Dear Prudence,
A few months ago I moved into a small apartment building in a lovely
neighborhood. I noticed that someone was leaving bags of dog poop right
outside of the front gate of the entrance to our building. My boyfriend
and I decided to write a message in chalk on the brick wall outside of
the building: "Please! Pick up your pet's poop.” When it didn’t stop, I
wrote a follow-up in chalk. The day after that I found this note taped
to the wall in response: "What you’re doing is against the law. We will
be putting cameras up and pressing harassment charges if it doesn't
stop. P.S. You're a coward!" A bag of poop was thrown over our gate into
the front entrance. I’m sure this person doesn’t know I wrote the note,
but I’m now concerned about having charges pressed. I’m also concerned
about getting this to stop. What do I do?