Nope, not for me, but I did think so in a momentary bout of paranoia ("oh no, their database flagged me--they saw my anti-government posts on ar15.com, noticed that I order a lot of goods from a place called ammoman.com, subscribe to Shotgun News, and there were some recent NICs checks, not to mention my most recent editorial in the newspaper calling for lower taxes and less government").
Actually, someone is being evicted and the landlady says it's "routine" to have an officer hang around for a couple of days. Ha! Whoever was evicted must have made some threats. It's troubling to me that for such a small town, we have enough police on duty at any given time so that one can be stationed outside an apartment while someone is being evicted. The force size is not in proportion with the town size, methinks. No wonder the taxes here are so high!
The woman in the office seems to think that a heavy police presence is a godsend. She even wants to do some touchy-feely "outreach" sessions with the tenants--you know, the ones where they encourage you to call the cops whenever you see anything unusual so you can snitch on your neighbors. I told her I didn't want to participate in those. I'm sure she's now suspicous that I'm selling drugs or peddling the kiddie porn or something.
Having nearly been the victim of some serious violent crimes in the past, I was unable to impress upon her the high likelihood if something does go down, even the cop across the parking lot will be too late to prevent it. I suppose an apartment office manager must have to be at least a little scared of the tenants she evicts, but again, here is someone who is not taking responsibility for her own safety. It's the victim mentality.
Why is common sense so uncommon these days?