[narrator]<i>
In Commerce City, Colorado,</i> <i> a family is chatting
on their front lawn</i> <i> when the twin sisters
living across the street</i> <i> begin yelling racial slurs
at them.</i> [narrator]<i> According</i> <i>
to witnesses,</i> <i> both sisters are drunk.</i> <i> </i> <i> One of them allegedly</i> <i>
attacked one of the neighbors</i> <i> </i> <i> earlier in the day,</i> <i>
retreating across the street</i> <i> </i> <i> when the victim</i> <i>
called the police.</i> <i> </i> [man speaking] [victim speaking] -[twin speaking]
-[victim speaking] [narrator]<i> Despite the sisters</i> <i>
screaming at them in stereo,</i> <i> the situation serves</i> <i>
as a good reminder</i> <i> </i> <i> that recording</i> <i>
neighborhood conflicts</i> <i> </i> <i> creates not just viral videos, </i> <i> but evidence as well.</i> <i> </i> [man speaking] [narrator]<i> When</i> <i>
the police arrive,</i> <i> the twins immediately</i> <i>
try to spin their version</i> <i> </i> <i> of the events.</i> <i> </i> [twin 1 speaking] [twin 2 speaking] -[officer speaking]
-[twin 2 speaking] [officer speaking] [twin 1 speaking] [narrator]<i> By now, police are</i> <i>
familiar with their antics,</i> <i>having already gotten reports</i> <i> </i> <i> the sisters were drunk</i> <i>
and out of control</i> <i> </i> <i> outside of their home</i> <i> </i> <i> before attacking</i> <i>
their neighbors.</i> <i> </i> [officer speaking] Okay. This woman attacked me. [officer speaking] [twin] I'm not asking
for your permission. -[victim speaking]
-[officer speaking] [narrator]<i>
As the neighbors confirm</i> <i> the victims' version</i> <i>
of the events,</i> <i> the twins are still</i> <i>
running their mouths.</i> <i> </i> [narrator]<i>
With predictable results.</i> -[officer speaking]
-[twin speaking] [narrator]<i> After watching</i> <i>
the recorded evidence,</i> <i> police arrest the sisters.</i> <i> </i> <i> Each is charged with two</i> <i>
counts of bias-motivated crime </i> <i> and one count</i> <i>
of third-degree trespass.</i> <i> </i> <i> The family and neighbors</i> <i> </i> <i> thank the local</i> <i>
police department</i> <i> </i> <i> for their quick</i> <i>
and helpful response.</i> <i> </i> [officer] Okay. Let's go. [men grunting] [woman] And I got you on video
that you're destroying my car. [narrator]<i>
Chatsworth, California.</i> <i>A dispute over a parking spot</i> <i> </i> <i> has sent this</i> <i>
hammer-wielding neighbor</i> <i> </i> <i> into a rage.</i> <i> </i> [neighbor] Get the [bleep]
out of this neighborhood. You [bleep]. [woman] Yup. Cool, lady. [dramatic music playing] [woman] I'm calling.
Don't worry. [narrator]<i> The woman's</i> <i>
neighbors have made claims</i> <i> of racism and harassment</i> <i> </i> <i> since they moved</i> <i>
next door to her</i> <i> </i> <i> over a year ago.</i> <i> </i> <i> They dial 911.</i> <i> </i> [woman] Hi, I'm at... [tense music playing] [yelling angrily] [woman] My neighbor has
two hammers in her hands and she's assaulting the car. She is destroying property. And I have her on video. [neighbor] Call the police! [narrator]<i> As a result</i> <i>
of her senseless attack</i> <i> on the car,</i> <i> the woman was later arrested
for felony vandalism.</i> <i> She was released without bail</i> <i> and is currently
awaiting trial.</i> [men grunting] <i> In Sterling, Virginia,</i> <i> a biker is riding
through his neighborhood</i> <i> when he spots a yellow Jeep</i> <i> jump the curb
next to a teenage boy</i> <i> walking home from school.</i> [dramatic music playing] <i> The driver jumps
out of his vehicle...</i> <i> ...and begins screaming
at the teen.</i> [narrator]<i> According</i> <i>
to the driver,</i> <i> the neighborhood teenager</i> <i>
walked against a green light,</i> <i> </i> <i> almost causing an accident.</i> <i> </i> [narrator]<i> Seeing how angry</i> <i>
the driver is,</i> <i> the biker decides</i> <i>
to intervene.</i> <i> </i> [biker] Hey, dude! [biker] You need
to calm down on that kid. -[engine accelerating]
-[biker] Come on, man. [biker] Go ahead, call the cops.
I got it all on video, dude. [biker] I got it all on video.
You need to calm down. [biker] It doesn't matter. [narrator]<i> The school kid</i> <i>
seems unfazed</i> <i> by the near-death experience.</i> [biker] You all right, dude? [narrator]<i> But when the biker</i> <i>
calls the driver out</i> <i> for threatening the teen...</i> <i> </i> [biker] You yelling at him,
that's assault. <i> ...the driver is put</i> <i>
on the defensive.</i> <i> </i> I'm in shock right now. I don't know what I said,
because I'm in shock! I got it on video and audio.
You threatened him. [narrator]<i> Claiming he is</i> <i>
suffering from mental shock...</i> I need a doctor. <i> ...the driver is now
the one being driven</i> <i> over the edge.</i> I'm in shock!
I don't know what I'm doing! [narrator]<i> And while the driver</i> <i>
may be looking</i> <i> for a sympathetic ear,</i> <i> </i> <i> all he's getting</i> <i>
is more agitated.</i> <i> </i> [biker] You may
wanna back away. If you're going to bully me
passive-aggressively, then I am going to file charges
against you for harassment! I am in shock and I need help! [biker] Then go sit
on your bumper and wait for the ambulance
to show up. [sirens wailing] [narrator]<i> The cops arrive</i> <i>
minutes later...</i> <i> ...but find no laws broken,</i> <i> </i> <i> so all parties</i> <i>
are allowed to leave.</i> <i> </i> [narrator]<i> The clip</i> <i>
is uploaded,</i> <i> quickly going viral</i> <i> </i> <i> and watched</i> <i>
over 100,000 times...</i> <i> </i> <i> ...with many questioning</i> <i>
whether the driver</i> <i> </i> <i> is reacting fairly</i> <i> </i> <i> or fairly overreacting.</i> <i> </i> I don't even know what I said,
because I'm in shock! I got it on video and audio.
You threatened him. [men grunting] [narrator]<i> Donata Banks</i> <i>
has been living</i> <i> in a family neighborhood</i> <i> with her husband, Corey,</i> <i>
for six years.</i> <i> </i> <i> When new neighbors,</i> <i>
26-year-old Luvia,</i> <i> </i> <i> her husband, Miguel,</i> <i>
and their three daughters</i> <i> </i> <i> move in across the street.</i> <i> </i> <i> They soon become friends.</i> <i> </i> [Luvia]<i> We actually just</i> <i>
got along very well.</i> We would sit out there
and talk. They would offer beer to us. And, you know, we would
get drinks out there with them. We thought, "Oh, what
a nice couple moving in." But the first thing
out of the husband's mouth <i> was, how well did we know</i> <i> their neighbors</i> <i>
to the right of them.</i> <i> And we had to tell them,</i> we knew them pretty well,
unfortunately. [narrator]<i> According to Donata,</i> <i> the married couple who live</i> <i>
near Luvia and her husband</i> <i> </i> <i> are problem neighbors.</i> <i> </i> [Donata]<i> They would accuse us</i> <i>
of all kinds of things.</i> <i> She's shouting obscenities.</i> <i> </i> Someone's working on my house. She's calling the police. [narrator]<i> Soon after</i> <i>
they move in, Luvia claims</i> <i> that the neighbors</i> <i>
start making racist comments.</i> <i> </i> [narrator]<i> So Luvia</i> <i>
starts recording.</i> I'm actually Mexican. So I have always
been proud of it. My whole life,
I lived here in Indianapolis. <i> I never experienced racism</i> <i> against me.</i> <i> </i> Purchasing the home was
the worst decision of my life. [narrator]<i> One evening,</i> <i>
when Luvia is walking</i> <i> on what she thinks</i> <i>
is her front yard,</i> <i> </i> <i> Luvia says the neighbor</i> <i>
starts yelling at her.</i> <i> </i> [Luvia] I'm on my property. [narrator]<i> It turns out</i> <i>
that the neighbors think</i> <i>that two feet of Luvia's yard</i> <i> </i> <i> belongs to them.</i> <i> </i> <i> And, as Luvia and her family</i> <i> </i> <i> don't have a fence</i> <i>
marking their boundary,</i> <i> </i> <i> it becomes a constant issue.</i> <i> </i> <i> One afternoon,</i> <i>
the neighbor becomes angry</i> <i> </i> <i> that Luvia's husband is mowing </i> <i> the contested part</i> <i>
of the yard.</i> <i> </i> [narrator]<i> And she turns her</i> <i>
attention to Luvia and Donata,</i> <i> who are sitting</i> <i>
on Luvia's porch.</i> <i> </i> [Luvia]<i> When she tells me,</i> <i> "I'm gonna wrap the water hose
around your neck,"</i> <i> </i> I'm feeling terrified.
I'm feeling scared. [Donata]<i> You feel like</i> <i>
nothing's safe anymore.</i> So, yeah, I was really scared. [narrator]<i> The police</i> <i>
are called several times,</i> <i> and they advise Luvia</i> <i>
to put "No Trespassing" signs</i> <i> </i> <i> on the strip of land</i> <i>
she believes</i> <i> </i> <i> to be part of her yard.</i> <i> </i> My neighbor would remove
the "No Trespassing" signs <i> and throw them on my driveway.</i> <i> We didn't have proof</i> <i>
it was her,</i> <i> </i> but it was obviously her. [narrator]<i> A few months later,</i> <i> Donata is sitting</i> <i>
outside her house</i> <i> </i> <i> across the street</i> <i> </i> <i> when she sees</i> <i>
the other neighbor</i> <i> </i> <i> confronting Luvia</i> <i>
and her husband.</i> <i> </i> <i> So, Donata starts recording.</i> <i> </i> I just had a feeling that
something was about to happen. [narrator]<i> Suddenly,</i> <i>
the neighbor</i> <i> marches toward Luvia</i> <i>
and Miguel in a fury.</i> <i> </i> [Luvia]<i> When she throws</i> <i>
the sign at my husband,</i> I can see the anger
in her eyes <i> and my husband's eyes</i> and I don't know
what's gonna happen next. [neighbor speaking] -[Luvia speaking ]
-[Miguel] Calm down. -[Luvia] Let her.
-[Miguel speaking] -Hey.
-Let her. No, let her. [Luvia]<i> It was very shocking.
I never thought it was ever</i> <i> going to get,
you know, physical.</i> It was actually terrifying. [Luvia speaking] [neighbor speaking] [Luvia speaking] This was supposed to be
the best time of my life, being first-time homeowners. And it was just so horrible. [narrator]<i> The neighbors,</i> <i>
Donata and Corey,</i> <i> are watching</i> <i>
from across the street.</i> <i> </i> <i> And when</i> <i>
the angry neighbor notices,</i> <i> </i> <i> she turns on them too.</i> <i> </i> -[mocking]
-[Donata] Oh! [narrator]<i> And they are scared.</i> [Donata]<i> I am worried</i> <i>
for my neighbors' safety.</i> <i> Everyone's safety.</i> <i> </i> We're in the fear on a daily <i> of walking out to our house,</i> <i>
to our car.</i> [narrator]<i> When</i> <i>
the police arrive,</i> <i> the neighbor is arrested</i> <i> </i> <i>and charged with trespassing,</i> <i>
battery and assault.</i> <i> </i> <i> The charges</i> <i>
are later dismissed.</i> <i> </i> <i> However, when the video</i> <i>
goes viral,</i> <i> </i> <i> 20 other neighbors</i> <i>
come forward</i> <i> </i> <i> and complain to the HOA</i> <i> </i> <i> that the neighbor</i> <i>
also harassed them.</i> <i> </i> <i> After an investigation,</i> <i> </i> <i> the HOA asks the problem</i> <i>
neighbors to sell.</i> <i> </i> <i> But it's Donata and the Fair
Housing Center of Indiana</i> <i> who took the neighbor to court</i> <i> for racial discrimination.</i> It makes me very sad to think about
how she made us feel. I wouldn't wish that
on my worst enemy. [narrator]<i> The neighbor</i> <i>
loses the case</i> <i> and is ordered</i> <i>
to pay total damages</i> <i> </i> <i> of $225,000</i> <i> </i> <i> for harassment and taunting</i> <i>
people based on their race</i> <i> </i> <i> and national origin.</i> <i> </i> [Donata]<i> I never</i> <i>
let her see me cry.</i> <i> </i> <i> I let her pay</i> <i>
for what she did.</i> <i> </i> And she's gonna pay. [narrator]<i> When the new</i> <i>
neighbors move in,</i> <i> they have no issue</i> <i>
with the boundary line.</i> <i> </i> It felt like
I could live in peace. My kid could
go outside and play. So it just felt great. I mean, it just felt like
a beautiful, normal home. [narrator]<i> Now, all</i> <i>
the neighbors enjoy cookouts</i> <i> and socializing</i> <i>
with one another.</i> It's nice to have Donata
and her husband as neighbors because they're always
there for us. This incident brings the whole
neighborhood together. <i> So everybody's happy now.</i> [men grunting] -[knocking on door]
-[man] Yeah. [narrator]<i> That knocking</i> <i>
is the landlord.</i> <i> Since moving in,</i> <i> </i> <i>Christian claims his landlord</i> <i>
is coming over constantly,</i> <i> </i> <i> always unannounced,</i> <i> </i> <i> rapping on the door</i> <i>
at all hours.</i> <i> </i> [Christian] The [bleep]. [narrator]<i> And often running</i> <i>
away before he answers.</i> <i> Sometimes she tries</i> <i>
striking up a conversation.</i> <i> </i> -[landlord speaking]
-[Christian] No, I don't. I already asked you
to leave me alone. This is harassment.
I'm recording this. [narrator]<i> The landlord,</i> <i>
a woman in her fifties,</i> <i> and Christian, have had</i> <i>
a recent falling-out</i> <i> </i> <i> over money.</i> <i> </i> <i> Christian did some handiwork</i> <i>
for his landlord</i> <i> </i> <i>and claims she underpaid him.</i> <i> </i> <i> Everything comes</i> <i>
to a head one night</i> <i> </i> <i> when the landlord tries</i> <i>
entering the house</i> <i> </i> <i> through the cellar</i> <i> </i> <i> and is surprised to learn</i> <i> </i> <i> the door from the cellar</i> <i>
into the kitchen</i> <i> </i> <i> won't open...</i> <i> </i> [sharp rapping on door] <i> ...'cause Christian
has locked her out.</i> -[landlord speaking]
-[Christian] Can we help you? Why the [bleep] are you
in our house? [landlord speaking] [Christian] Why the [bleep]
are you in our house? [Christian]<i> I was thinking,</i> if I catch her, I can use this in court
to get rent money back because she's violating
something. [narrator]<i> Many states</i> <i>
do have laws</i> <i> against landlords entering</i> <i>
a tenant's home unannounced,</i> <i> </i> <i> but unfortunately</i> <i>
for Christian,</i> <i> </i> <i> Maryland isn't one of them.</i> <i> </i> <i> And his landlord is not</i> <i>
about to walk away.</i> <i> </i> [rapping on door] [Christian] Why are you
in my house? -[landlord speaking]
-[doorknob turning] [Christian scoffs] [narrator]<i> It may be</i> <i>
the landlord's house,</i> <i> but as a paying tenant,</i> <i> </i> <i> Christian believes he has</i> <i>
an expectation of privacy.</i> <i> </i> <i> The landlord has had enough</i> <i>
and calls the police.</i> <i> </i> [Christian] I recorded it. So go ahead and lie. <i> I'm like, you know what?</i> <i> </i> This cannot [bleep] happen. Get the [bleep]
out of my house. [narrator]<i> Christian finally</i> <i>
opens the door</i> <i> and readies for battle.</i> <i> </i> [Christian] What are you doing
in our house? Get your hands out of my face. She was like,
"Don't you threaten me." And I'm just laughing, like, "What do you mean, threaten?
Like, were you there?" I recorded everything, so I don't know what you mean
by "threatening." Yeah. I can say [bleep] you. I can say [bleep] you
in my own house. There's no reason for you being in our house
without permission. [narrator]<i> Christian</i> <i>
refutes her claims</i> <i> and continues to insist</i> <i>
that she's there unannounced.</i> <i> </i> That tenant has
no idea you're here. That tenant has
no idea you're here. That tenant's at [bleep] work. He doesn't know you're here. Nobody knows you're here. You're over here doing
whatever the hell you want in our house. Hey, does anybody know
that Robin's here right now? Does anybody know Robin's here? [narrator]<i> Upstairs, Christian</i> <i>
questions the other tenants.</i> [Christian] Did anybody know
she was gonna be here? What are you doing
in our house? She just called the cops on me because I locked the door
to my own basement. [narrator]<i> The second neighbor</i> <i>
is new,</i> <i> having just signed his lease</i> <i>
that morning,</i> <i> </i> <i> although he may</i> <i>
be having second thoughts.</i> <i> </i> [tenant speaking] [tenant 2 speaking] I didn't sign up
for this [bleep]. <i> No one signed up for this.</i> Who in their right mind
would sign up for a house just to be harassed
by the landlord and then pay for the next month
to have it happen again. [narrator]<i> As tenants'</i> <i>
tempers boil,</i> <i> the landlord simmers down.</i> <i> </i> [tenant speaking] [narrator]<i>
The landlord retreats</i> <i> and the battle seems won,</i> <i> </i> <i> but the night is far</i> <i>
from over for Christian.</i> <i> </i> The recording stops and the... The cops actually come
30 seconds later. <i> So they arrested me right</i> <i>
then for false imprisonment,</i> <i> </i> <i> threatening, and I went</i> <i>
to jail that day</i> <i> </i> <i> in Baltimore City.</i> <i> </i> One of the worst experiences
I've ever had. [narrator]<i> Christian is</i> <i>
released within 24 hours</i> <i> and is eventually cleared</i> <i>
of criminal charges,</i> <i> </i> <i> thanks in part to his footage. </i> What are you doing? Don't threaten me.
Don't lock me in the basement. [Christian] Get your hands
outta my face. [narrator]<i> Yet after</i> <i>
all he's been through,</i> <i> Christian still lives</i> <i>
at the same house</i> <i> </i> <i> with the same landlord,</i> <i> </i> <i> but with a new plan.</i> <i> </i> As of right now,
I refuse to pay rent. I'm gonna stay here
until the sheriffs come. <i> Because she's not gonna use</i> <i>
this space to make money.</i> So I'm gonna stay my ass here until the very last minute. <i> She's not gonna
get rid of me that fast.</i> [narrator]<i> Looks like this
neighborhood war</i> <i> is far from over.</i> [tenants speaking] I didn't sign up
for this [bleep].
