You need to first consult with your local police about steps you can take to secure and record these occurrences. File police reports and provide pictures.
I had kids skate boarding in a strip mall that I owned. When I saw these kids, I asked them kindly to please do not skate on this property because there are cars, parked and moving, and other people walking that they may accidentally collide with.
The kids ignored me, went into a market on the property and came out with their two parents. The parents asked me who I was and how dare I speak with minors. I told them I'm a contractor that worked for the owner and had permission to "police" unsafe events, such as their kids skating around cars, people and falling off their skate board and launching the board into a parked car.
I told the parents they their family is NOT allowed to skate here. The parents said they are NOT going to tell their kids to stop, if fact, they will encourage them to continue to skate.
Sometime later, around 3 weeks passed, and one of the kids was skating by a UPS Store in my mall, cars were parked in the fire no parking zone in front of the store and when a person walked between cars, the skater kid knocked into one of them, fell down, knocked a tooth out and damaged a BMW.
So the parents sued the Mall's LLC saying their kid was walking and got knocked down. This case went to a pre-trial hearing. The parents and kids lied. I was brought in as a witness.
The judge wanted to MALL to pay for the damage to the BMW, child skater's tooth AND punitive damages in the amount of $100,000.
So while on the stand I got to identify myself. I told the Judge I had spoken to the parents about their kids skating and how DANGEROUS it was. That the parents told their kids to continue and that I had no right speaking to minors.
The Judge wanted still for the mall to cover damages, plus. Then I told the Judge I had video footage of my conversation with the parents and the incident. The parents claimed they never spoke to to or anyone associated with the mall.
I showed the footage without audio. The judge said this doesn't prove anything. I then payed my cell phone audio recording and also the video again. It was no obvious they all were liars and the judge was bias. He was of the same country they were from.
I also let it be know I was "an" owner of this mall and I gave them all notice to stop. Also I had the owner of the BMW once ticked by a motorcycle cop for parking in a fire lane.
So I just wanted you to see that you need hidden video/audio cameras, put spikes on top of your fence and get a guard dog who will not bark, but bites first.
Good luck. Oh I counter sued the family, got a judgement and they filed for bankruptcy.
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