'I help[ed] send him to jail': Couple keeps neighbor up every night with their screaming, neighbor buys security camera and sends footage to the police

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 29, 2023 2:00 PM EST

For those of you looking to get even with your loud neighbors, get ready to take some notes because this dude knows what he is doing. 

Now, personally speaking, I am too much of a people pleaser to go out seeking vengeance on my neighbors, but if there were warning signs that something was seriously wrong (just like this guy experienced), I would hope that I would take action. Still, though, I cannot see myself even considering the idea of planting hidden security cameras so I could get an inside look at what was going on in my neighbor's house. First of all, I am not technologically competent enough to pull that off. Second of all, I am not subtle enough to get away with that either. 

So hats off to this dude for getting payback and making sure that justice was served! He shared his side of the story via this thread on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. When you're done, here is another tale of revenge in which a student used the school handbook to outsmart their principle.

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  • 01
    "I took a copy of the video and went to the local police station"
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    Somebody Off Who Don't Has a Security Camera Petty for me, not petty for The Idiot next door or The Idiot Wife. (a bit wordy - sorry) Although I live in a decent condo community, every once in a while a bad apple moves in. In my case, a decent couple leased the condo next door. Then her sister (The Idiot Wife) and her husband (The Idiot) moved in, which seemed tricky as it was a small 2 bedroom place.
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  • 03
    Eventually the original couple moves out leaving only TI and TIW. They had frequent "discussions". I would call them screaming matches, but once when I inquired if everything was OK I was told in no uncertain terms that "sometimes couples have discussions. They are not arguments."
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  • 04
    Fine... good for them. One morning I awoke to a "discussion" where TIW screamed "if you do X I will sh☐you!" After reporting that to the landlord (all of this was reported to the landlord as it happened) I stopped at BestBuy and bought cameras to watch outside.
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  • 05
    A while later their "discussion" started around midnight Saturday night, and continued until 4-4:30 AM. The discussion included a door being slammed or a fist/foot going through a wall. I couldn't sleep so I went downstairs to watch TV. The "discussion" made its way downstairs to the kitchen where more carnage was heard. On the video camera I saw TI carry something to the dumpster -
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  • 06
    looked like it could have been a microwave. I did manage to get a couple hours sleep before breakfast, but then as I was eating I heard a brouhaha outside. Checking the camera again I saw TI and TIW were yelling at a neighbor across the way. At one point he said "It's not over. YOU aren't safe. YOUR KIDS aren't safe."
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  • 07
    Threatening kids - the magic words. The police showed up 5 minutes later. The neighbor who TI screamed at spoke to the police, but when they knocked on TI/TIW'S front door TIW lied and said he was not there.
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  • 08
    Later that day I was reviewing the footage from before the screaming match and saw that TI had stormed out of his place, went across the parking lot and pounded on one door, then went up to the neighbor he has screamed at. She had been gardening and had a long-handled spade in her hands when he approached her. She was smart -
    via u/TriumphDaWonderPooch 1
  • 09
    rather than putting down the shovel she put it across her shoulder. It looked like some words were said, then he threw something at her. She then chucked the spade at him. Fortunately, it missed. That's when he high-tailed it back to his side of the street and the screaming started.
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  • 10
    Now for the revenge - After seeing he did more than verbally threaten her, I took a copy of the video and went to the local police station. The desk sergeant asked me what I saw, and I described what the video showed. The sergeant stated that what I said matched what the victim (neighbor across the way) said happened, and after seeing the video said "I think the DA can use this." The police did indeed use the video to arrest and prosecute TI for
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    tl;dr - Idiot couple keeps me awake over months with screaming matches. I help send him to jail Full disclosure - it would not have matted if the guy next door was an idiot over time or not... I would have given the video to the police for ANYBODY who attacked another person like that.
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    WintyrGal 12 hr. ago You did the absolute right thing. I would have been concerned if you didn't help send him to jail. Also, screaming is not discussing, no matter what anyone says. I'm glad you were able to help your neighborhood. 234 Reply Share
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    MaroonAntlerPants. 12 hr. ago You sent the clown to jail! That's better than petty! Well done mate 158 Reply Share
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    DaddyKaos 12 hr. ago Good work
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    ElektricGhost - 9 hr. ago We need more heroes like you.
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    BeanoMc2000 - 5 hr. ago Upvote for using the word brouhaha
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