"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:43:06 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Well, I wish they would, although that's based on an experience I had
here.
One night, around 1:00 AM, I saw two people on bikes at the end of my
neighbor's driveway. I'm sure they heard my screen door open & close, but
they didn't split especially fast. Just left "normally". Next morning, the
neighbor says his cars were broken into.

Next night (or maybe 2 nights later), I see two bikes again, a few houses
down in the other direction. I call 911, tell the ****** "It's dark. No, I
can't tell you if they're Puerto Rican, Venezualan, Mexican...just get a
cop
here. And, ask them to stop at my house after they check it out".

What does the cop do? He stops at my house FIRST, and tells me he can't
just
question people because they're on bikes. I explain reality to him, but
the
guy just doesn't get it: Robbery that probably involved 2 people on bikes.
Neighborhood streets all go in circles, so nobody here is going from one
part of town to another. If it's 1:00 AM, they either live here, they're
visiting, or they are "anything unusual", and "Your chief keeps saying
citizens should help the police by reporting "anything unusual".

Blank stare.

Can't tell you how many times the cops nabbed me for breaking curfew
when I was a kid. Used to duck behind bushes, in gangways,
behind cars, etc, if walking home after 10 PM.
Different world now.
But your story doesn't ring true. One AM and the cop can't check
these guys out?

--Vic

Believe what you like, but it's true. The same cop later hit a pedestrian. I
don't recall if the person died or not. It was big news on the day it
happened, but I never heard any more about it. He's still on the force,
though.

Our police chief likes to stand around our seasonal farmer's market and
smile at people. I related the bike story to him, and asked him if he could
give me a good reason why anyone should call the police for things like
that. I won't even describe the rest of the conversation. You probably know
it already.