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yardwork

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12. I know the neighbor called and that's who I'm talking about.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:39 AM
4 hrs ago

I wasn't there and have no idea what I would have done in that neighbor's shoes.

All I'm saying is that once somebody calls 911, they've handed control of the situation over to people with guns. Those people may or may not know how to deescalate. They may or may not make the situation better. Their goal is probably different from that of the person who called 911.

Sometimes you get a calm, professional, well-trained officer who overcomes their understandable fear of responding to a potentially lethal domestic incident. And sometimes you don't.

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Never call 911 unless you want to relinquish all control of a situation. yardwork 5 hrs ago #1
Particularly with LAPD. BlueWaveNeverEnd 5 hrs ago #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 5 hrs ago #4
If somebody is screaming and you think they are in trouble, LisaL 4 hrs ago #9
Agreed. I was responding to a post suggesting there would be a question about it SSJVegeta 4 hrs ago #10
Agreed. They will immediately transfer you to 911. Especially if you mention screaming. Hassin Bin Sober 2 hrs ago #28
She didn't. LisaL 4 hrs ago #6
I know the neighbor called and that's who I'm talking about. yardwork 4 hrs ago #12
And the woman was being attacked, and nobody called 911 LisaL 4 hrs ago #15
I get the sense that you might not be understanding my point. yardwork 4 hrs ago #17
I don't think her neighbor deserves blame for trying to help. LisaL 4 hrs ago #18
I'm not blaming the neighbor at all. yardwork 4 hrs ago #19
We had a very opposite interaction with 911 here last year. They were called niyad 4 hrs ago #8
Yup! woodsprite 2 hrs ago #32
Clearly you were not crazy for worrying about the dog. LisaL 2 hrs ago #34
Somebody fire that Trigger Happy Kristi Noem douchecanoe SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #3
maybe not a popular opinion here, but... cab67 4 hrs ago #5
Yep, when bystanders don't interfere, LisaL 4 hrs ago #7
"...woman is creaming"?? Disaffected 3 hrs ago #20
Because it says so right there in the OP. LisaL 2 hrs ago #27
Maybe so. yardwork 4 hrs ago #14
Fair enough. cab67 3 hrs ago #22
I just won a One Million dollar bet with myself. usonian 4 hrs ago #11
Yep orangecrush 2 hrs ago #25
Just so sad.....and that doggie was a QT. a kennedy 4 hrs ago #13
That dog was her family member. LisaL 4 hrs ago #16
Obama and Biden tried to improve police culture, which needs a drastic makeover, but Trump reversed course. Martin68 3 hrs ago #21
That poor dog. ABC123Easy 3 hrs ago #23
No words. orangecrush 2 hrs ago #24
It is very sick that calling 911 is a life-and-death decision. In a bad, rock-and-hard-place way. RockRaven 2 hrs ago #26
It definitely could be. LisaL 2 hrs ago #29
My buddy is a Chicago cop. Hassin Bin Sober 2 hrs ago #30
They shouldn't keep the ones who get off shooting dogs. LisaL 2 hrs ago #33
It should always be assumed... -misanthroptimist 2 hrs ago #31
Just seeing the pic of him makes me cry. Ilsa 2 hrs ago #35
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