Was I wrong to call the cops?

[Bump]

Really strange thing just happened.

So I'm sitting here lurking CP and Reddit. It was about 6:30 pm at the time.

My doorbell rang. People around here always go door to door and it's always an annoying foreign person trying to get money (often french, sometimes asian), so I didn't want to answer the door and I chose to ignore it since I'm not expecting anybody. I keep forgetting to get a no soliciting sign to put on my door.

Well then this guy starts ringing the doorbell over and over and over and over and over and then he starts banging the door really loud over and over and then more ringing the doorbell. It seemed really aggressive.

Mind you, I just watched Batman The Dark Knight Rises like 2 days ago. And without even knowing it, I yelled in a very loud batman voice WHO IS IT???

he yells PLUMBER in a loud manner and he sounded mexican, just to paint a picture.

I yell, I DIDNT ORDER A PLUMBER

The problem with the way my house is, I can't see from any window who is at the door. I have to do downstairs and open the door to see who it is. So I didn't know who the **** is out there and I didn't order any plumber.

So after I yelled "I DIDNT ORDER A PLUMBER!!" he starts banging the door and jiggling the door knob. So I'm like holy shit, this guy is trying to get in my house. I grab my knife and yell "I DIDNT ORDER A PLUMBER, SO LEAVE"

and he continues to jiggle the door knob and he's saying something that I can't make out. And continues to ring the door bell and bang on the door.

So I yell I'M CALLING THE POLICE

he continues to bang the door and jiggle the door knob for about another second and then disappears. Because at that point, my adrenaline is pumping and I already called the police so I march outside with my knife because at that point I want to see who the **** it is and why are they trying to get in my house. No sign of anybody.

There is a plumber van outside the door parked on the street, a reputable company. But nobody there.

He probably had the wrong house, but what kind of plumber keeps banging the door like that?

I told the cops, I don't know this just seemed really really off. They were like that's okay, thats what we are here for and they looked in the van but nobody in there and mentioned they wanted to speak to the plumber.

20 minutes later I hear the van start up and it drives off.

****ing weird.

Everything points to a complete misunderstanding except why did the guy keep banging the door, jiggling the door know and ringing the doorbell after I already told him to leave? Who does that?

[KurtCobain]

You got tough after you'd called the police

[MIAdragon]

[LiveSteam]

My friend was banging his wife & caught a pepping tom out side his window. He ran out caught the guy & proceeded beat the tar out of the Tom. Tom got a ticket & was sent of his way. My friend Marty. He went to jail for 190 days for assault .
This was in Iowa for the record. Council-tucky weirdos

[seclark]

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

My friend was banging his wife & caught a pepping tom out side his window. He ran out caught the guy & proceeded beat the tar out of the Tom. Tom got a ticket & was sent of his way. My friend Marty. He went to jail for 190 days for assault .
This was in Iowa for the record. Council-tucky weirdos

did he put some pants on first?
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[Bump]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Is there any chance--any chance at all--that you were really baked and this might not have happened like this?

nope

[burt]

Originally Posted by Goldmember

I had a drunk guy try to break into my apt once. I didn't open the door at first but he was throwing his body into the door. He was a big guy and I thought he was going to break the door down. His friend was trying to tell him he had he wrong place but didn't try too hard to pull him away. I told his friend I was going to call the police. I opened the door and told him to get the **** out and he started toward me. I shoved him backward, he stumbled back and I closed the door. The police finally came and escorted him to his apt which was another bldg away. Dumbass drunk.

and I am still sorry!!!

[Bump]

Originally Posted by Argo

You got tough after you'd called the police

ya, pretty much. I couldn't see who is out there. I don't own a gun. What's a knife gonna do in the event someone has a gun?

I thought to myself, hell the cops will be here soon if I have to fight lol

[Goldmember]

Originally Posted by Bump

you never hear of anybody high doing that. We'd be like "damn, is this the right place? whoa? and sit there for a few minutes thinking about it and then reach the conclusion that this isn't the right place and move along.

that is true

[Goldmember]

You never sent me any flowers

[burt]

Originally Posted by Goldmember

You never sent me any flowers

I probably sent those to the wrong place too.......

[LiveSteam]

Originally Posted by seclark

did he put some pants on first?
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Just underwear. The Tom just wanted to leave. Marty like an idiot called the cops thinking the Tom would go to jail. Police wouldn't care that Marty smacked the guy around a bit. Did not work out that way. Marty was in trouble for hitting him & holding him there against his will until the cops came.

[PRIEST]

Originally Posted by Bump

you never hear of anybody high doing that. We'd be like "damn, is this the right place? whoa? and sit there for a few minutes thinking about it and then reach the conclusion that this isn't the right place and move along.

This

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by Bump

ya, pretty much. I couldn't see who is out there. I don't own a gun. What's a knife gonna do in the event someone has a gun?

I thought to myself, hell the cops will be here soon if I have to fight lol

Get you dead.

[TribalElder]

TL;DR

**** callin the police

[Easy 6]

Sounds like a real plumber, an aggressive, dickhead plumber.

If he was banging around on doors in the neighborhood like that for twenty minutes, probably wasnt trying to be slick.

But honestly, who knows, its a crazy world out there...

Should've just shotgun blasted him through the door to be sure.