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Is asking to turn a neighbors music down at 2 AM racist?

Yesterday some of our neighbors down the street were having a party with very loud music (we live four houses down across the street and our walls were shaking). It didn't bother me at first, the party started at 6 PM but by 2 AM it was still going on.

So I walked outside half awake to talk to them and ask them to turn it down. When I walked outside, our other neighbors on the street who are black were already having a talk with them. The lady, a mom in her 50's, was yelling "LISTEN THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR FIVE HOURS AND IT NEEDS TO STOP!! I GOT KIDS THAT GOT SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!" So the neighbors having the party, who are Hispanic, call her racist and say if it were hip hop music, she would not be asking them to turn it down! But since it was mariachi it bothers her! She called the cops on the spot and the music was turned off.

This is in Immigration cause I dont know where else, and the house the party was at is a known drophouse. Is requesting turning music down racist?


    




Sway 26
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If they are illegals than anyone Legal asking them to do anything is racist (according to them)


You're The Dream, Unicorn!
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huh...no, they're just being loud, anybody can be loud....and annoying.


nosleepthree
I am Hispanic, born in the US. If I heard loud music four houses down at 2 AM, I wouldn't care what kind it was, I'd just be pissed. It's not a racial issue, it's a courtesy issue, and common courtesy dictates that you should not have a loud party at 2 AM on a school night. I wouldn't care if it were mariachi music, hip hop, or Tony Freaking Bennet.

I also wouldn't be dumb enough to walk over there, especially if the house was known for illegal activity. Next time it happens, just call the cops without warning. That late at night, somebody is going to be drunk and stupid, and somebody is going to have a gun. Let the police handle it. Your neighbors don't have to know who made the call.


Jojo
non, it's common sence and YOUR right


hydrogenknight
No, but I would look at your local city ordinances I know for sure where I live that if you blast music too loud between 7:00 pm - 7:00 a.m. you're disrupting the peace. Just call the cops on them the next time. I just hate the type of people who play the racism card on every possible occasion. It's people like that who set back social equality of all races.


hunterentertainment
Blaring music at 2AM is Illegal. Next time call the police.


bazho_r
it's not racist of you ask them to turn the music down.
it's racist if you call them "ethic specific" names for being too loud.


itzfitzhere
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Of course not, most towns have noise ordinances to control this type of nuisance.


bostonianinmo
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A polite request isn't racist. Perforating it with racial epithets would be. Just follow up with a 911 call and leave it with that if they don't turn it down.


Roger K
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No it's not racist at all. Any loud music after 11pm is illegal in most places no matter who is producing it and the cops will always shut them down.


wisdomforfools
Not unless racial adjectives were used to describe the music or the party goers. I don't know why people want to throw out the race card for every incident that happens between people of different races. It only serves to perpetuate racism.


Stephanie
No it is not. They should not have music playing that loud that late. No decent human being would. Decent people take into consideration how their actions affect others. Do not even bother talking to them next time. Just call the cops and have them deal with it. Violence between neighbors can quickly escalate especially with the type it appears you have. Dont put yourself at risk for that.


squeaky
No, you were right in asking your neighbor to turn their music down. Actually it is a law and most communities have a curfew by a certain time at night that you should be inside and not have any loud tv's, music, anything after 10pm. or you can also report it to the cops. Thats what I would have done. And it is annonomous so they would not know who reported them. You were alot nicer then I would have been at 2am in the morning.
They were just being rude and have to obey by the rules of the law. No one is a racist in this situiation. Good Luck To You In The Future!!! Don't Hesitate Call The Cops!!!!


potterhands2002
Asking someone to reduce noise levels at 2 am is definitely not racist....it's just good sense. The people having the party were the only ones who made a racist statement.


FlyChicc420
Not unless she was calling them racial names.


Don M
No.

Those people are dangerous and revenge-full. If you know it is a Flop house then call ICE.

ICE has a 24-hour hotline for citizens to report any suspicious activity.
That number is (866) 347-2423
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Contact crimestoppers at:
(800) 555-1111
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Call and complain!!!!!

The toll free phone numbers to the
US Capitol in Washington DC are:

(888) 355-3588,

(877) 762-8762

(866) 340-9281

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1-(800) 829-0433
For Tax invasion.


bookworm1171
No Way. The black neighbors should have been a little less confrontational but the hispanic neighbors were being very inconsiderate playing loud music that late. NOBODY should be playing such loud music at ANY hour between 9 pm and 7 am. In NJ I had hispanic neighbors upstairs who were playing mariachi or whatever at midnight and the next morning I politely asked them to keep it down in the future. They never did it again. I am white but I was polite about it as I would be whether my neighbors had been white themselves, hispanic OR black. It is about considering other people. Also people don't like to be yelled at whether it's in their face or on the phone. Kill them with kindness and that is more effective.


Leo F
Of course not. Some people have learned well that holding up "the race card" will get others to question themselves and give in to them. This may have been the case here.


john316tdh
This isn't a racial issue it's a respect issue.. It looks like your Hispanic neighbors don't have any respect for the others in the neighborhood.. Why is it that when a person is called out on an issue the first thing they pull(if minority) is the race card?? This country was founded by immigrants.. People need to put the race card down especially when it's their own behavior and disrespect that causes other people(the neighbors) problems...


chit-chaat7
no, this is not a racist issue & if your neighbors take offense to your complaints then so what. they are being extremely rude & inconsiderate playing music that loud & so late into the night in the first place. that type of activity is a form of hostile & aggressive behavior. their problem is that they have a chip on their shoulder. your other neighbor did the right thing by calling the cops; you have to do something & be pro-active or rude people will just keep stepping all over you.


Mendi8a
The thing is, you arent that black woman. You dont know the motavation of her asking them to turn it down, the guy may or may not have a point. The act of asking is not racist in itself, but it is hard to say what drives people. I agree that people need to be more respectful, by not blasting their music.


goodtimesgladly
Call the cops and the INS


debop44
Only if common sense is racist. Those neighbors showed complete disregard and disrespect for the neighborhood, especially the nearest homes. I'm glad the cops were called.


xenypoo
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LOL, no, it doesn't make a person racist. You're so cute, the way you asked your question, it made me laugh! Your neighbor did the right thing in calling the cops. You live in an apartment building right? Tell the manager's and owner's about what happened, and their racial slur's towards you and your neighbor's, after so many complaint's, eventually they will be asked to move, or even evicted for abusing the right's of other's, and breaking the rules of the complex.


clone_marshal_bacara
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They don't care about our laws, or they would not be here in the first place. Give Police the right to research someones immigration status, and a lot of these problems will disappear.


emmandal
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No this is not a racist problem. Its a respect issue. I would have put it into a legal area for answers you may find someone from your area that knows your local laws.
I wouldn't walk down the street and risk an altercation call the police most places have a quiet time bylaw. I know our local bylaw is 10 pm. I would suggest you stay on top of this when I was younger I threw a lot of parties and it wasn't until the police started showing up that we took it serious.(I'm Caucasian see definitely not racial problem everyone does it from time to time) The possible damage to property that can happen during these types of parties is not fair for you as the neighbors to assume. It can also bring down property values if your neighborhood becomes home to a party house.


2eighty8
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You know what? Just pity them for bringing the race card into everything. People who accuse others of being racist are being racist themselves. Just shrug them off with knowing the fact that they will not get anywhere in life.


Coke&TVdinner
Wow~ that music is like laughter in the face of America~ I feeel sorry for you ~ eeeeek! I dont get the racist part, where did that come from?~ maybe you should get some 18" speakers and blast at 10,000 watts "Im proud to be an American" over and over and over again with the speakers point at them, and dont stop until they complain~ then get on the mic and chant racist go home- racist go home- racist go home!!!!!!


AW
Telling a person to turn down music is not racist. I'd have called the police as soon as 12:00 came around. (It would probably have taken them another two hours to come.) Lately, it has been the Hispanics that love to play the race card.


austim_mom
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NO!!! BUT WHEN YOU DEAL WITH MEXICAN THEY THINK THE LAW DONT APPLY TO THEM, I LIVE ON A STREET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM KIDS THROWING ROCKS, RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE STREET WITH NO PARENTS IN SIGHT, PLAYING THERE MUSIC SOO LOUD YOU CAN HEAR UP AND DOWN THE STREET,


Zoey
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Hmmm Racist means;
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source
rac‧ism  /ˈreɪsɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rey-siz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2.a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3.hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.

From what you said, I didn't hear any racial slurs so why do you ask? Being tired of music at 2 am has nothing to do with race.


mrsbudde
I have a neighbor who i asked myself to be quiet than had the landlord ask and he still kept on so this is my second time calling the police





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