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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/MathKiller1990 on 2026-04-21 22:57:24+00:00.

So this happened today... I was going to a friend place but I arrived early and he wasn't there. I should wait for 15 minutes because he went for grocery shopping.

I decided to walk around to kill this time, and while walking I saw a building with no windows... absolutely 0 windows in a residential area.

For me it was impossible and wanted to check if they have windows in the other side, went from the left side no window but the road was blocked (dead end) same when I went investigating the right side no window but couldn't reach the front side because there was a main road leading to a highway.

I went back again to the initial place and stopped to think about the next steps. and 3 police show up :

• Good afternoon Sir ! what are you doing here ?

• Nothing special just walking

• Ok ! but why did you stopped ?

Now this is where TIFU, because I really wanted to give them a useful answer but I couldn't explain why I stopped... so I told them calmly :

• Sorry Sir, but I didn't understood your question.. I was walking and I don't know why I stopped. It just happens, my brain told me to stop, maybe I was tired of walking or I just wanted to stop and think...

They were looking at me like I am an idiot and one of them said that my behaviour is suspicious walking back and fourth and then stopping.

Seriously I didn't understood what's the problem... But I decided to explain everything from the beginning, visiting a friend, building with no windows which is strange in residential area, my investigation and walking to the left to the right of this building and then I stopped and I can't explain why I stopped.

And then they explained to me that it's a military barracks and I should'nt stay here.

Everything started to make sense and felt like a dumb not understanding their questions lol And of course I left immediately with embarassement 😂

TLDR : I walked ~10 minutes around a building with no windows, Police stopped me.. Turns out it was a military barracks. I also told Police that I can't explain why I stopped.

Edit : Spelling + wrong translation of Military Barracks. I translated it as Military base in the first post

Lol will maybe put up a sign?