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Plan9 · 10-09-2010, 01:41 AM

Well, you just solved your own problem:

You're contributing to anti-social behavior because you refuse to work with the system that has been provided to address it. You don't call or talk to the cops. Whether they do anything or not is irrelevant. You need to do your part as a citizen instead of being an apathetic wanker like everybody else (which is why the system doesn't work in the first place; it starts with Joe Citizen, not the cops). I'm not a law enforcement officer but the two police departments that I interviewed with and did ride-alongs for a year stated that they respond to all calls regardless of how petty. They'll show up if there is a suspected violation of the law (sometimes just to see if anything amusing is happening) simply because they're required to do such (including responding to bitchy neighbors, arguing spouses, prank calls and drunk dials). I don't know how it is in the UK; you guys wear funny hats.

And I personally think that if you step up to a pack of drunk teenagers you're going to get your substantial ass beat if they call your bluff. It's a Top 10 Rule of fighting (number 3, I think): keep the ratios even. You might be able to stand up in front of a bear in the woods and raise your arms and yell to scare it off... but that kinda gesture doesn't do much against human hooligans except make you a bigger target to their beer bottles and makeshift clubs.

10-09-2010, 01:41 AM	#39 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	Well, you just solved your own problem: You're contributing to anti-social behavior because you refuse to work with the system that has been provided to address it. You don't call or talk to the cops. Whether they do anything or not is irrelevant. You need to do your part as a citizen instead of being an apathetic wanker like everybody else (which is why the system doesn't work in the first place; it starts with Joe Citizen, not the cops). I'm not a law enforcement officer but the two police departments that I interviewed with and did ride-alongs for a year stated that they respond to all calls regardless of how petty. They'll show up if there is a suspected violation of the law (sometimes just to see if anything amusing is happening) simply because they're required to do such (including responding to bitchy neighbors, arguing spouses, prank calls and drunk dials). I don't know how it is in the UK; you guys wear funny hats. And I personally think that if you step up to a pack of drunk teenagers you're going to get your substantial ass beat if they call your bluff. It's a Top 10 Rule of fighting (number 3, I think): keep the ratios even. You might be able to stand up in front of a bear in the woods and raise your arms and yell to scare it off... but that kinda gesture doesn't do much against human hooligans except make you a bigger target to their beer bottles and makeshift clubs. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 10-09-2010 at 01:49 AM..