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A couple of cops showed up asking for my roommate once. I had no reason to think that he'd done anything questionable, but my first instinct was still to hedge
by PhasmaFelis 10y ago
A couple of cops showed up asking for my roommate once. I had no reason to think that he'd done anything questionable, but my first instinct was still to hedge and find out what they wanted before admitting he was in. Turned out they were returning his lost wallet. I was so relieved that I hollered for him immediately, and all was well.
In retrospect, I probably still should have hedged, said "let me see if he's in" and got his okay first. Even if they do mean well, it costs nothing to be cautious.
- monocasa 10y ago> In retrospect, I probably still should have hedged, said "let me see if he's in" and got his okay first. Even if they do mean well, it costs nothing to be cautious. Yeah, I wouldn't put it past a cop to lie to you about returning his wallet.
- dsfyu404ed 10y agoIf you were my roommate you'd get a talking to about answering the door at all. That's what the peephole is for.
- PhasmaFelis 10y agoThis was an apartment building with a locked, windowed outer door and a bellbox. If someone knocked on my front door I could use the peephole, but if someone rang the bell you had to step out into the hall, and then they could see you as well as you could see them.
- PhasmaFelis 10y agoThis was an apartment building with a locked, windowed outer door. If someone knocked on my front door I could use the peephole, but if someone rang the outside bell you had to step out into the hall, and then they could see you as well as you could see them.