Strange Queensday Attack in the Netherlands. In the BBC video, notice the first police officer on the scene rides a bicycle. Not a car. Not a man on foot. But a cop on a bike. If the goal is rapid response (at least for short and medium distances), we need more bikes.
Tag: 911 is a joke
I Want My McNuggets!
Or I’ll call 911.
“You cannot call 911 because you’re unhappy with your burger”
But the truth you can call 911 because you’re unhappy with your burger, or for any other dumb reason. That’s part of the problem. The AP reports: Authorities said a man, 66, was arrested after calling 911 on Saturday to complain that a fast food restaurant ran out of lemonade. After a drive-through employee failed to respond to the man’s…
You can ask my man right here with the broken neck
911 is a joke. We should all know that by now. If patrol officers didn’t have to always be ready to answer the next bullshit call, they could do a lot more to prevent crime. I’ve written about this. I’ve always argued that while rapid response doesn’t make sense for police, it does for ambos and fire trucks. David Kohn…
911 is still a joke
In his blog, Bradford Plumer writes a thoughtful analysis of one chapter of Cop in the Hood (scroll down to “Call a Cab Cause a Cab Will Come Quicker,” and the comments in particular). I learned of a 911 operator in Detroit criminally convicted of negligence for failing to take a call from a 5-year-old boy seriously. The boy’s mom…
911 Is a Joke
Rapid response doesn’t work for police. I’ve published an article in Law Enforcement Executive Forum saying as much. It’s also a chapter in my book. I was reminded of the futility of 911 yesterday when I came across an old man who had fallen down and cracked his head open here where I’m visiting my parents in Santa Monica, California.…