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Rude neighbourhood kids.
My Dad is dealing with clinical depression and we happen to live in a government funded low income neighbourhood. We just happen to live around drug-dealing, low-class and uncivil people.
Anyways, the kids in this neighbourhood are extremely rude and disrespectful. They have added numerous dents and scratches onto my Dad's car and are extremely rude to him.
For example, whenever they see my Dad walking outside, they will all stop and stare at him. Another time, my Dad told me they were standing near our backyard and staring at them and he asked them what their problem was and one of the kids was like "Who do you think you're dealing with? What the hell is wrong with you fucking Paki's, don't mess with us black people."
I've had neighbouring kids run to our front yard and rip out all our roses. I spoke to their mother about it, and she yelled at them a little but she didn't really care as she went around to other neighbour's and starting talking about my Dad (I know because one of my neighbours told my Dad that this woman approached him talking about my Dad negatively).
Anyways, how should I deal with this situation? The parents are about as ignorant and disrespectful as the kids. My Dad approached one mother and told her about her kids playing in the parking lot and hitting my Dad's car and she just gave him attitude and asked him "What are you going to do about it?"
We have a superintendent in our area but he is friends with all of them and he doesn't like my Dad either. So he won't be much help.
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First off Iwant to say I am so sorry you have to deal with those stupid people. You and your dad deserve to live somewhere peaceful. I would say report them to your landlord, that and tell the police. You and your dad arent really safe living around there. It is disrespctful and they have no manners or respect for you or their dad. I hope that you won't have to live there anymore around those fools. You clearly deserve better.
~Farrah :)
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Braden's advice is good advice which I suggest you follow.
All I can add is these children and their parents forget what it was like for them when they were and in many cases still are the recipients of bigotry they are showing to you and your dad.
This country has a long history of bigotry In your case this bigotry is fueled by what is happening in the world today. They look at you and see a Muslim. You may not be though that is what they see. Many Americans look at Muslims or people from primarily Muslim countries like yours and see terrorists. It's not right, bigotry never is and as we can see; is the underlining cause of the problems we face.
Being of an ethnic background subject to bigotry all I can advise is to grow a thick skin and ignore these illiterate people. To move to another low income housing may be jumping from the frying pan to the fire.
The best thing to do is ignore them and walk away until you can find away to more to a better neighborhood.
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You report it to the landlord, If they decide to do nothing then you keep on filing complaints. If they STILL don't handle the situation then you should go above their heads. If you are in HUD housing, Then you contact HUD and file a complaint.
Your father has a right to have his peace in his own home. I also encourage you to ignore the neighborhood kids, If they do a stare down then brush it off and walk away. Asking them what their problem is will only make matters worse.
If you can get proof that the neighborhood kids are causing excessive damage to your fathers car then you could take it too the police station and file a report with them as well. If you need to step it up then you tell them if they continue to damage the car again, You will go to the police.
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