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niyad

(135,040 posts)
8. We had a very opposite interaction with 911 here last year. They were called
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:20 AM
Yesterday

because a guy was stumbling around behind one of our buildings, trespassing, extremely vulgar, waving a machete around. He was also hanging around the bus stop. I called the bus driver to warn her. The cops did show up, and did put the guy in one of the patrol cars. One of them interrogated the residents, demanding their ID's, treating them like suspects. We asked if the guy was going to be taken to a mental health facility, or jail. We were assured that he would be dealt with. We watched the cops drive him away. A few minutes later, the machete guy was sitting at the bus stop at the top of the hill. The bus driver told me that the cops do the same thing at the bus terminaal. Trouble maker in car, driven around the corner out of sight, and let out.

Protect and serve!


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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 21 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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