markemeryos

I can completely understand how an older woman on her own could feel harassed under these circumstances.

Then you add in Florida's relaxed gun laws and "Stand Your Ground" and if a dispute between neighbours gets to escalate, then you have a potentially devastating outcome.

Here in the UK, people fence in their properties so boundaries are clear; in most areas kids do not get to run wild in the street; - if there's a backyard they can do whatever they like, but out in front in public areas there are limits, other people should be respected.

The police didn't take their initial visits nearly serious enough and appeared to side with the families over the road. Professional policing has to be impartial, and any body language not capable of misinterpretation as kids in particular are very quick to spot and interpret positive or negative behaviour.

People very quick here to blame the solitary woman as a monster; always 2 sides to any dispute.

An interesting take on Lord Of The Flies following different human groups interacting on an otherwise uninhabited island in the 1920s. Competition for resources, class distinctions, clashing ideologies amongst other forces driving these groups apart.

Paradise lost or a descent into what lies beneath our civilised selves?