Some teenagers broke into a vacant property on my block and were destroying the place. They broke all the windows were running around and smashing holes in the wall. I feel bad because acab but I didn't know what to do. I don't particularly want kids destroying my block and I talked to my neighbor who lived next door and he seemed legit scared about the situation. I don't feel like confronting them would have been safe since it would have been many of them and one of me.
Could I have done something different?
Update I don't even know if the police ended up coming but it quieted down within 10 minutes of my call. A couple cars were broken into and one was stolen.
I think the situation serves to show how alienation is an issue. The cops were called because you don't know enough of your neighbors to enforce the neighborhoods peace on your own, and because you don't know who those kids are. It's a lot easier to tell off a teenager if it's Jeremy, and he's so and so's kid. I know a lot of people are going to be hard on you because of your decision to call the police. However, we're all learning and trying to live in a world that doesn't work the way we want. We would all be better served by getting more involved in our communities depending on what's materially possible.