The cops have been called many times but they don't have enough staff to sit there and wait. That corner used to be a 2-way stop and it was changed to 4-way, in an attempt to stop speeders. Often I hear them barreling down the street and they look from side to side to see if anyone's coming before they run the sign. This is a street with children.
My neighbor does the water hose thing with speeders and I have no problem with it. He's not pulling a gun on them.
And, there was a neighborhood petition for speed bumps but it was turned down. The whole thing sucks.