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I had to call 911 a few months ago when I intervened in a guy robbing some tourists in downtown LA. LAPD showed up, guns drawn, in 3 minutes flat. I would have

by staunch 12y ago

I had to call 911 a few months ago when I intervened in a guy robbing some tourists in downtown LA. LAPD showed up, guns drawn, in 3 minutes flat. I would have only been dead for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds if the guy had shot or stabbed me.

cortesoft 12y ago
I don't know how you can expect police to get there faster; there is a limited number of police, they can't be within 500 feet of every single spot in a city. Hell, even if they are 100 feet away, they can't stop a guy from shooting you (which takes what, half a second?) It just isn't practical to expect that kind of help at that kind of speed.
- beachstartup 12y ago
  yeah, that's exactly the point. which is why people should understand that ultimately they are responsible for their own safety, implemented in whatever way they deem fit (and is legal).
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elorant 12y ago
If there was a real threat of ending up dead perhaps you shouldn’t have intervened in the first place. Once you called the police you should step aside and wait for them to arrive and do their job. They’re trained for that shit, you’re not. And by the way, 3 minutes response time sounds like an awful short. You know there are other emergencies happening at any single moment.
- staunch 12y ago
  Stopping on the freeway to drag people out of their overturned cars is also incredibly dangerous. Should he have sat there for 20 minutes waiting for the fire department? They're trained for that, he's not. I wasn't looking for trouble. I actively avoid danger. I stumbled across a scene where I was 10 feet away from a guy violently assaulting some very terrified and very gentle people. It looked like a bear mauling children. I didn't weigh the options beforehand I just responded to the situation, by getting the bear's attention. I am obviously not blaming the police for arriving in "3 minutes flat". That's about as fast as is possible. I was trying to illustrate a real-world example of how things play out even under ideal circumstances.

by staunch 12y ago

cortesoft 12y ago

I don't know how you can expect police to get there faster; there is a limited number of police, they can't be within 500 feet of every single spot in a city. Hell, even if they are 100 feet away, they can't stop a guy from shooting you (which takes what, half a second?) It just isn't practical to expect that kind of help at that kind of speed.

beachstartup 12y ago
yeah, that's exactly the point. which is why people should understand that ultimately they are responsible for their own safety, implemented in whatever way they deem fit (and is legal).
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elorant 12y ago

If there was a real threat of ending up dead perhaps you shouldn’t have intervened in the first place. Once you called the police you should step aside and wait for them to arrive and do their job. They’re trained for that shit, you’re not. And by the way, 3 minutes response time sounds like an awful short. You know there are other emergencies happening at any single moment.

staunch 12y ago
Stopping on the freeway to drag people out of their overturned cars is also incredibly dangerous. Should he have sat there for 20 minutes waiting for the fire department? They're trained for that, he's not. I wasn't looking for trouble. I actively avoid danger. I stumbled across a scene where I was 10 feet away from a guy violently assaulting some very terrified and very gentle people. It looked like a bear mauling children. I didn't weigh the options beforehand I just responded to the situation, by getting the bear's attention. I am obviously not blaming the police for arriving in "3 minutes flat". That's about as fast as is possible. I was trying to illustrate a real-world example of how things play out even under ideal circumstances.