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In reply to the discussion: Do you feel safe calling 911? [View all]brewens
(13,582 posts)6. I'm in an almost all white area in Idaho. It's common knowledge that if it's a domestic
dispute and alcohol is involved, someone is going to jail. Cops really don't even want to deal with anyone that's been drinking, so unless you witnessed a hit and run or something, best to wait until morning. So if you're a middle aged law abiding citizen here, that's about the most you have to worry about.
What the people in the cities and mostly black areas need is what we have. I've known at least a couple of the cops on the force at any one time all my life. I played football with one of them. They are from here. What they don't need is cops that are white right-wing enforcers coming in from some suburb to bust heads and shoot them.
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I'm in an almost all white area in Idaho. It's common knowledge that if it's a domestic
brewens
Jan 2021
#6
Yes. Luckily for me, my situation was not nearly as bad as what you went through.
Dem2theMax
Jan 2021
#17
I reckon by my personal experience it's about 60/40 for the police improving the ultimate outcome...
hunter
Jan 2021
#28
My granddaughter, who is 30, was drinking with some friends in a bar a few years ago
Mr.Bill
Jan 2021
#18
The system is working as it was designed. It can't be "fixed" or reformed.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2021
#24
I don't feel right about calling 911 because, like you, I'm afraid I'm putting someone in danger
Empowerer
Jan 2021
#29