Hi guys,

Just a short story about my wonderfull day - I was wondering if anyone could comment on how this situation would've been dealt with in Canada!

I had a phone call at work - it was from my wife. She was walking home from playschool with our 1 year old daughter, when she was chased by our neighbour (who we haven't had any major problems with). To cut a long story short, the neighbour thought my wife laughed at her, so proceeded to push her a few times and then spat at her. Realising that Assault wouldn't look good on our PR application, my wife walked away. She was advised by a local shopkeeper who saw the incident to phone the police, which she did. My major problem is with the response that we got from the police "sorry, but as she is a neighbour this is considered as a domestic incident".....apparently domestic incidents get f*@k all attention! I asked the officer what would be done, and was told that it would be "noted" in case of future incidents. So apparently, as repayment for taking the higher ground, holding back anger, turning the other cheek & phoning the police the incident will be "noted"....scary stuff for the hardened criminals out there!

In short, I am wondering what kind of action this would've received in Canada? Would this have been tolerated (& ignored) by the police?

Luckily, my LMO has been applied for, so we shouldn't have to put up with it for much longer.

Seems to me like my wife would've been better to retaliate in the "domestic incident", as at least something would've been done!

Sorry for the rant, just wanted to get it off my chest & see what you guys think!

Scott:curse:

The odd thing is, I was reading a book by a British policeman a couple of weeks ago where he was complaining that most times that he actually got to leave the police station were to go to some domestic argument between the local chavs!

He also said that in many cases he ended up arresting both victim and perpetrator in those cases, because the perpetrator would claim to have been assaulted by the victim, and force policy meant that he had to arrest them even if there was no other evidence. So ignoring it may be the best plan.

As for how it would be treated in Canada, I have no idea!

I suggest that when you get your papers and on your last day you go around to his house and beat the living crap out of him. If anyone pushed my Wife and then spat at her that's what they would get from me. Makes my blood boil just thinking about it :curse: these people are absolute scum of the earth.

what a world we live in, heh?

in my opinion your wife was very sensible and did exactly the right thing. Why risk everything, the future for the both of you and your daughter in Canada by losing it for a second or two.

At least you won't have to live near the scumbag neighbour for long!

Oh i think the poor women (your neighbour) should maybe have a few late night calls (once you've gone of course!) from pizza's and taxi companys!

On a serious side ........ you would think that the police would have had a word at least with this woman. Disgusting if you ask me. Have no idea how it would have been treated over here though im afraid.

Hope you wife is ok and you get to leave it all behind soon.

It was a her, and that was my first thought! I guess in a few weeks when we get our WP it will be the last thing on our minds!

feel free to post the neighbours phone number or address on here. all sorts of dodgy mail could be sent their way and a few rude o'clock phone calls wouldn't go amiss.

Unfortunately, I don't know her phone # ....... do you think it would look suspicious if I asked her for it?

oh so sneaky but could be funny..................

go to bt.com and look in the phone directory.

made me laugh out loud. be resourceful, look in the phone book!

consider it done!

hell have no fury like a woman

not listed on bt.com.....oh well. Time for plan b I guess