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What is the way to deescalate this situation?

Asked by Unbroken (10746points) June 1st, 2014

There is a couple who are friends own a house next to an overgrown lot and a half built abandoned house in a seedier part of town.

The owners of the lot are clearing out squatters. Lately my friends have seen people in their shed and carport. On their lawn they have found food tins. The previous night they said they had to chase 4 people out of their motorhome. The same night some one knocked down parts of their fence. Their mailbox. And egged their house.

They are in their 60’s and I am a bit worried this is just the beginning. When I talked to them tonight they said when they returned home today there were 5 people outside their yard standing in the short driveway.

They said they had filed a police report but the police promised nothing. And seemed to indicate that was all they intended to do.

They do have guns but anything along those lines seems quite nasty. Is there anything they can do to be proactive instead of reactionary?

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