Elderly Landlord Chased Man with Bamboo Stick? | Part 1 - YouTube

Channel: Judge Judy

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were a tenant of Mr. Horn's for
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approximately eight months,
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according to what I read in your
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complaint.
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Is that correct?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: And you're suing
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him for a variety of things.
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Let's take first things first.
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First thing is that you had a
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security deposit that you left
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with him.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: And you want the
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security deposit refunded to
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you.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: How much was the
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security deposit?
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>> $1,450.
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>> Judge Judy: Is that correct,
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Mr. Horn?
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>> Believe so.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay, and when
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did you give him the $1,450?
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When did you start your tenancy?
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>> The agreement was entitled --
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I have evid--
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>> Judge Judy: Just tell me the
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date.
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>> 23rd of November, 2015.
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>> Judge Judy: And you moved out
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on what date?
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>> I moved out on June 21, 2016.
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>> Judge Judy: Did Mr. Horn
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return any part of your security
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deposit?
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>> No.
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>> Judge Judy: And you just
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rented a room from him?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: All right,
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Mr. Horn.
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We're gonna deal with first
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things first.
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Security deposit.
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You agree that you did not
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return any part of Mr. Adrain's
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security deposit.
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>> Correct.
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>> Judge Judy: Now you're gonna
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tell me why.
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>> Because the damage and the
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thefts that occurred when he was
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living in the house.
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>> Judge Judy: You don't get any
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credit for thefts that occurred
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when he was in the house that
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you didn't report to the police.
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Did you report any of the thefts
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to the police?
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>> When they arrested him, yes.
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>> Judge Judy: No, during his
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tenancy.
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>> No.
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>> Judge Judy: Fine.
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Forget thefts.
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I want to see the damage that
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you're claiming that he caused.
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>> Okay.
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>> Judge Judy: When was that
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damage caused?
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>> The day he moved out.
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>> Judge Judy: Did you punch
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these holes in the walls?
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>> No, I did not.
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>> Judge Judy: Did anything that
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you do cause these holes in the
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doors?
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>> The big hole was already
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there when we replaced the door,
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and the small hole Mr. Horn
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punched.
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>> Judge Judy: Who replaced the
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door?
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>> I did.
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I put it back myself.
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>> Judge Judy: You replaced the
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door on the hinges, and this was
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the door to your room?
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>> Yes, there was a door that
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was alre-- The door before this
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one was broken, so I just
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replaced that door with this
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door with the two holes.
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>> Judge Judy: You bought a
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door --
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>> No.
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>> Judge Judy: Where did you get
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it from?
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>> It was in the garage, an
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extra door in the garage.
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>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay.
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What other damage did he cause?
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>> You don't count stolen?
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>> Judge Judy: No.
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You have to return his security
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deposit.
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So we have $1,450 so far.
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Now, the second part of your
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lawsuit is punitive damages for
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false arrest.
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I assume that, sometime around
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the end of June, when you moved
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out, you and Mr. Horn had an
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altercation.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: And as a result
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of that altercation, you were
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arrested.
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>> That is correct.
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>> Judge Judy: No charges were
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ever filed against you.
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>> No.
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>> Judge Judy: So you were
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released.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay, I want you
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to tell me about what happened.
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Was that on June 21st?
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>> This was on June 20th.
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>> Judge Judy: On the 20th.
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So tell me what happened on
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June 20th.
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>> On the 20th, Mr. Horn and I
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got into an argument.
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>> Judge Judy: About what?
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>> About money that I should've
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paid him for gas and for food.
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>> Judge Judy: Gas for what?
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>> He was driving me to the
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beach so we could go on walks,
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and he was driving to Hollywood
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so he could go to a comedy show,
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and I wanted to go with him.
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But I didn't pay him for gas,
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and so --
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>> Judge Judy: Okay, so you were
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gonna split the gas?
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>> No, I was gonna pay in full
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in gas, yeah.
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>> Judge Judy: And how much did
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you owe him?
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>> He told me $20.
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>> Judge Judy: So he approached
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you about the gas money?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: And food?
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>> Food -- I ate some of his
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food.
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He let me eat some of his food,
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and part of that would be paying
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for the food.
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>> Judge Judy: Would be all in
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the $20?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay, so he asked
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you for the $20, and what
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happened?
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>> I told him I didn't have it
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at the moment but I would give
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it to him as soon as I got it,
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and he was upset.
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He didn't believe me.
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>> Judge Judy: How long had you
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owed him the $20?
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>> About maybe two and a half
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months.
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'Cause he was being generous and
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driving me without asking for
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the money, but it got so
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overwhelming that he finally
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asked for the money, and I
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agreed to give it to him.
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>> Judge Judy: Just $20?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: And you had owed
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it to him for months.
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>> Yes.
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>> Judge Judy: Go ahead.
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>> And after that, we got into a
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verbal argument because, like I
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said, he got upset that I wasn't
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giving it to him on the spot.
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And so he punched the first hole
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in the door, and he was getting
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upset, and he kept pushing on
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the door, and I locked the door.
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I said, "I want you to calm down
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first, and then I'll talk to
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you."
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But he was still getting upset,
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and then he was hitting the door
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as hard as he could, you know,
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and he finally broke it off its
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hinges.
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And he shoved me down, where I
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hit the fan.
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I landed on the fan, and it
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broke.
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And after that, I called the
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police.
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And the police came the first
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time, and they said, "What's
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going on?"
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I told them what happened, and
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they said, "Well, why --"
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>> Judge Judy: Don't tell me
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what they said.
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Do you have a police report from
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that incident?
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>> I do not.
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>> Judge Judy: Okay, so you
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called them the first time
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and...
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>> They told me --
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>> Judge Judy: You can't tell me
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what they told you.
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You went back into the house?
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>> Yes, after they told me to...
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>> Judge Judy: You went back
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into the house.
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>> Yes, back --
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>> Judge Judy: And that was the
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20th.
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Okay, what happened after you
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went back into the house?
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>> After that, Mr. Horn went
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back into his room.
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And when he was in his room, he
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had closed his door, and I went
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over to the door, and I knocked
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on it.
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And I wanted to just apologize
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for yelling at him.
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But he was still upset, and I
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was still knocking on the door,
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just saying, "Hey, I would like
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to apologize.
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I made a mistake.
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You know, I just want to
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apologize."
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>> Judge Judy: You were yelling
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at him.
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>> Yes.
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And he was upset, and he came
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out of the door with a bamboo
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stick.
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And I ran back