My take is similar to Amy's but taking it a bit further: As in many neighborhoods there is one person, likely female (sorry but usually true), who has nothing better to do but sit by the window and watch her neighbors. This type is probably over 70, a widow, with a keen eye looking at what's wrong with the attire or the friends of, or the sound from a neighbor's house or who is entering or leaving. She had seen you often enough that she really already knew you were living nearby; however how you walked or some other way you moved or looked "made" you.
Never, knowingly, seen a CD before --- then as Reine and most of us know comes the fear of what's not understood and then anger and reaction --- hence the police call. I doubt the cop's statement that alluded to more than one of the residents being bothered --- but it's understandable that he would say that. My suggestion is to take another route on your walk. I just did what is no longer PC but willl not wane:
PROFILING! They do it on TV most every night -fun.
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He was checking out a potentially suspicious character in a place where drugs and prostitution roam free. He was satisfied that the person he found was harmless and told him he wouldn't be bothered. Did he offer any sort of protection, like "If someone bothers you, be sure to call 911" or anything like that?
I'm in a hotel right now, one of those extended stay places with a kitchenette, and while I don't always get positive responses, I've never gotten an outright negative response either. And I do my walking around closer to midnight than 8:15pm.
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I'd call the local police and file a complaint that there are men and women dressed as men and women walking around the camp grounds at night and you are afraid they might harm you in some way.
The hotel I'm living in is in an upscale neighborhood....
As far as drugs go, though, my experience is that an older couple in an RV is much more likely to ask where to find them than a younger couple in an RV.
I'm not saying they were right to profile. They got a call, they had to check it out. After checking it out, they decided the call was BS. The cops did their job, and it looks like they did it correctly, based on what we've been told. For that matter, the cops didn't profile.
As for the nosy neighbor, one can speculate, or one can find out who it is. (I'd go find out who it is, but I'm kind of a jerk like that)
As for me going out late at night, this place gets regular patrols by the cops, so I feel relatively safe. And since the only reaction I've ever gotten that appeared negative can be more readily explained by non-CD factors at play.... But then, I'm in NW Austin, and the OP didn't say where she was. Could be an entirely different demographic there (that still finds drugs and prostitution in an upscale RV park, because, well, it's still an RV park)
Yep totally agree but if you retreat and hide in your camper then what are you saying? The cops came and checked you out, I'll bet you everyone in the park knows so if you stop walking around as Kim then you are affirming all of their fears. Yep the cops scared the "perv" back into his camper so he won't be a problem. It takes bravery to continue your walks, be friendly. Most people don't have any experience with cross dressers. Like I said cut them some slack. You are most likely the first real CD they have ever been exposed to. Show them you are just like anyone else. Start inviting some over for a fire pit and a beer. Hold your head high, you are a tax payer and a contributing member of society right? Then pursue your right to be who you are without being a jerk. Just be yourself.
Hi Kim, RV campgrounds have a lot of family's with young children and I guess that it's only natural that some people would be concerned.
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