A dog owner in Perth, Western Australia received an unsettling surprise when they opened their mailbox and found a handwritten note from an anonymous neighbor.
While some neighbors are great and look after the residents around them, others turn out to be nightmares. Unfortunately, the dog owner was discovering at least one of their neighbors was the latter.
According to the Daily Mail, the letter was posted on Facebook started out rather mild, but quickly escalated to a threatening tone.
By the end, it felt like the writer of the letter was channeling his inner Liam Neeson from the Taken movies!
It read:
“To Whom This May Concern,
Firstly, I would like to offer my sincere apologies if this is not you. Now, straight to the point. KEEP YOUR DOG INSIDE AT NIGHT. No one wants or needs to hear a dog barking at 10 or 11pm at night. People have jobs, you know? Work they need to attend to get paid money to pay bills and their mortgage. Sort out this problem or I will be taking the next step. And might I suggest you take this seriously as you don’t know who I am or what position I am in, or what im capable of. Don’t make me become a problem for you. In summary, I hope it’s rather easy to get my point, KEEP. YOUR DOG. INSIDE. AT NIGHT. I AM SICK OF IT.”
As you can imagine, the letter wasn’t well-received. It’s never a great idea to anonymously threaten people to get what you want, especially not your neighbors.
The Daily Mail reported that in the comments of the Facebook post, a lot of people joked that the recipient of the letter should make even more noise at night by running a chainsaw or doing other ridiculously noisy things. That’s probably the route I’d take but to each their own!
What would you do if you received a letter like this? Would you take your dogs inside or retaliate against the passive-aggressive threat? Let us know!