Last week, a drunk or drugged guy was raving outside my house at 3 in the morning for over an hour. He trespassed and damaged my property.
I called the police. They drove past the scene, saw the guy and didn't bother stopping because *they* thought he was no threat. Within seconds of them passing he was back at it.
I have all this on camera.
And yet the police have time to pull shit like this.
I called the police. They drove past the scene, saw the guy and didn't bother stopping because *they* thought he was no threat. Within seconds of them passing he was back at it.
I have all this on camera.
And yet the police have time to pull shit like this.
We called the police a second time that night and they never even bothered to show.
My wife called the police again later that day to complain about the failure of the police to act and *eventually* a couple of police showed up 4 days later. They were apologetic and helpful.
The thing is that the guy has already committed a crime, and I had evidence. I probably wouldn't have pressed charges but AT A MINIMUM the police should have picked up and had him sleep off whatever he was on in a cell overnight. It keeps us safer and is probably better for him as well.
The point is that the primary function of the police isn't "community relations" during business hours (which too frequently means harassing people for free speech), it's responding to crimes or being seen on the beat to prevent them in the first place.
My wife called the police again later that day to complain about the failure of the police to act and *eventually* a couple of police showed up 4 days later. They were apologetic and helpful.
The thing is that the guy has already committed a crime, and I had evidence. I probably wouldn't have pressed charges but AT A MINIMUM the police should have picked up and had him sleep off whatever he was on in a cell overnight. It keeps us safer and is probably better for him as well.
The point is that the primary function of the police isn't "community relations" during business hours (which too frequently means harassing people for free speech), it's responding to crimes or being seen on the beat to prevent them in the first place.
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