Hi everyone, I had a bit of a situation last night and am wondering whether it would be helpful to report it to the police.
It was about 11 pm and I was trying to find parking in my neighborhood, which tends to be pretty rough especially as I have a long car that likes to overhang spots. Finally, I saw a nice long spot that was empty except for a garbage can sitting in the middle of it. I pulled over, double parked, got out and moved the can to the sidewalk, ran back as the light changed and pulled into the space.
As I pulled in, I noticed that a truck was pulling over and slowing down, approaching me. I was a bit confused. A guy got out, walked over giving me the evil eye, and said "That garbage can was there for a reason."
"What reason would that be?" I answered.
"I live here and I need this space to unload my truck. You are parking in my spot and you can't be here. Get out."
I told him that I would leave, but that he should know that the street in front of his house is not his property and that anyone is free to park there if they wish. At that point, he got more aggro and started yelling at me for daring to touch his trash can and that he owns this space because he pays the taxes. I started yelling and repeating my first argument, saying that I would still leave but he needed to get a grip.
Then he balled up his fists, started waving them at me, and called me a fucking little cunt and threatening me. I told him he was an ugly bastard and that I would leave, but to step away from my car. He punched my open window a couple of times with his fists and continued to call me a fucking little cunt. Then I yelled at him not to dare hit my car and to back off so that I could leave.
He was now so close to my car that I didn't want to drive away for fear of running over his feet. He didn't get what I was telling him and continued waving fists and calling me a cunt while standing too close for me to leave. Finally, his wife or girlfriend appeared silently behind him, pulled at his elbow, and he finally moved back. As I drove away, he called me a fucking little cunt again and I reminded him of what an ugly bastard he was.
Later, I called the police non-emergency line while walking back down there to get his license plate number and was told that I could come to the station and file a report. My question to all you is this: Would filing a report actually do anything? I can't think of anything they could charge him with, and I would think that the police would blow it off as they have more important things to deal with.
I live in San Francisco, if that helps.



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Sounds like a plan! Actually, though, I've only fired a gun a couple of times in my life. He, on the other hand, appears to be a likely candidate to own a gun, especially with all that stuff about property and paying taxes. I couldn't figure out which house was his exactly, but one of the two candidates had an American flag in the window. Should he ever pot me, I'm sure he'll claim it was all covered by the Second Amendment.


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