When Strangers Show Up

Doc_Bob · Jun 10, 2006

( I know 45 minutes is a long time but in rural America that is not uncommon. Our county some times has only one deputy on at a time and if you live in one corner of the county and they are on the other it can take a while. )

Exactly.
Bob

Doc_Bob · Jun 10, 2006

( I know 45 minutes is a long time but in rural America that is not uncommon. Our county some times has only one deputy on at a time and if you live in one corner of the county and they are on the other it can take a while. )

Exactly.
Bob

Freds · Jun 10, 2006

( 45 minutes.... COMMON. )

Never having had to use or personally known anyone who has... I thought 45 minutes was terrible. Thanks for the heads up.
If I am ever laying on the floor with chest pains, I guess I might as well call someone I want to say goodbye to /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.

Freds · Jun 10, 2006

( 45 minutes.... COMMON. )

Never having had to use or personally known anyone who has... I thought 45 minutes was terrible. Thanks for the heads up.
If I am ever laying on the floor with chest pains, I guess I might as well call someone I want to say goodbye to /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.

shvl73 · Jun 10, 2006

I think in that situation, 45 minutes is horrible and you should raise a ruckus about it. There is every reason to believe your children could have been in immediate danger. Around here dispatch is centralized and towns work together to provide immediate assistance in times of emergency. It works and I can't imagine a 911 system that is set up to allow such a delay in response as you experienced. Our governor just vetoed a bill that would allow a person to use lethal force to defend oneself without the current requirement of the threatened person must attempt to flee if possible. I still would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6 however even with todays much publicized jury decisions.

shvl73 · Jun 10, 2006

I think in that situation, 45 minutes is horrible and you should raise a ruckus about it. There is every reason to believe your children could have been in immediate danger. Around here dispatch is centralized and towns work together to provide immediate assistance in times of emergency. It works and I can't imagine a 911 system that is set up to allow such a delay in response as you experienced. Our governor just vetoed a bill that would allow a person to use lethal force to defend oneself without the current requirement of the threatened person must attempt to flee if possible. I still would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6 however even with todays much publicized jury decisions.

Sigarms · Jun 10, 2006

( Our governor just vetoed a bill that would allow a person to use lethal force to defend oneself without the current requirement of the threatened person must attempt to flee if possible.)

I would think ANYTIME a "private citizen" uses deadly force with a firearm, EXPECT a trial. Question would be how far you went "out of your way" to advoid it. Same "law" applies here in N.C.

Overall, hate to say it, but 45 minutes isn't that bad for a response, depending on the circumstances.

Of course, if you want to make sure you get the FASTEST response from LE, call and tell them you shot a person. They will get there quicker.

Glad to hear your childern were ok, they did VERY GOOD. I'd be very proud of them.

Hate to admit this, but nice to know I'm not the only one with some relatives that I'd prefer not to be related to.

Sigarms · Jun 10, 2006

( Our governor just vetoed a bill that would allow a person to use lethal force to defend oneself without the current requirement of the threatened person must attempt to flee if possible.)

I would think ANYTIME a "private citizen" uses deadly force with a firearm, EXPECT a trial. Question would be how far you went "out of your way" to advoid it. Same "law" applies here in N.C.

Overall, hate to say it, but 45 minutes isn't that bad for a response, depending on the circumstances.

Of course, if you want to make sure you get the FASTEST response from LE, call and tell them you shot a person. They will get there quicker.

Glad to hear your childern were ok, they did VERY GOOD. I'd be very proud of them.

Hate to admit this, but nice to know I'm not the only one with some relatives that I'd prefer not to be related to.

pennwalk · Jun 10, 2006

Boy, if it took the fire department 45 min to respond they might just as well stay at the fire house.
Around here some towns have gotten tired of the high cost of law enforcement and disbanded their local police forces and joined regional police forces. Probably slows responce time but helps to keep taxes low. Just like everything you get what you pay for.

Chris

pennwalk · Jun 10, 2006

Boy, if it took the fire department 45 min to respond they might just as well stay at the fire house.
Around here some towns have gotten tired of the high cost of law enforcement and disbanded their local police forces and joined regional police forces. Probably slows responce time but helps to keep taxes low. Just like everything you get what you pay for.

Chris