My neighbor and I share an outdoor stairway. My neighbor had called the cops because an unattended 5 year old was wandering the apartment complex.
For some strange reason, I had chosen the same moment to take Lynn-Dah-The-Dawg (a black female lab) out for her walk. As I started down the stairs, an officer in FULL RIOT GEAR was coming up!
Then the strangest thing happened...I placed myself between the cop and my dog and boldly asked, “May I help you?”
“”Other Apartment” he grumbled, and I let him pass.
He might have shot me, and probably would have gotten away with it.
“He might have shot me, and probably would have gotten away with it.”
Why on earth would he shoot you?
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Your neighbor needs some education. ....
Time was, no one would call the police for an
unattended child.
Your response was exemplary. I was holding my
breath to learn what the outcome was