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LisaL

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48. She was inside her apartment. Her dog managed
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:21 PM
4 hrs ago

to run outside when she opened the door to the police. So it's not even clear if policeman who shot the dog saw her. So you don't have any actual basis for the statement that her dog would have been alive.

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