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     Mountainrider |
Subject: Fw: HOW TO CALL THE POLICE> >> > >George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things. > >He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and he said no. Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available. George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again. > >"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now cause I've just shot them all." Then he hung up. > >Within five minutes three police car, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips residence. Of course, the police caught the burglars red-handed. > >One of the Policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!" > >George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!" > >(True Story) I LOVE IT... > > | ||
| Ryker77 |
Don't joke.. This is real. maybe not that story. I waited 90 minutes in a suburb of Atlanta.. for a patrol car to respond to a car wreck. WHY? becuase we moved the cars to the side of the road and told them no injuries. LESSON-- don't move your car and blood is everywhere. My LEO buddies tell me that are local 911 is such a joke.. That if I need police help. Simply call say help and give address and hang up. 911 call center in my town want to investigate over the phone. A few years back a guy killed his wifes family.. then called the wife who was out of town. She tried the local 911 and got the run around. She had to call the county over to request help. Face it. todays cops are overworked, undermanned and have poor leadership. (Message edited by ryker77 on February 14, 2006) | ||
| Buelluk |
I can't comment on the leadership issue, because i don't know any senior LEOs in the US ,although i do know a lot in the UK. The NY state troopers always seem to have enough men in my area and they always seem to be parked up ,outside the local troop building or firehouse, rather than patrolling and acting as a visible deterrent so I don't think they are overworked either. Underpaid they certainly are though, for living with the risk of losing their lives at any moment ..that I admire considerably. | ||
| Ryker77 |
don't confuse cop cars and guy in uniform as actuall patrolmen.. mights just be that most of those are the leadership sitting in the office. Normally its just a % of what you see on actuall patrol. | ||
| Blackbelt |
Kind of same scenaro (but less emergency) There was a girl (two summers ago) wandering the street out front of my house at 11 at night in a prom dress w/ no shoes, it was mid june. wasn't sure what was wrong. I told my wife i would investigate and see if she needed help. My drive-way is 125' long, as i walked closer i noticed she was crying and had a ripped dress.. so my urgency hightened. As i got closer she moved further away.. so i stopped and so did she. I asked if she was ok.. but she rambled that she wanted her parents... I called for my wife (thinking a female's presence would be easier than a guys). I ran inside called the police and expressed her Urgency.. 50 minutes later a patrol car showed up and she was long gone... He said he had just recieved the call not 2 minutes before, so the dispatcher sat on it for 30-40 minutes. He said it was common for that if it is a "non-emergency".. not 1 month later a girl was found about 2 blocks over that committed suicde... now i am not sure if it was her, but I wonder.. It really made me mad at the 911 Dispatcher, I sent a formal complaint, and basically thought that why would they wait on ANY calls.. Treat all like they were of the Utmost Emergency. that is my 2 cents. (Message edited by blackbelt on February 14, 2006) | ||
| Aldaytona |
Don't have to worry about leadership here in Daytona (Volusia county) our Sheriff wears 5 stars on his collar, same as the late General Mc Arthur, that should be proof enough. Want more proof, the Shefiff's SWAT team leader just shot a junior high student in the head at school when he had a real looking toy gun, (they didn't know it was fake) that's their story and they're stickin' to it.  | ||
| Ryker77 |
911 dispatch seams to be a huge problem.. we had a known fugitve in the state that was reported to 911. the guy actually had a flat tire and two cops helped change the tire! 911 never informed the officers | ||
| Panic |
"Within five minutes three police car, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips residence." And promptly shot the homeowner when he answered the door. Ooppsss.... | ||
| Hardcorps |
I work in a four square mile city, and any time some one dials 911 they usually get two police cars. Now this is not usually a good thing, because we are under manned. We only ever have four cars available, and usually take around 80 calls for service a night. (yes I work in a gehto). We don't get to hand over anything to our DB, because they are handling all the homicides and CSC. Don't be quick to bash LEO's, some one breaking into a shed in our city usually is not top priority, and if he did call back like that he might be taking police away from something of higher priority. Hard Corps | ||
| Ryker77 |
I can assure of this. That mans property was high HIS high prority. If LEO or 911 call center is going to start passing out numbers to wait your turn. Then it should be a given that homeowners and people can defend themselves and there property by ANY MEANS. | ||
| Cataract2 |
Ryker, which is why I love the new laws Florida just passed that allows us to defend ourselves in our own homes now. |
