Mike Brady or Ozzy Osborne? (crank calls)

[kidzpca]

Should I go all Mike Brady (calm, cool, collected) and tell the kid like it is.

or...

Should I go all Ozzy Osborne (uninteligable) go through phone line, fry his ass and feed it to the dogs?

May 2006 while in gym class my then 8th grade dot was blamed for sh**ing in the pool at school. We recieved a call from the secretary and then told no it wasn't her. blah, blah, blah

Then in August 2006 we started getting crank calls at all hours of the day and night about dot sh**ing in the pool and to clean it up.. blah, blah, blah

September 2006 I finally find out the sh** was a candy bar thrown in pool near dot whom was blamed for the fake incident.

Since then we have had anywhere from 3 to yes 10 plus calls every week about dot sh**ing in the school pool.

December 2 and 3 2007 we got 10 in one day and 3 messages were left on our answering machine. We had a tracer on phone since September 2007 and was able to get the little turd and 2 friends whom were involved. But it took us until this week to contact the parents. One kid came over today to appologize. The others indicate they are not the only ones that several others are involved. But getting names is the issue.

So do I...? pick your choice from the poll.

[Quaker_Parrots]

I say to hell with taking it into your own hands. You have proof from the phone company, press charges for harrassment on the little creeps. It serves them right and maybe it will teach them and other lessons, and maybe your own son as well about how uncool and ILLEGAL crank calls are.

[kidzpca]

I say to hell with taking it into your own hands. You have proof from the phone company, press charges for harrassment on the little creeps. It serves them right and maybe it will teach them and other lessons, and maybe your own son as well about how uncool and ILLEGAL crank calls are.

Believe me I want to press charges. But the Police won't help me and the phone company won't do anything unless the Police step in like they are supposed too. A push/shove/pull kind of thing. No co-operation.:getyou

Doesn't help that one kids' step father is a police detective in a nearby city and good friends with many of my towns' police officers.

[Quaker_Parrots]

If you cant get anything criminal done, file a civil suit. There are ways to get around the buddy system, if this is the case. It really doesnt matter if they are "buddies" if you feel you are getting results from your own PD, call the Sheriff's department. If that doesnt work, contact your local prosecutor, they might be able to help, and they could care less about the "buddy" system.

Heck, barring that, change your number and have it unlisted.

[ssgjeg]

Get a lawyer. This is harassment. They have proof. The police have an obligation to uphold the law. Once a lawyer tells them how they are to do their civic duty I bet they get up and do it for fear a law suit against them. Also a lawyer is good incentive for the "parents" of these kids to get them to give up the names. They don't want sued either for what their "little angels" have been doing.

Little creeps have long memories don't they? I'd wear my son out if I ever found out he was doing something like this.

[earnhardt1]

go all ozzy on their asses........... i hate lil punks like that

[freeby4me]

Call the phone company and ask to get talked through changing your phone line to only accept certain calls. You can do that. You push like the # or * key and then a few number keys and you can only accept calls that you know.

Or you can have certain regular people have special rings, then set up a voicemail service and if its someone important, they can leave you a message.
(also, if its someone NOT important, you'll have the prank calls ON your voicemail. Some states, its illegal to record someone without their permission, so its null and void. If its on your voicemail, thats admittable)

[ssgjeg]

Don't go all Ozzy. It can only hurt you in a court of law. I don't blame you for wanting to though and contrary to what I just said, I probably would do an Ozzy on them.

[Heidi]

Totally use the megaphone. That would be awesome! Bet they wouldn't call back.

[tigger4]

Do you have caller id? Call block features? Have you thought about changing your number? Might be much easier on you than sitting around being all upset.

[ang in NC]

That is awlfull , get a lawyer sue for "emotional damages"

[janelle]

Sounds like bullying to me. The media is all over bullies now so report it to the papers or TV. Of course, with your daughter's permission.

[buglebe]

It is just so strange to read this post. I was just thinking this morning about the incident and about your daughter going to the prom or dance and wondering what had happened since the candy bar incidence. It is just so crazy that I should read this now. Oh yes go the nice way. And you have been nice too long. First what does your daughter want you to do. If you can afford to get a lawyer and press charges I would do that. If you think in the long run it would hurt your daughter more I wouldn't. But from what I remember from before your daughter couldn't be hurt or embarrassed any more than she has. This has gone way way beyond funny. I would try to get something done to go around the good ole boys. Legal action is called for in my opinion. You have a very strong daughter to still be able to make herself get up and go to school every day. Be proud of her. I know you are.

You know this harrassment could actually be making her medical condition worse, stress makes any medical condition worse.

[janelle]

Should I go all Mike Brady (calm, cool, collected) and tell the kid like it is.

or...

Should I go all Ozzy Osborne (uninteligable) go through phone line, fry his ass and feed it to the dogs?

May 2006 while in gym class my then 8th grade dot was blamed for sh**ing in the pool at school. We recieved a call from the secretary and then told no it wasn't her. blah, blah, blah

Then in August 2006 we started getting crank calls at all hours of the day and night about dot sh**ing in the pool and to clean it up.. blah, blah, blah

September 2006 I finally find out the sh** was a candy bar thrown in pool near dot whom was blamed for the fake incident.

Since then we have had anywhere from 3 to yes 10 plus calls every week about dot sh**ing in the school pool.

December 2 and 3 2007 we got 10 in one day and 3 messages were left on our answering machine. We had a tracer on phone since September 2007 and was able to get the little turd and 2 friends whom were involved. But it took us until this week to contact the parents. One kid came over today to appologize. The others indicate they are not the only ones that several others are involved. But getting names is the issue.

So do I...? pick your choice from the poll.

They have been bugging your household since 2006? This is way beyond harrassment. Get the police involved and or the media.

[ssgjeg]

I just remembered. If the police are unwilling to act when a crime (harassment) has been committed then contact your state attorney general. He will investigate as to why the police are failing to act and people can and, in this case, should lose their jobs.

[Bliss]

I would have nip it in the bud a long time ago, plus changed my number.

[3lilpigs]

What is 'dot?'

I say stop answering the phone (if you have caller ID) or change your phone number.

[ssgjeg]

dot=daughter

Actually, I say sue the parents for harassment, mental anguish. That sort of thing. Then they could pay for her to go to a private school where she doesn't have to endure this.

[tigger4]

I would have changed my number a long time ago. I also would have caller ID and call block features on my phone.

I don't understand why you wouldn't do these things?

I know we have had calls before where people hang up, or they say nasty things. The police can't do anything unless you can actually prove who is calling you.

[ma4angels]

Take the little Sh-ts to court and let your lawyer go Ozzy on them and their parents. If the local police will not help like someone said go to the sheriff's department. If that doesn't work then go to your state police department. Someone would press charges before I was finished. That is a terrible thing to do to your child. I would also go to the school board for this kids too because it started at school. I am so sorry this happened to your family.

[gmyers]

Can you get their numbers on caller ID? That should be enough evidence for the police. Or maybe put a tape recorde on your phone to record the calls. Have you talked to the district attorney in your area. Maybe he can help. It seems like the police could put a trace on your phone and find out for sure who it is. I hope you get it straightened out.

[YankeeMary]

I think you can hit *57 or *59 and that will automatically trace the call. The phone company will contact you once there is a good trace and they will also forward the report to the police station in your town. Then they police have to act on it. Also once a call is traced the phone company will contact the phone company of the prank caller and they will lose their phone service as well as face criminal charges through the police station. I dated a guy several years ago and his ex girlfriend stalked me...lol...for real and I did this. She was even calling me from her place of employment. Needless to say they removed the phone from her house and they contacted her employeer who was told to either fire her or the company would lose their phone service, they fired her. The police also arrested her and we went to court and she was fined and had to spend time in jail. So I know it works. This gal was nuts she even went to my son's school and tried to check them both out??? I have no idea why but she was just nuts. Thank God the school called me and said is it ok for Steven & Brady to go with Such and Such? I said no and try to keep her there while I call the police. I pulled in the parking lot at the same time the police did and they arrested her. It was the very first time I had actually laid eyes on her. LOL. Sorry got carried away there.

[MistyWolf]

I'll be damned if I let some punks force me to change my number! I would contact the news media and have them investigate why the police aren't looking into it since you know who is doing the calling.

Try an airhorn when they call .. that might help stop them .. lol.

Sorry you and your family is having to go through this.

[kelblend]

Wasn't it Caddy Shack where they pulled the same prank by throwing a payday bar in the pool and then Bill Murray ate it after draining the pool?

[ahippiechic]

Wasn't it Caddy Shack where they pulled the same prank by throwing a payday bar in the pool and then Bill Murray ate it after draining the pool?

Yes, it was.

[whatever]

I'll be damned if I let some punks force me to change my number! I would contact the news media and have them investigate why the police aren't looking into it since you know who is doing the calling.

Try an airhorn when they call .. that might help stop them .. lol.

Sorry you and your family is having to go through this.

I agree! And when i found out who it was i take them on judge judy or people court!! I would never allow this to go on that long. You dd must be humilated!! i would want to strangle anyone who did this to her! but since you have to do it lawfully i would follow mistywolf's advice and then take it on a courtshow where millions can see it! Not your dd part but there disgrace!

[Bliss]

I'm sure getting the media involved with do good for the child. If you think the child isn't humiliated enough. "Prank calls last for years over a candy bar mistaken for a turd." Can you just imagine the embarrassment & torment this child will encounter for years to come?

This is a job for the parents to handle not law enforcement or the media.

Changing your number isn't hard to do and it will bring some peace to your home & your childs life. As long as you feed into the childish behavior the children will continue to call.

[freeby4me]

Meanwhile.....why has he not come back and said something??

[ma4angels]

Does anybody know what they decided to do. If they finally got the police to press charges on these people. I had also suggested that they go to the school board about the punks who started this at school. They should have to pay at school for starting this in the first place. Anyway I was just wondering what happened.

[janelle]

I'm sure getting the media involved with do good for the child. If you think the child isn't humiliated enough. "Prank calls last for years over a candy bar mistaken for a turd." Can you just imagine the embarrassment & torment this child will encounter for years to come?

This is a job for the parents to handle not law enforcement or the media.

Changing your number isn't hard to do and it will bring some peace to your home & your childs life. As long as you feed into the childish behavior the children will continue to call.

I would hope the media would handle it more delicately than that. An article on bullies and maybe they could keep the girl anonymous.

[janelle]

This is going to be on Dr. Phil today. These type of things can get really nasty. May shed some light on what you are going through.


Monday

Real Life Gossip Girls

Some teens are catty, mean and love to spread lies, but what happens when gossip goes too far? Kelli says her daughter, Kailey, was the victim of a prank. Two of Kailey's cheer squad friends took a picture of her while she was in the shower, and the image supposedly made its way around the football team. Now, in the aftermath, the whole town is buzzing. You won't believe what the fathers of the alleged perpetrators have to say about the incident. Another girl claims she was also a victim when one of the girls took an unwanted photo of her as a joke. Hear from this alleged victim. And, Mandie and Nikki threatened the life of a classmate on MySpace after they thought she was going to steal Nikki's boyfriend. They were convicted in a court of law three years ago, and now both families say they face losing their homes because of this teen gossip. What do the girls say about their actions? And, Elizabeth started a Web site that allows anyone to gossip about anything. When a victim of lies posted on her site tells her story, will Elizabeth change her view?

[Bliss]

I would hope the media would handle it more delicately than that. An article on bullies and maybe they could keep the girl anonymous.

I would hope so... I still think it's dumb as hell to get the media involved in something the parents should handle themselves. We all scream we want the governemnet and others to stay out of our lives and lets us raise our children. At the same time people want others to fix their problems. If you cannot handle something like this, what the hell are you going to do when a big problem arises?

[JKATHERINE]

Well, if they've reported the problem to the police and the police haven't taken steps to correct the problem (and harassment is against the law), then I don't see a problem with the media being involved to call attention to the fact that the police refuse to do their jobs.

[janelle]

I would agree to just ignore it and it will go away on it's own but that doesn't seem to be happening. They are still getting harrassing phone calls at their home at all hours.

The phone company should be getting the calls identified and stopping them or fining them from misuse of the phone. They can trace phone calls.

[Bliss]

then I don't see a problem with the media being involved to call attention to the fact that the police refuse to do their jobs.

I can't for the life of me figure out why people cannot handle things on their own without getting the others involved. The media isn't going to give a shit about some prank callers. They have better crap to gossip about, as well as the police department has better things to do than worry about some prank caller. Can you imagine if everyone ran to the police department over prank callers or some asinine shit, the REAL emergencies would never get through.

People amaze me...:slap

[Bliss]

The phone company should be getting the calls identified and stopping them or fining them from misuse of the phone. They can trace phone calls.


That is what should have been done a long time ago...

[kelblend]

That is what should have been done a long time ago...

I completely agree.

[janelle]

Maybe they have stopped now since the one kid confessed.

What happened to the OP?

[Bliss]

S/He probably just needed a sounding board to get it off their mind, since s/he hasn't been back to the thread.

[Willow]

He was logged in last night. Maybe he's done with this thread. LOL

[kidzpca]

Been very busy working my Arse off.

since the kid confessed and contacting the second set of 2 kids parents the calls have stopped for over 2 weeks.

Surprize huh?

Some kids got wind from Tiffany's friends and have gotten others to "knock it off" since the whole incident was a lie in the first place.

As for the police, nada, zilch, zero. But AT&T is now having our local police department investigated. If anything found AT&T will contact us for more info etc.

[ilovecats]

So happy to hear that things are looking up for your family.Teenagers can be scary sometimes,no morals at all.I hope the brats get what they deserve!I hate when people get off on other people misfortune.