I don’t think the community watch volunteers should be on rule patrol.
The term “ watch” is exactly what these neighbors do. They watch for open doors, an enormous amount of newspapers piled in the drive, a broken window. All signs of a community member having a distressful situation.
Patrollers should not be rule enforcers. Why? Because most people who volunteer for authority positions can turn into power freaks, especially if one violator is ticketed and another isn’t.
Let people have some freedom on their property. Our only distinguishing feature shouldn’t be the number on the house, and the color of the roof.
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