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Summary of Question:	Trouble
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Friday, 7/22/2005 11:29 AM MDT

Sat Sri Akaal,

I am having trouble and wonder is you can help.
I am 17 and live with my mother and two younger sisters and am experiencing a lot of problems with my neighbours. It started when we moved in to the council house next door to our neighbours. They have three houses on this street of which the two are their own and the next door is privately rented. They started causing problems for us because they want us to move out so they can move in to this property and buy it.

The problems just started by throwing litter in our garden, saying negative things to me and my family and making people think negative of us. Recently the neighbours’ relative (a girl) has started troubling my sister at school and school are aware of this. Recently the girl come up to me and said that she was going to beat my sister and mother up when she sees them. I told her if she does she will regret it. We have tried to be nice to them and ignore them but nothing is working. She seen my mother and sister and the girls mother stopped the car and let her daughter out the car to get my sister. My mother stood in front of my sister as every mother would protect their kids. They made a police case against her and said that my mother assaulted her and now she has been warned from the police for something she hasn’t done.

If we go to the shop or something they all come out their houses to attack us. They are outside at the house before and after school trying to get my sister. My little sister goes to the primary school which is on the same road so we don’t collect her from school. After school the girl went with her mates to beat my little sister up because she can’t get hold of my other sister. And all the police say is we need proof.
Their cousin came after me in his car when I was walking to school with my sister. My first instinct was to run but I thought that a Sikh wouldn’t run. He threatened me and drove off. They also tried to do black magic to our house and threw dhal all over our garden. My mother seeked advice and put amrit over the dhal.
Yesterday their relatives (grown men) tried to kick down the door and get inside the house. This was a bit scary as I am the only male in the house and there were 3 of them and I have a duty to protect my mother and two sisters. We called the police but it never comes in time. By the time the police had come they had gone.
We have tried ignoring them and arguing back but nothing is working. Sometimes I feel like fighting them but I know they will come back in numbers and I have my mother and sisters to think about.

Please give me some advice.
Thank you for your time,

Waheguruji Ka Khalsa, Waheguruji Ki Fateh

(REPLY) Sat Nam. This sounds like a terrible situation! If the police say you need proof, then get yourself some means of recording and photographing these attacks, and do it. And tell them you're doing it! Then you'll have something to show the police. The thing is, do you really want to live next to such evil people? Are you chanting AAD GURAY NAMEH, JUGAAD GURAY NAMEH, SAT GURAY NAMEH, SIRI GURU DAVAY NAMEH? Do it as a regular practice every day, for a few minutes, and whenever you or members of your family see these people, start chanting. Have you thought of consulting a lawyer? There may be some other legal recourse as well. May God bless you and Guru protect you!