Reply #191: I concede I can imagine instances of crimes involving ordinary people being stopped by 911 calls... [View All]

[LooseWilly]

On the other hand... I can also imagine space aliens coming from an alternate dimension which we think of as the future returning to the "present" in order to mutilate cattle on the off chance of discovering something in bovine genitalia that will solve their "futuristic" reproductive problems.

In other words... I've got a pretty "fertile" imagination.

What I do notice is that, after your failed attempt to throw some sort of absurd daylight rape case out as an example of some sort of police wonder-working, you haven't been throwing out any more documented examples of the cops working any wonders... or even competently managing their jobs. Ironically, you now seem to be hoping that I'll concede that the police aren't completely useless... corporate services aside... because... I feel sorry for them? feel sorry for you?... or maybe just so that I won't feel like I'm being so thoroughly robbed when my tax dollars go to pay for cops and their overtime while teachers are laid off????

Sure, I'll concede that it is conceivable that some crimes are occasionally stopped by dialing 911, despite the fact that mere citizens are involved... if the citizens are lucky/blessed/smart enough to call at a time when a cop is nearby, available, not on break, not tied up with traffic enforcement, not busy having lunch, not in court, not busy trying to work out testimony for an upcoming court case, not drunk, not feeling too lazy to respond, and doesn't get lost on the way... I'm sure that when it all comes together then crimes are stopped by calling 911. Hell, I'd bet it happens at least 2 or 3 times a day somewhere in the country. Maybe even 4 or 5 times on a good day. Nationwide.

I suspect people win the Lottery with nearly the same rates of success, nationwide.

Hell, at this point the police aren't even worth a fuck. Forget about the police... and life will make more sense. Just pretend they don't exist, and everything becomes better...