Uh, dear lady, there are many of us on this forum who share Lurkin’s sentiments. It would literally take somebody being murdered in my front yard for me to call the local cops. The few times I have (never for murder, yet), I always call the admin number so that their adrenalin is not quite so pumped up. And then I leave the immediate area.
If they want to talk to me they can call.
I don’t trust them at all.
Too often, guys who are less than Boy Scouts migrate to police organizations, especially in screamingly liberal cities. If you live in Mayberry, and Andy Griffith keeps Barney Fife in check, then feel free to ignore all commentary here. Otherwise take careful heed and warning — at the very least if it looks like something serious has gone down and immediate personal danger has passed, call your lawyer before doing anything else.
I totally agree. Submariner’s wife, I envy you and I’m glad you haven’t had to see what a lot of the rest of us have. We live in an extremely law-abiding, conservative region full of ex-military and when we all get together as a neighborhood one of our main topics of conversation is police brutality. My son-in-law was arrested last weekend when he tried to aid a policeman who had responded to a false alarm at my son-in-law’s own house! The cop badgered and badgered him until he thought he’d found some bulls!t reason to bring him down—oh, and this is all in front of my six-month old grandson. The next day one of the neighbors came over to say he had also been arrested after he’d stopped to help a woman and her child after a car accident. When my daughter went to the police station to complain about how the baby had been treated she was told the police could arrest anyone at any time for any reason and DID NOT have to be read their rights. You can bet we hired a lawyer. My son-in-law is the best kid in the world, never in trouble, straight arrow and straight-A student in college. Don’t trust the police. Don’t offer them information unless there are lives at stake, and even then, consult a lawyer first.
While I dont hate cops, I think alot of them take down the low hanging fruit. One night after midnight, across the street from my house a house party devolved into a mass melee of fighting with baseball bats and fists. I decided to call the cops when a guy in a wife beater and boxer shorts stood in the middle of the street pointing something and yelling “Im gonna kill you!”
The 911 operator asked me more questions about me and the residents of my house that what was going on outside. questions like, do i have guns in my house, why am i afraid that I may get injured. Did I have any felonies or warrants etc...the cops then came straight to my house and pounded on the door instead of breaking up the fighting that was occuring outside. I still wonder what would have happened if I would have answered the door.