streamofthesky posted...
If they're this uncaring or downright sociopathic about other people,
I know this word has been extremely diluted, but no, setting off fireworks and revving your motorbike is not sociopathic. Get a fucking grip. You know who is actually sociopathic? Most cops.
streamofthesky posted...
there's very little chance they can actually be reasoned
How could you possibly know this without talking to them first? Very little chance? Bullshit. Making such assumptions about your neighbors is surely one way to fray community bonds with each other. Maybe if they knew that a nearby neighbor had a child sleeping down the street, they'd be willing to make a little less noise.
streamofthesky posted...
with and a near 100% chance that they'll now associate every police call or other complaint made about them to be attributable to you, and will retaliate.
I think it's obnoxious to couch your misanthropy with such nakedly unsubstantiated probability. Stop doing that.
With that being said, what are the odds they'll associate every police call or complaint with someone who actually called the cops on them? Higher or lower than the odds that they'll associate every complaint with the person who actually showed a backbone and asked them face-to-face about quieting down? The answer is obvious, of course.
Call the police if you've exhausted every other option, but having police in your neighborhood is bad, actually.