I have debated with myself to share this or not. I figured with the current threads and things going on, it might seem off to post this. But I want to share because this is a reality for some of us right now.
For background, some might not know but I’ve been in LE for 20 years. My father still in LE. We live about 9 blocks apart.
Last night, at 2:31am my camera notification goes off. I happen to be up, see it and and a younger man with his face covered with his hood approached my door and tested it a few times to see if it was locked. I have a full steel security door covering my front door. It was locked as usual. He then hit my door, rang the doorbell and ran off. 2 minutes later did the same to my parents home.
At first I wanted to write it off as a teen fucking around. But the approach (avoided neighbors cams, was direct and purposeful) and the silent door test says otherwise.
Now I had to have a discussion again with my kids, my parents, local deputies and neighbors.
Due to the nature of my work, it comes with the job. It sucks and exactly why I’m done with this crap.
I live in a small farming community with like 2k people. This sort of stuff doesn’t really happen here without a reason.
I know this might sound paranoid to people but I have had a lot of death threats over the years and have put a lot of people in prison. With current events, it worries me. Now, I’ll deal with it on my level of it comes into my home but my kids and wife don’t deserve to be terrorized.
It’s a choice I made long ago but that was before a family and with officers dying during these unsettling times, it brings a whole new reality to some of us out there.
I’m not looking for anything with this other than to let you know, bad people do exist and even if you don’t follow that line of thought and think peaceful protests and autonomous areas are a good thing, it cascades down to real peoples lives and families.
Be vigilant and safe.
For background, some might not know but I’ve been in LE for 20 years. My father still in LE. We live about 9 blocks apart.
Last night, at 2:31am my camera notification goes off. I happen to be up, see it and and a younger man with his face covered with his hood approached my door and tested it a few times to see if it was locked. I have a full steel security door covering my front door. It was locked as usual. He then hit my door, rang the doorbell and ran off. 2 minutes later did the same to my parents home.
At first I wanted to write it off as a teen fucking around. But the approach (avoided neighbors cams, was direct and purposeful) and the silent door test says otherwise.
Now I had to have a discussion again with my kids, my parents, local deputies and neighbors.
Due to the nature of my work, it comes with the job. It sucks and exactly why I’m done with this crap.
I live in a small farming community with like 2k people. This sort of stuff doesn’t really happen here without a reason.
I know this might sound paranoid to people but I have had a lot of death threats over the years and have put a lot of people in prison. With current events, it worries me. Now, I’ll deal with it on my level of it comes into my home but my kids and wife don’t deserve to be terrorized.
It’s a choice I made long ago but that was before a family and with officers dying during these unsettling times, it brings a whole new reality to some of us out there.
I’m not looking for anything with this other than to let you know, bad people do exist and even if you don’t follow that line of thought and think peaceful protests and autonomous areas are a good thing, it cascades down to real peoples lives and families.
Be vigilant and safe.
