Two people arrested for knocking on door

[kejedo]

Energy workers arrested for using sun room entrance to knock on doors. universalhub.com 12/18/2018

 

 

https://www.universalhub.com/2018/two-those-annoying-energy-door-knockers-arrested?fbclid=IwAR3kasNEN4pebKGDiHxdi_oogRx53it-IJ-t1rNpfLCqETjRepZAooGOw2c

 

 

 

 

 

[Naturale]

They shouldn't have walked in though

[Friends just call me Ross]

I will not even touch a door knob.  Nope.  Not even to insert a tract or not-at-home letter.

[kejedo]

Frequently, we see the doorbell beyond the porch or sunroom. I'll never use that approach again- Also, looking around the building for the correct entrance, won't try that again.

[Jeanie]

1 hour ago, kejedo said:

Energy workers arrested for using sun room entrance to knock on doors. universalhub.com 12/18/2018

 

 

https://www.universalhub.com/2018/two-those-annoying-energy-door-knockers-arrested?fbclid=IwAR3kasNEN4pebKGDiHxdi_oogRx53it-IJ-t1rNpfLCqETjRepZAooGOw2c

 

 

 

 

 

That would definitely be the definition of a bad day.  

[Shawnster]

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Two of those annoying energy door knockers arrested for breaking and entering in Hyde Park
By adamg on Tue, 12/18/2018 - 12:11pm
Boston Police report two workers for a company called Spark Energy were arrested on Summit Street in Hyde Park yesterday after, police say, the resident arrived home and watched them try all his doors until they found an unlocked sunroom and walked in.

 

So, they weren't arrested for knocking on doors.  They entered the property without permission.

 

Sidewalk... front door...  these imply permission to at least knock on the entrance.  We do not, however, have permission to roam the yard or try all the resident's doors in our ministry.  We definitely do not have permission to try all the doors until we find an unlocked one we can enter.

[kejedo]

2 minutes ago, Shawnster said:

 

So, they weren't arrested for knocking on doors.  They entered the property without permission.

 

Sidewalk... front door...  these imply permission to at least knock on the entrance.  We do not, however, have permission to roam the yard or try all the resident's doors in our ministry.  We definitely do not have permission to try all the doors until we find an unlocked one we can enter.

Right, the headline seems to equate door-knocking. itself, with criminal activity.  

[Naturale]

There must have been more to it as they were arrested for breaking and entering.

Edited December 19, 2018 by Naturale

[BenJepthah]

Knocking is even more of a pronounced necessity in contacting the deaf . Deaf doorbells are not always available. Sometimes we must knock on the wall of the house as a screened in porch or fenced in dog prevents acces to the door. 

[Lewis]

These “workers” were obviously trying to scam, the report even says they tried to get the home owners utility bill and account number.  In the comments section below in that same report they talk about how these scammers will call in pretending to be you and switch utility company behind your back.

 

No honest utility company would ever have a policy that encourages breaking into someone’s house to obtains someone’s utility bill and account info.

[booboo]

I wonder if they really were employees of Spark.  But, It seems that Spark Energy has some other issues as well.  

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/what-stack-complaints-says-about-retail-power-market

[Raven]

Entering the sun room? Yeah, they shouldn't have done that.

[Shawnster]

2 hours ago, Bjern said:

Entering the sun room? Yeah, they shouldn't have done that.

Similar to entering an enclosed porch or Florida room, I might think.  Gives us pause to reconsider what lengths one might go in the ministry.