Same here

The usual process is that if you don’t pay your bill then the city worker comes out to shut off the water, then if you still don’t pay it they send the bill to collections

At no point is law enforcement involved

According the bill, it wasn’t even due yet

City hall is getting an earful in the morning

Not only is it inappropriate, it’s dangerous. Someone beating on my door aggressively at 8 at night instinctively made me think about grabbing a weapon.

Instead I peered through a window and saw the cop and his car and opened the door.

But people can be jumpy, fight or flight kicks in and suddenly someone gets seriously hurt or even dead over a stupid water bill.

He first tried to verify my identification without stating the nature of his visit. He asked me for my name and date of birth. Instead of giving that to him I asked to state the nature of his visit.

Then he asked again. I never gave him my name even though he asked for it repeatedly.

He said he wanted to make sure it ended up at the right house. He read off the address and I just looked at the number on the house and pointed to the mailbox.

I’m not identifying myself to the police for no real legal justification or taking hand receipt of a document, God knows if it’s some kind of ploy to initiate some other charge.

ACAB