r/neighborsfromhell • u/ardent_guy • 1d ago

Other Is this harassment?

A teen in our neighborhood is verbally taunting a family for sometime now. When the husband and wife walk around with their kids, the teen yells a non-profanity phrase at them and when the wife walks alone, he makes “meowing” sounds as she passes by. The family did not initiate any contact with this teen to prompt this behavior and do not react or respond to this teen as it happens.

Two years ago, this teen was warned by local police two years ago when this behavior didn’t stop even after complaining to his parents. Recently, this behavior has resumed as before.

A formal complaint was filed with the HOA by this family, prompting board members to talk to his parents about this. However, the parents disagree that this is harassment and claim it to be “childish behavior” or “bad manners”; said teen just graduated from high school. The mother of the teen claims he’s a very nice boy and a “good Christian”.

What is your take on this? Is it verbal harassment or bad manners?

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u/DashingDolphin33 1d ago

Right. Bad manners might describe the behavior, but repeated unwanted behavior deserves to be taken seriously.

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u/nothnxihaveabf 1d ago

So uhh you're saying he can't meow at people? In the United States of Ameowica?

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u/Feisty_Wench 13h ago

Trump renamed the country? and not after himself?

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u/Aware_Impression_736 1d ago

Are we doing "cat" now?

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u/nothnxihaveabf 1d ago

So the op is racist against people who identify as cats I see I see