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- Get the [bleep] who did it, right now.
- [Neighbor] When we pulled into my driveway-
- Make me.
- Is that a threat?
- [Woman] I don't care what you say.
- [Neigbor] Don't approach me. - [Woman] Don't-
- [Neighbpr] Don't get closer. - [Woman] Threaten me, bitch.
- [Narrator] As one in five Americans move to the suburbs,
neighbor complaints double.
- Answer your [bleep] door, bitch.
- [Narrator] People are spending more time at home
than ever before. They have gotten
to really know their neighbors, for better-
- [Neighbor] Get the [bleep] outta this neighborhood.
- [Narrator] And worse. - [bleep] you,
and your phone. - Watch your back.
- I will [bleep], I'm gonna shoot your ass.
- [Narrator] From home sweet home to battle zone,
[glass smashing] [jeep skidding]
these are- - You're an unethical piece of-
[doorbell ringing]
- [Narrator] Residents can be justifiably upset
when packages arrive broken, or are stolen.
- [Narrator] In Chillicothe, Ohio, police are called
to the apartment units of two nextdoor neighbors,
after one of them accidentally opened a package
meant for the other. - [Officer] You said the aide
delivered a package?
- [Officer] Let's see what we can do here.
- [Narrator] Given the context of the conflict,
the officers walk down to the door
of the package's rightful owner-
[knuckles knocking] - Sonja, come to the door.
- [Narrator] To get her side of the story.
- What's going-
- What's the matter this-
- [Narrator] The officers listen to the woman's complaints,
which quickly turn into orders.
- What happened?
- [Officer] You have the phone.
- [Officer] Looks like you do.
- [Narrator] While the outer package was opened
by the neighbor, the officers show the woman
that her device is still sealed in plastic.
But she contends the security of her phone is compromised.
- [Officer] The seal hasn't been broken, it's still-
- [Narrator] Suddenly the woman's anger
reaches a breaking point.
- [Officer] You're done. You're under arrest.
- [Officer] Yeah, you are.
- [Officer] Quit yelling at me. - [Woman] Get your-
- [Officer] I've had enough. - [Narrator] As they take her
to the police station, the woman continues to hurl insults.
- [Narrator] The irate woman spews insults
all the way to the police station.
- [Narrator] The woman is booked for disorderly conduct,
but the case is dismissed in court,
and it's a reminder that while delivery errors happen,
it's better to forgive honest mistakes,
than blow things out of proportion.
- [Officer] You're under arrest. - [Woman] No, I'm not.
[doorbell ringing] [neighbor screaming]
- [Narrator] For 30-year-old photographer Rue Lawrence,
and her boyfriend Michael, Chicago, Illinois
is a magical city, that's the perfect backdrop
for their relationship.
- We just love to spend time together,
and be in each other's presence.
Absolutely anything that we do together is just phenomenal.
- [Narrator] After living on opposite sides of the city
and commuting back and forth for nearly two years,
they decide to buy a house and move in together.
- [Rue] Us having our first house together
is just such a crazy feeling. This is fantastic.
- [Narrator] And when the time finally comes
for the move-out inspection, Rue joins Michael to help.
- That day was the day that we were going to pick up
his final security deposit.
We had already moved every single item
out of that apartment, and it was sparkling clean.
I had wanted to record everything,
in case anything like ridiculous happened,
because his landlord is absolutely insane.
- [Narrator] According to Rue, despite having her own place,
the landlord calls her a freeloader,
and accuses her of living in Michael's apartment
against the lease terms, which causes some friction.
And as soon as the landlord shows up,
things take a sour turn.
- As soon as she walked in the door,
it was not even a simple hello, it was just,
an automatic fight started.
- [Narrator] The landlord's instant animosity
is quickly followed by outright contempt.
- [Rue] She walks through the door,
and she just throws her hat at me,
and I just grabbed the hat and I whipped it back at her,
as hard as possible.
- You lie, and you lie, and you-
- [Michael] Stop, stop, stop. - And you lie.
- [Narrator] The landlord reiterates her belief
that Michael is lying about Rue's living situation,
but Rue is more concerned with her hat throwing.
- [Rue] Holy [Bleep] And I got it on video.
This was extremely unexpected.
If Michael was not there, me and this woman
probably would have thrown hands.
- [Narrator] Chicago, Illinois.
30-year-old Rue Lawrence and her boyfriend Michael
are in a contentious spat with Michael's landlord
during his move-out inspection.
- [Michael] It's perfectly fine.
- [Rue] This part we have to record for the lawyer issues.
Oh, dude, you're [bleep].
- [Narrator] Michael and Rue question
why there's an issue with her helping,
and the landlord snaps back.
- Say that again?
- [Michael] Everyone else who has their significant-
- [Rue] Their boyfriend and girlfriend?
- Shut up, let him finish his sentence.
- [Michael] All right guys- - For once.
- [Narrator] For the next several minutes,
Rue records the woman inspecting the apartment,
much to her chagrin. - You are so smart.
- [Michael] No, no, no, no. - [Rue] I'm brilliant.
- [Narrator] Michael attempts to play peacemaker,
as Rue and the landlord go back and forth.
- [Rue] I got you on tape, so the harassment is being-
- [Michael] Let's, no- - [Rue] Recorded, girlfriend.
- [Rue] Just give him his money back.
He's been a fantastic tenant, paid rent on time every time.
- Can you shut her up?
- I think that's she's definitely annoyed
by my presence there.
- [Rue] No! - [Michael] I never heard
of that before. - [Rue] No, ma'am-
- Can you shut her up?
- [Rue] So I was extremely anxious that she was not
going to give Michael his security deposit.
- [Michael] No, no, she's good. - [Rue] I'm done talking.
- [Michael] We're all good, we're all good.
- [Rue] I'm done, I promise. I'm not saying anything.
- [Narrator] Despite the landlord's
threat of police involvement, the cops never show up.
Ultimately the deposit is given back,
and the couple turned their attention elsewhere.
- [Rue] We did not file any police reports
or anything like that.
After we got that deposit, we just moved into our house,
and we just pretty much said like, "Screw that lady,
we never wanna talk to her ever again."
- [Narrator] Now in their new place, Rue and Michael
are focused on each other, and a bright future together.
- We absolutely love our new house.
We are so excited to just close this chapter, and let it go.
We don't have to worry about just dealing with her anymore.
- You lie and you lie and you- - [Michael] Stop, stop, stop.
[doorbell ringing] [glass shattering]
- [Narrator] Walkable neighborhoods
are prized for their convenience.
But for some women, they're also places
where men might cross the line
where women can sometimes feel uncomfortable.
Isn't he so sweet to just follow me without my permission?
- [Narrator] Feeling threatened, the woman walking alone
records the man, in the hope it acts as a deterrent.
- This is his scooter, very beautiful.
- [Narrator] In Queensland, Australia,
a woman is walking home from a bar on the Gold Coast,
when she's approached by an unwanted man.
- Please get off me, I actually, please get off me.
- [Narrator] But instead of respecting the woman's wishes,
the man makes a physical advance.
- Stop, please get off me.
- [Narrator] Sending the uncomfortable woman
shuffling hastily down the street.
- Could you just go away? Please go away, please.
- Please, go back to your friends,
- Please leave me alone, please.
- Yeah, and I'm happy by myself, please leave me alone.
- [Narrator] After several harrowing moments
pleading with the man to stop,
she's joined by another woman who wants to help.
- [Narrator] The helpful stranger's presence
sends the man away, and the woman
is able to make it home safely.
In New York City, another woman is walking home,
when she claims she's approached by someone
too close for comfort.
- Yeah, you need something?
- Okay, yeah thanks.
- [Narrator] In addition to recording, the woman has
another means of protection.
- I [bleep] hate New York. I love it, but I hate it.
He's [bleep] still yelling at me.
Bitch, come over here, I'll pepper spray your ass.
I'm so serious.
My mom told me not to walk this late, she was right.
- [Narrator] Thankfully, the woman makes it home safely,
but the encounter leaves a lasting impact.
- I just got followed.
As soon as I clocked it I took out my pepper spray,
turned around and confronted him.
He was scared, and he like left me alone.
I mean, as I walked away he was yelling at me,
but he wasn't gonna do [bleep], I got him.
- [Narrator] And she has advice for others
in similar situations. - Just a PSA,
for all the New York City girlies,
have mace on you at all times.
It made me feel like a badass, low key.
"You can't touch me, I'll mace you."
- [Narrator] According to experts,
pepper spray is an effective tool for self-defense,
but it should be used as a means to escape,
and not to fight or punish.
- I feel like that visual would have been more effective
if I had the pepper spray in my hand just now,
but you get the point.
[can spraying] [sprayee screaming]
- [Narrator] When 21-year-old college student
and certified nursing associate, Leah Hammond,
moves into her Jackson, Michigan apartment,
she's hoping to find a home
that's both affordable and accommodating.
- It was a lot cheaper than a lotta the places
that I was looking at, and I was really struggling
to find places with parking.
So when I like toured this place, I was like,
"Wait, it's actually cute, the driveway's big,"
and the cost really aligned with what I needed.
- [Narrator] Balancing two jobs and school
means Leah prioritizes convenience and flexibility.
- [Leah] I need to stop in a lot, grab some work clothes.
I just really expect to be able to come and go as I please.
- [Narrator] Leah's two-bedroom apartment
is on the top floor of a duplex.
When the couple downstairs moves out
and another family moves in,
the dynamic between neighbors starts to change.
- [Leah] When these people moved in, they had asked me
if they could park in my spot to unload their things,
and I just figured, "Yeah, of course you can park
next to your door to like, move your things."
But then after a week or two, it just kept happening.
Just worked all day, and I'm the one that shoveled
my [bleep] driveway, and I come home to them in my spot.
Excuse me, could someone come out and move their car please?
I'm entitled to park in the driveway.
I was kinda just getting sick of expressing
that they have a whole side of their own to park on,
and mine doesn't need to be touched.
Can you move your car?
I have nowhere to park, in my driveway.
- [Leah] What's wrong with you walking?
You guys could use it.
- [Narrator] Leah claims the parking issue feels one-sided,
until one evening when Leah's visiting girlfriend
mistakenly parks on the neighbor's side of the driveway,
and the pair head upstairs to have words.
- [Leah] I talked-
- [Leah] No, you weren't.
- [Leah] Irrelevant, I'm not-
- You're running to- - [Leah] When we pulled
into my driveway-
- [Leah] Right, these are the neighbors downstairs
on my porch.
He didn't ask me to move it, he didn't do any of that.
He just said, "You need to come move this car."
That's not how you speak to your neighbors
who pay the same rent as you.
- [Narrator] And within moments, the loud situation-
- I'm just going-
- [Narrator] Escalates even further.
- [Friend] You yell at her-
- Make me.
- I'm just doing what I was told to do.
- [Narrator] Jackson, Michigan, nursing student Leah Hammond
is in a heated argument with her downstairs neighbors
over parking.
- Make me.
You think you're big and bad, make me.
- [Leah] You're not gonna talk to my girlfriend like that.
- [Man] Go. - [Leah] These people do not
intimidate me that much, and I basically told them,
don't yell at people, don't scream at people.
If you wanna like talk to me like normal, we can do that,
but you're not gonna sit here and bully me
and make me feel scared.
I don't wanna be physical with them,
I'm just not that kinda person.
Like, I am trying to be a nurse.
I'm not trying to lose any of that.
- [Narrator] Thankfully for Leah,
the argument ends without further incident.
But she claims the issues with the neighbors continue.
And while the relationship is strained,
Leah maintains her optimism,
and looks forward to moving out soon.
- I don't wanna say I'm grateful for this experience,
because I am not, and I could've gone without it.
But it happens, and I'm glad it happened to me,
and not someone more scared or anxious.
- All that you guys do is run your mouth.
- [Leah] Get the [bleep] off the porch.
- Make me. [horn honking]
- [Narrator] For neighbors who like to exercise,
encountering wayward dogs running off leash
can be unnerving. [dog barking]
- Get your dog. Get your dog. [horn honking]
- [Narrator] In Salisbury, Maryland,
on the state's Eastern Shore region,
one woman is out for her daily jog,
when she's confronted by an irate neighbor.
- [Neighbor] Did you approach my daughter and her friend?
[dogs barking]
- [Narrator] According to the woman,
minutes before recording this video,
she asked two young girls to corral three wayward dogs
who were making her feel uncomfortable.
[dogs barking]
And in short order, word reaches the neighbor in pink,
who's upset by the runner's request.
- [Neighbor] They said you threatened her over the dogs.
- [Jogger] No I said, "Call your dogs."
I have a video of your dogs coming to my-
- [Neighbor] My dogs were in the house
with me the whole time. - [Jogger] Three dogs came
and charged at me, I have videos,
and I protect myself around the purple mailbox.
- [Narrator] The neighbor quickly flips the tables,
and begins pressing the runner for answers.
- [Neighbor] Why are my daughters involved?
- [Jogger] Your daughter's involved?
- Yeah, that's my daughter
that was out here that you came charging at.
- [Jogger] I never came charging at your daughter.
- [Neighbor] She said that you did.
Her friend said that you did, and they said-
- [Jogger] You are yelling-
- [Neighbior] That you threatened her.
- [Jogger] You are yelling me.
I said, "Now, please call your dogs"-
- [Neighbor] I don't care what you say.
- [Jogger] I'm trying to figure, you are-
- [Neighbor] They are 10-year-old little girls,
and they said you threatened them.
- [Jogger] Okay, you are not- - [Narrator] And when the woman
attempts to stand up for herself,
she only infuriates the neighbor more.
- [Jogger] Don't approach me. - [Neighbor] Don't-
- [Jogger] Don't get close to me.
- [Neighbor] Threaten me, bitch.
- [Narrator] Salisbury, Maryland.
After pointing out that a neighbor's
dogs are roaming free,
a runner finds herself at the center
of a heated confrontation.
- [Jogger] Don't approach me.
- [Neighbir] Don't threaten me, bitch!
- [Jogger] Don't get close to me. Okay, stay-
- [Neighbor] Don't tell me what to do,
that's my [bleep] daughter.
- [Narrator] Even when the woman tries to run away
from the situation, it doesn't stop the neighbor,
who decides to follow.
- [Neighbor] Keep running as fast as you can.
Are you illegal?
- [Neighbor] You don't sound like you're from this country.
Are you?
- [Neighbor] What is your citizenship?
- [Narrator] The woman avoids further confrontation
and keeps running. - Keep running.
- [Narrator] With no additional run-ins,
she later shares the video online, to raise awareness
about hate targeting the Latino community.
- [Jogger] Don't approach me. - [Neighbor] Don't-
- [Jogger] Don't get close to me.
- [Neighbor] Threaten me, bitch.
[footsteps clacking] [dog barking]
- [Narrator] Like real estate, good fishing
is all about location, location, location.
But not everyone likes where the lines are cast.
- Hey, I'm fishing here. - [Boater] You can [bleep] off.
- [Narrator] On the Nottawasaga River
near Orangeville, Ontario, Canada,
a man searching for the perfect fly fishing spot
for his social media channel
believes he's found just the place.
- [Fisher] Just looked over a bridge,
and saw some serious fish, dude.
- [Narrator] Making his way down the middle
of a shallow river, the man is approached by a resident,
who isn't happy with his presence.
- I mean, I'll catch and release.
I'm just walking down, minding my own business.
I don't wanna disturb your dogs or anything.
- [Narrator] As the fisherman is explaining
his intentions to the woman, another neighbor interjects.
- I'm in a public river.
- In Ontario, nobody can own water.
- [Narrator] Even as the fisherman argues his belief
that he's not technically trespassing,
he quickly finds himself outnumbered.
- I'm in a public river.
- [Narrator] And things start to escalate.
- [Woman] Gonna guess he's illegal.
- [Woman] Illegal, description.
- Is that a threat?
I film everything, dude, eh?
- So if that's a threat-
We'll both be getting charged, then.
- [Narrator] Despite the fisherman standing his ground,
the neighbor continues pressing him.
- Never, I-
- First time here.
- I'm fishing, dude.
- [Narrator] The woman then chimes in.
- Oh God, she brought the law.
- [Narrator] And begins reading a local law.
- [Fisher] Not more than 1,000? That's not too bad.
- [Narrator] After several minutes of back and forth,
the fisherman leaves the area, and crosses paths
with some other anglers.
- Do you know if that part of the river's private property?
'Cause I just got like reamed out.
- By multiple people.
- It was brutal.
- [Narrator] The fisherman uploads the video
to social media, where it goes viral,
topping half a million views.
Many comments point out that provincial law
permits public access to waterways,
even in front of private property.
And despite tempers flaring on the riverbank,
out on the water, the angler gets the last word.
- Thank you for helping me land that one.
I'm fishing, dude.
[water sloshing] [dog barking]
- [Narrator] Roof maintenance is no walk in the park.
- [Roof Worker] Oh my God. [screaming]
- [Narrator] For these homeowners, making repairs
is a real slippery slope. [roof worker screaming]
- [Narrator] In Tampa, Florida, police rush to the home
of an elderly man stuck on the roof of his house,
after he slipped while blowing off leaves.
- [Officer] Where's the balcony at?
- [Neighbor] Let's do it.
- [Narrator] As officers make their way to the roof,
they spot the resident clinging perilously
close to the edge, three stories above ground.
- [Officer] I got you, sir.
- [Resident] I'm glad somebody's got me. [groaning]
- [Narrator] The two officers maneuver close
to the terrified man, careful not to slip themselves.
- [Officer] Reach up, reach up with that hand.
[resident groaning] I'm gonna get your wrist.
Come here, come here. - [Narrator] Working together,
they haul the man to safety.
- [Resident] I didn't mean to cause all this.
- [Officer] Oh no, no.
- [Officer 2] It's not you fault at all.
That's what we're here for, okay?
- [Narrator] Out of harm's way, the man gives thanks,
and reflects on the rapid response.
- [Resident] You got here very quickly.
- [Officer] That's what we try to do, yes sir.
- [Resident] You did a good job. [bright flourish music]
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