Do you feel safe calling 911? [View all]

[KentuckyWoman]

Last edited Sat Jan 2, 2021, 11:34 PM - Edit history (1)

I chose not to call 911 on Thurs night.

Buying gas around 7pm. A couple in another car in the gas station having a loud fight in the car. A good 10 min of them yelling and pushing at each other. I kept thinking I should call for help but couldn't make myself do it. Then he punched her in the head pretty hard. .... Luckily a couple big guys came from another lane, talked the guy out of that car and a woman was checking on her ...

Luckily some beefy guys stepped up for her, but I feel so bad. Guilty even.

We need police. We really do. But it needs to be police we can ALL trust. If a older white lady in suburban Ohio is afraid of who the cops will shoot before knowing the situation, how much worse in urban America?

It should never have been allowed to get to this point in the first place. Even if we have to tackle one police department at a time, we need to fix this. NOW.

Edit to add... I guess I was not real clear. The police were called, but not until it went from yelling to punching. If one of us had called when it was only yelling, we might have prevented the physical violence. That is why I am upset. Hesitating because of concern about the police was an issue for me. I posted to get a perspective.

Thanks to everyone who responded. I have taken your comments to heart.