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Originally Posted by WillyPete
And I do love that old story of the guy in the UK who called 999 to report some thieves who were breaking into his shed, again. The operator called to say that there were no available units to respond to a break in.
He called back 3 minutes later to say there was no rush, he'd shot them.
Within 10 minutes, ambulances and armed response police were all over his house and caught the theives red-handed.
They questioned the homeowner and asked:"What's the meaning of this? You told us that you'd shot them!"
He just replied: "And you told me that there was no-one available to respond."
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YOu are indeed wiley. I love this story. And it is a great way to illustrate a point: you need to set the stage for what you feel you need.
If I call and say someone is trying to get in my window, it is very different from calling and saying someone is in my house right now with a gun.
Most of the crimes handled by police are crimes in the past tense. You're usually pretty occupied when the crime is actually happening, so that leaves out the present and you won't get any response if you think the crime is going to happen.
If you walk through my door uninvited, especially at night, be prepared for hell if I'm inside. And if yo show up when I'm not home and make it in, be prepared for the same thing when I show up. It's that simple. I call it personal responsibility.