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Police in Germany rescue man being chased by baby squirrel

17 points by okket 8y ago

Waterluvian 8y ago
Police should always endeavour to make their phone number feel safe to call for anything. Even if the result is that they refer you elsewhere, without ridicule. Doesn't matter why. If you feel unsafe, that's a valid feeling.
- watwut 8y ago
  That theory might backfire if what makes you feel unsafe are other people who do nothing wrong. Them having to deal with cops able to wreck chaos at will is stressful at minimum. I don't mean just racial stuff here, also disagreements about how much freedom kids should have what you do on your backyard (unless genuinly dangerous) etc.
  - zaarn 8y ago
    German cops are generally not as over-the-top as US cops. They don't get to wreck chaos at will either, they need a reason. Especially once shots are fired because that will in all cases end with a trial against the cop to see if they followed the rules when firing their gun. Outside of actual crimes happening I've very rarely heard of the police doing something malicious or "wreck chaos".
- reaperducer 8y ago
  If you feel unsafe, that's a valid feeling. I'm not sure I follow the logic here. I can think of a bunch of scenarios when someone might feel unsafe, but that feeling is invalid. Some prescription drugs have random senses of fear as a side-effect, for example. I don't think that someone's irrational fear should necessarily be a police matter. But then, I'm also glad he decided to call the police rather than act violently against the little critter. If park squirrels had fewer teeth and less rabies, they could be community kittens. (Do I sound high? Re-reading that last part really sounds high.)
  - Waterluvian 8y ago
    I hear you! Its really hard for me to articulate this. I'm not saying the feeling is rational or sensible or productive. But it's a valid state of being. Part of being human is feeling adrenaline and fear when you shut off the lights and race up from your basement. Its not rational but it's valid. What I'm trying to articulate is that the police should never say, "don't call us for this.". Err on the side of caution. Support everyone.
- 08-15 8y ago
  Err, no. The police is there to enforce the law. It's the job of your psychotherapist to deal with your feelings. And I feel, this is a valid argument.
- dsajames 8y ago
  Hahahaha. So I feel something and suddenly someone else has the job of kissing me and making me feel all better? Right.
- DmenshunlAnlsis 8y ago
  Ironically I’ve heard this same argument used to justify a negative reaction to everything from gay people, to women in a niqab. Maybe the issue is that having a “valid feeling” is like having an asshole? Yes, it’s real, yes we all have them, but so what? An irrational fear of a black teenager, however valid the state of being irrationally afraid may be deemed to be, is still no one’s problem except for the person who is afraid. The same can be said in this case.

17 points by okket 8y ago

Police should always endeavour to make their phone number feel safe to call for anything. Even if the result is that they refer you elsewhere, without ridicule. Doesn't matter why. If you feel unsafe, that's a valid feeling.

watwut 8y ago
That theory might backfire if what makes you feel unsafe are other people who do nothing wrong. Them having to deal with cops able to wreck chaos at will is stressful at minimum. I don't mean just racial stuff here, also disagreements about how much freedom kids should have what you do on your backyard (unless genuinly dangerous) etc.
- zaarn 8y ago
  German cops are generally not as over-the-top as US cops. They don't get to wreck chaos at will either, they need a reason. Especially once shots are fired because that will in all cases end with a trial against the cop to see if they followed the rules when firing their gun. Outside of actual crimes happening I've very rarely heard of the police doing something malicious or "wreck chaos".
reaperducer 8y ago
If you feel unsafe, that's a valid feeling. I'm not sure I follow the logic here. I can think of a bunch of scenarios when someone might feel unsafe, but that feeling is invalid. Some prescription drugs have random senses of fear as a side-effect, for example. I don't think that someone's irrational fear should necessarily be a police matter. But then, I'm also glad he decided to call the police rather than act violently against the little critter. If park squirrels had fewer teeth and less rabies, they could be community kittens. (Do I sound high? Re-reading that last part really sounds high.)
- Waterluvian 8y ago
  I hear you! Its really hard for me to articulate this. I'm not saying the feeling is rational or sensible or productive. But it's a valid state of being. Part of being human is feeling adrenaline and fear when you shut off the lights and race up from your basement. Its not rational but it's valid. What I'm trying to articulate is that the police should never say, "don't call us for this.". Err on the side of caution. Support everyone.
08-15 8y ago
Err, no. The police is there to enforce the law. It's the job of your psychotherapist to deal with your feelings. And I feel, this is a valid argument.
dsajames 8y ago
Hahahaha. So I feel something and suddenly someone else has the job of kissing me and making me feel all better? Right.
DmenshunlAnlsis 8y ago
Ironically I’ve heard this same argument used to justify a negative reaction to everything from gay people, to women in a niqab. Maybe the issue is that having a “valid feeling” is like having an asshole? Yes, it’s real, yes we all have them, but so what? An irrational fear of a black teenager, however valid the state of being irrationally afraid may be deemed to be, is still no one’s problem except for the person who is afraid. The same can be said in this case.