Posted by Amanita Dog repellent is what mine was sold as..is dog repellent really that useful against humans, or is it weak stuff? I had my hand on it in my pocket this morning..I found some curiousity seeking intruder on the construction site I'm guarding, just walking around on a formwork deck. As soon as he saw me, he walked right off the deck and headed off site, without ever saying a word to me. Wierd and unsettling to say the least. It's a little unnerving to find intruders- you don't know what their intentions are. Just a note- I didn't take the can out or act threatening in any way. I addressed him as I would a construction worker because that's what I initially suspected he was, until I noticed the lack of safety boots.
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See, this is the perspective cops must have of it. They don't know what they are getting into, if you are a psychopath or anything when they head in. In my city, there is a good chance that someone sneaking around abandoned places at night is heavily armed, so they are just cautious. In small towns, suburbs, etc, cops that are acting like big-shots and making BS even though they know darn well you meant no harm are likely doing it to make themselves feel more important--a "wow, I caught a REAL bad guy!" sort of thing. My friend, a small-town cop, said he felt that when he got to arrest a guy for driving without insurance or something like that. Just think about it from their perspective: often times we do UE for the thrill of it, and the cops want to get that heroic thrill just the same. My only major run-in with the law occurred when I was left for road pizza one afternoon. I was crossing a street, and next thing I knew I was in an emergency trauma center with 3 doctors and a cop hovering over me. He was threatening arrest...for "failure to obey a traffic device," or the equivalent of running a stop sign for a pedestrian, and to make matters worse, it went on my driving record (though I no longer drove a car, having moved to a city and commute by foot and bicycle). Ooh boy. I mean, this guy thought he was just the cat's pajamas, having caught a real delinquent cyclist and runner! Turns out the guy was a little new on the force. the local police department has a HUGE gang problem on their hands and I think I was just an excuse for this guy. Anyway. it's been a year and I still haven't received a court notice, but I am hoping that I can counter this guy's BS. Good luck to you all in your future explorations. As someone said, always be cautious and always cooperate. Don't make yourself an enemy or "bad guy," and at least act like the cop isn't a complete fool!
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