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-Gabe t1_j5flc1w wrote

Reply to comment by 5teerPike in Creep on fire escape in Brighton by Fun_Aerie5234

No, but what exactly should they do here? Arrest him? On what charges?

He had no weapon on him, by the time the cops came he wasn't trespassing. Unless OP has video proof and is trying to press charges for trespassing, the cops don't really have anything solid to arrest him on.

Its shitty catch-22, but unless you're in favor of a more authoritarian police force, there's not much they should do.

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-Gabe t1_j5fozsp wrote

What? There was no rape here. Don't overuse that word and throw accusations like that around lightly!

All we know is a guy had a flashlight and was going up the fire escapes to the third floor. OP's own words are "possibly trying to get in".

I agree it's concerning for sure, but the person never broke in, and we (as outside redditors) don't know the full details. People are innocent until they are proven guilty. I don't want a police force that is so powerful they can arrest someone just because they feel like it.

What in your opinion should the police do here?

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-Gabe t1_j5glo1c wrote

>Why do you need to be peeping into someone's home from a fire escape?

For sure. What this guy is doing is wrong, and ought to be dealt with. The point I'm trying to make is that... Good police, the kind of police we want in this country, will require evidence and/or eye-witness testimony before getting an arrest warrant. From the police's perspective, all they have is one woman's call saying she saw someone outside her neighbors windows with a flashlight. (OP didnt call 911 or file a police report)

The "Brighton Peeper" didn't get arrested and charged until he was finally caught and IDed via a Ring Camera. That footage was then sent to police who then increased surveillance and ultimately were able to arrest him and charge him with Disorderly Conduct, Multiple counts of Trespassing, and Criminal Harrassment.

It didn't happen after the guys first time, but he had to build a pattern and get caught on video to have enough evidence to bring charges against him.

>Do you have a girlfriend? Sister? Or mother? Ask what they would want here.

What OP ought to do, and the same thing I'd tell a girlfriend/sister/mother...

  1. File a police report, the more they have on paper the stronger a case and the more pressure they'll have to execute an arrest that'll lead to a successful prosecution.

  2. Invest in Pepper Spray, Webcams, and as some in this thread suggested... wooden wedge to make it harder for someone to break in through a window.

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-Gabe t1_j5go35m wrote

>You didn't answer the question. > >Why do you need to be peeping into someone's home from a fire escape?

I didn't answer this question because it's a stupid question. Did you ever think maybe this dude lied to the police? "Yeah officer, I went out for a smoke and then got locked out, so I was trying to see if I could get back into my apartment."

>And did you not read the police response to this when they were called? Are you for real right now?

I have not read the police report. All the information we have is 3rd-hand information. I am for real. Bitching about lack of police action on Reddit while not filing a police report is peak hypocrisy.

>How about the cops do their fucking job and take this seriously from the moment they're told someone is using fire escapes to peep into people's windows

Do we even know if the police were ever told this? Nothing in OPs message suggests that the cops knew the guy was peeping into people's window. Simply: "yes, he was on the "third floor" but he only had a flashlight and no weapons so there is nothing to be worried about"

I'll die on this hill...

OP. Needs. To. File. A. Police. Report.

Start building that paper trail.

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