remembered what a bb gun is.
- you make it sound like somebody was shot to death or at least left bleeding. it's a bb gun my dude, it only hurts
- I always get the impression people making these types of ineffectual statements are thieves. After all if you are a thief you wouldn't want to get shot and you would welcome a place where you can steal at will.
- wild that this is a controversial statement
  
  It's not controversial, it's misleading. Clarify that we're saying "shoot with a BB gun" and it'll be a lot clearer.
- I rather take their hands. At least one hand, preferably in public, on international television for the world to see what is real justice. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
  
  That's how you end up being a country with one of the highest incarceration rates.
  Making sure people have good lives, good jobs, good education, and are financially stable is how you prevent crime from happening in the first place.
  And rehabilitation will always be more effective at dealing with recidivism than outright punishment, punishment that invariably treats people as animals, fucks up their ability to socialize and trust others, etc.