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LisaL

(47,940 posts)
7. Yep, when bystanders don't interfere,
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:19 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:23 PM - Edit history (1)

people on this very board get really angry. Neighbor thought something was wrong because a woman was screaming.

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Never call 911 unless you want to relinquish all control of a situation. yardwork Yesterday #1
Particularly with LAPD. BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #2
I dont know how common 211 is everywhere but unless somebody is dead or dying, that can be a good number to call SSJVegeta Yesterday #4
If somebody is screaming and you think they are in trouble, LisaL Yesterday #9
Agreed. I was responding to a post suggesting there would be a question about it SSJVegeta Yesterday #10
Agreed. They will immediately transfer you to 911. Especially if you mention screaming. Hassin Bin Sober Yesterday #28
Whether it's the right thing to do depends on the color of your skin... Earthrise 22 hrs ago #45
She didn't. LisaL Yesterday #6
I know the neighbor called and that's who I'm talking about. yardwork Yesterday #12
And the woman was being attacked, and nobody called 911 LisaL Yesterday #15
I get the sense that you might not be understanding my point. yardwork Yesterday #17
I don't think her neighbor deserves blame for trying to help. LisaL Yesterday #18
I'm not blaming the neighbor at all. yardwork Yesterday #19
It also is really dangerous to be shooting inside the apartment building. LisaL Yesterday #39
We had a very opposite interaction with 911 here last year. They were called niyad Yesterday #8
Yup! woodsprite Yesterday #32
Clearly you were not crazy for worrying about the dog. LisaL Yesterday #34
It's not the caller. It's the cops. Iggo 20 hrs ago #49
Somebody fire that Trigger Happy Kristi Noem douchecanoe SSJVegeta Yesterday #3
maybe not a popular opinion here, but... cab67 Yesterday #5
Yep, when bystanders don't interfere, LisaL Yesterday #7
"...woman is creaming"?? Disaffected Yesterday #20
Because it says so right there in the OP. LisaL Yesterday #27
Maybe so. yardwork Yesterday #14
Fair enough. cab67 Yesterday #22
Some get your point, Yard. Because B.See Yesterday #40
If the woman had been white her dog would be alive - Earthrise 22 hrs ago #46
She was inside her apartment. Her dog managed LisaL 21 hrs ago #48
I just won a One Million dollar bet with myself. usonian Yesterday #11
Yep orangecrush Yesterday #25
Exactly!!! niyad Yesterday #36
Oh? Well in that case B.See Yesterday #41
No comment. usonian Yesterday #42
None needed.... just a fact. B.See Yesterday #44
Just so sad.....and that doggie was a QT. a kennedy Yesterday #13
That dog was her family member. LisaL Yesterday #16
Obama and Biden tried to improve police culture, which needs a drastic makeover, but Trump reversed course. Martin68 Yesterday #21
That poor dog. ABC123Easy Yesterday #23
The asshole that shot him should lose their job MustLoveBeagles 21 hrs ago #47
No words. orangecrush Yesterday #24
It is very sick that calling 911 is a life-and-death decision. In a bad, rock-and-hard-place way. RockRaven Yesterday #26
It definitely could be. LisaL Yesterday #29
My buddy is a Chicago cop. Hassin Bin Sober Yesterday #30
They shouldn't keep the ones who get off shooting dogs. LisaL Yesterday #33
It should always be assumed... -misanthroptimist Yesterday #31
Just seeing the pic of him makes me cry. Ilsa Yesterday #35
It is so very hard to lose our fur children. How are you doing? I know niyad Yesterday #37
I'm getting by. Small doses of grief everyday. Ilsa 18 hrs ago #50
huggggs. Here if we can help. niyad 18 hrs ago #51
I feel better knowing I'm not alone. Ilsa 6 hrs ago #57
TMCAB. flvegan Yesterday #38
Poor little dog 😪 💔 nt Raine Yesterday #43
Fun Fact (not really fun) There are fewer people shot dead in the whole of Japan per year than are shot dead by the LAPD Doodley 17 hrs ago #52
It's estimated that cops shoot and kill about 10,000 pet dogs a year. Protecting and serving! WhiskeyGrinder 9 hrs ago #53
The police statement on this killing really pisses me off LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #54
Doodle "charged" towards the cop, they always use extreme rhetoric BlueWaveNeverEnd 7 hrs ago #55
I feel badly for the family that lost their dog MustLoveBeagles 6 hrs ago #56
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