AndyB1976 t1_jabvo6j wrote on February 28, 2023 at 8:49 AM

Reply to comment by Focacciaboudit in Bailiffs Are Dressing Up Like Police Officers to Scare Tenants Out of Their Homes by Mighty_L_LORT

They were definitely trying to appear tough to be taken seriously. They acted like cops... Knocked on the door then back off the porch while hooking their thumbs into their vest straps like they were waiting to be aggressively confronted. I looked the one guy up and by his education and stuff, he looked like he had flunked out of more serious policing/security work. Totally made sense after the fact. He pretty much leads by-law in our town and they have absolutely taken on a more aggressive "policing" form of enforcement. It's actually kind of embarrassing seeing these guys driving around in their police like vehicles and telling people their lawns can't be 5" and must be only 4.5"

Our fence was 9ft tall and the city by-law dictated 8' 5"

DetritusK t1_jacms1g wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Build dirt up around the base. Magically in compliance now!

ihate282 t1_jac3d22 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:41 AM

Fyi, in Canada, legally speaking they are police they just don't have the right to carry guns.

FTR_1077 t1_jad2vqp wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:55 PM

>hooking their thumbs into their vest straps like they were waiting to be aggressively confronted.

I know it looks like that, but is actually done out of comfort. I use vests and do that all the time, it's a way to rest your arms.

Still, dressing like going to a war zone in suburbia is the most ridiculous shit people do..