Dave Bugg wrote:
> Food Snob® wrote:
>
>> Coincidentally, tonight is our block's walk and talk with a police
>> officer night. We are going to ask the police to talk to the woman
>> and tell her that as far as children are concerned, "No means no."
>
> Bryan, wouldn't it be better to just go and talk with the woman yourself? I
> don't see the need to have the police do anything; I see this more as a
> neighbor to neighbor discussion of expectations concerning what happened to
> your child. I would also believe that from and adult point of view, this
> neighbor may not have recognized coersion in the same manner that you feel
> occured. Again, that is why a friendly, but firm, talk would be the way I
> would approach it. Dragging the police in seems to me to be creating a far
> more polarizing atmosphere when there were no threats or other breaches of
> the law.
>
> Just sayin'.


It depends on whether you just want her to stop with your child or want
to save others the hassle of her efforts. If she is a "true believer"
she won't stop proselytizing until she is scared into stopping by some
authority figure.

Her motivation is a bit stronger than your local Amway, Tupperware, or
Avon lady. Trust me, I've been harassed by all four classes of folk.

gloria p