I would have done it too. If it's keeping you awake, you know it is keeping all the other people who live around you awake too. It's not stupid, there are real laws in place to deal with it so you are more than entitled to make the most of those laws.
Yep, I would have too. It's illegal for them to be so loud. And it is not unreasonable for you to expect so manners in the situation. I would have called the cops again if it didn't work the first time. Especially if they have parties often.
You never know - they may have had multiple complaints
Normally it is polite for the party thrower to advise neighbours that they are having a party and if neighbours are so inclined they might like to come and have a drink too. The neighbours then say thanks but no thanks and how nice of you and polite of you for letting us know so that we can be prepared. At least that's what generally happens around these parts.
I'd make the call if it is frustrating you. There is a time and a place for loud music and after a reasonable time it is only fair that the noise is turned down. If people want to go on partying they can move on to a venue but residentially, it is not fair to keep everyone awake, keep people drinking and possibly getting out of control.
With regards to the question of asking yourself or calling the cops, it depends on whether you know the people or not and what time it is. If I do know them or it is only early (11 - 12) I might drop by to ask them to turn the volume down but if they haven't had the decency to inform me of the party, if they are unknown to me or if it is too late and there is a possibility of aggressive drunken party goes on mass I would call the cops. There is nothing worse than a revved up group of drunks and I'm not willing to take them on. I also don't want to invite vandalism in my streets. After living inner city for the past 20 years I am sick of waking up and finding junk thrown into my yard, things stolen from the yard, cars vandalized, bins emptied or stolen and general trashing from drunks in the night (maybe I am a bit burnt and bitter from past experience!) I always make a call now early on before a party gets too drunk and out of control. I am sick of letting it slide and paying the price later for that 'generosity'. And I do make that call now as seems to me that everybody else thinks that someone else will make a call to the cops and nobody does. We all sit at home stewing about the noise and getting frustrated believing that surely someone has complained.
Don't get me wrong, I support a party but I just think that a lot of people get inconvenienced when things go on too long. So, in short, no, I don't think you should suck it up, especially when you are dealing with a baby and sleep deprivation.
Everytime we have a bash here, (probably at most 2x a year) I go around, tell all the neighbours, invite them over etc.. they never come though LOL.
that being said we have the cops here at 9pm, 12am, then if its still going (my 30th this happened at) 2am threatening to confiscate the stereo. (we had a DJ and full setup, but had turned it down at each request)
I'm not fussed at them calling the cops, a bit annoying at 9pm, but thems the breaks.
Lol, I am a cop and I call the police when the young chap across the road has a noisy party (which is like every 3-4 wks) once it gets around the 3am mark. But usually he shuts them down around 3am...so he's learning!
Whereas the guy next door had an all nighter, but he only has a party once a year, so I let that one slide .
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So I thought maybe I'm overreacting.
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