I got my survey this time last year, right before election. I didn't return it and thus began the march of the Newman's (govt employees) to my door. The first guy showed up approx 6 times, leaving notes, talked to my neighbors, and calling my HOA to “reach” me. One morning he started whistling on my porch while ringing doorbell for 30 mins. I called police. Police came out and at first wanted to take action against the survey collector, until Policeman called the ACA Bureau office and was told it was a legitimate government survey. Police told me I could not claim trespassing as this Govt worker had every right to be on my property to conduct Govt business. On which I replied Bo!!@x!
Policeman had me tell Newman #1 that I did not wish to partake in survey and to stop coming to my property. Newman #1 then said while pointing to his govt badge, “ ok, I won't be back but others will”.
Sure enough Newman #2 came two days later and she got the same verbal treatment from me and scattered. All the time I was getting letters from the local Los Angeles Bureau threatening me with fines, citations and the usual yada yada yada for not participating. The same police officer showed up again and said you could “fill survey out with bogus info, but between you and me they have all this info already”. Exactly,
The ACA Newman's finally gave up and I haven't heard from them since, but will be prepared if I do.
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