HOW TO CALL THE POLICE WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST
ANYMORE.
George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.
George opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and he said "no". Then they said that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be along when available. George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.
"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I've just shot them." Then he hung up.
Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response Unit, and an ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence and caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the Policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"
George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
(True Story) - Don't mess with old people!!
Old People Rock
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NomadSoul
I looked it up to see if it was true, and it is. But I did read this which was interesting....
"The concept of telling a lie to get the police to a crime scene more quickly keys on a basic yet false assumption that if officers of the law are tardy in responding to a summons for aid, their seeming non-response is prompted by sloth. Police have to prioritize calls for assistance based on the comparative severity of presenting events and/or the potential for further harm to those involved. Under such a formula, investigating a stolen car report will never be on par with breaking up a domestic disturbance because the vehicle will remain just as stolen even if the investigation does not begin for a further two hours whereas the screaming and shoving match may turn into an assault with a deadly weapon if not broken up immediately. Likewise, putting officers on the still-hot trail of a rapist or drunk driver makes more sense than does sending those same officers to look into a "strange noises in my shed" situation — the one may get a danger to society off the streets before he harms anyone else, while the other would only a net a miscreant making off with a garden hoe."
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Bonnie_Clyde
Police have to prioritize calls for assistance
In our area I've been told that in the last year or so, you can't even get a police officer to come to the house when you've been robbed unless there was bodily harm. Yet, they are very proactive in patrolling the highways and stopping speeders. Not saying it isn't important, but one "speeder" not far from our house was stopped for going 58 mph in a 55 mph zone. She was fined $150. However, responding to a B & E isn't important because there's no money in it.
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Bonnie_Clyde
Police have to prioritize calls for assistance
In our area I've been told that in the last year or so, you can't even get a police officer to come to the house when you've been robbed unless there was bodily harm. Yet, they are very proactive in patrolling the highways and stopping speeders. Not saying it isn't important, but one "speeder" not far from our house was stopped for going 58 mph in a 55 mph zone. She was fined $150. However, responding to a B & E isn't important because there's no money in it.
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Bonnie_Clyde
Police have to prioritize calls for assistance
In our area I've been told that in the last year or so, you can't even get a police officer to come to the house when you've been robbed unless there was bodily harm. Yet, they are very proactive in patrolling the highways and stopping speeders. Not saying it isn't important, but one "speeder" not far from our house was stopped for going 58 mph in a 55 mph zone. She was fined $150. However, responding to a B & E isn't important because there's no money in it.