If they’re not family, let Social Services deal with them. Stuff like this happens all of the time, let alone theft and disputes involving police.
I was even someone who should not have been taken in:
When I was about 19 or 20, I was between apartments and I told a co-worker Sal that my month-to-month lease was up with some jerkoff roommates I was living with.
Sal put me up. Good guy. He was only a year or so older than me. His Uncle also had a bedroom in the apartment, but he would use it only a few days a week. I think he was also staying with a girlfriend. Anyway, the Uncle was in his mid-30’s at the time and wiser than Sal. He could see that after 2 weeks of staying there that I wasn’t making any progress in finding my own place. He laid down the law. I think it was on a Monday. He told me that my last day was on Sunday. I always respected him for that. To be fair, I was overstaying my welcome. I was concentrating too much on work and not at all on finding a place. I was taking advantage—even if without malicious intent. I was turning into a cancer and the Uncle moved to excise me before I got out of hand.
Never, ever, EVER take in strays into your home. I went peaceably with a sense of appreciation for what was done for me. Probably 4 out of 5 do not. Your safety and the safety of your family is more important than some Christian value or seeking some karmic reward.
[ + ] dulcima
[ - ] dulcima 3 points 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 06:27:48 ago (+3/-0)
I gather reading that convoluted story that the killer isn't a relative at all, let alone a grandson, but a by-blow of a nephew's girlfriend.
Poor guy shouldn't have been so trusting.
[ + ] yesiknow
[ - ] yesiknow 2 points 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 05:52:28 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] i_scream_trucks
[ - ] i_scream_trucks 1 point 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 18:07:22 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] TheBigGuyFromQueens
[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens [op] 0 points 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 23:05:03 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Deleted
[ - ] deleted 0 points 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 23:05:24 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] TheodoreKent
[ - ] TheodoreKent 0 points 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 10:41:43 ago (+0/-0)
I have always wondered, wtf is 'Sal' short for?
Is Sal just a NYC name? Is it a nickname?
I live in a very Italian part of South Philly, I don't think I have ever met a 'Sal' down here though...
Why is every other wop in NYC or North Jersey named 'Sal'?
[ + ] TheBigGuyFromQueens
[ - ] TheBigGuyFromQueens [op] 2 points 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 11:11:05 ago (+2/-0)*
Spanish: Salvador
[ + ] Love240
[ - ] Love240 0 points 2 monthsFeb 14, 2025 18:12:56 ago (+0/-0)