My neighbor handed me a speeding survey. Then she told me people my age want her dead.

A neighbor on my street handed a flyer to the house next door. It was a one-page printout, calling for neighbors to write down details of speeding vehicles on our street (make, model, time, direction), which she planned to compile and bring to the city. I appreciated the intent. I called the number on the flyer and invited her over. I expected to talk strategy with her about how to persuade the…