Problem? Solution.

[elfs]

Gay bashing? On Capitol Hill? I saw this in the paper this morning and could barely believe it.

One in twenty adults in the state of Washington is licensed to carry a concealed handgun. If we reminded those idiots of this fact, this would probably not be a problem. Unfortunately, gays probably don't have carry licenses to the extent that straights do. There's a way to correct that problem.

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[fallenpegasus]

Have you ever called 911 asking for immediate police response?

Have you ever called 911 on a cellphone asking for immediate police response?

I have.

It's educational.

[gromm.livejournal.com]

Yes, on several occasions, actually. My phone informed me that the E-911 GPS (oh, look, 2 seconds of googling brought up King County's E-911 (http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/projects/E911/E911_overview.htm)) was activated, and the firefighters showed up within 2 minutes. In the case of my auto accident, the paramedics were not long afterwards and the police just drove by and ignored the wounded pedestrian. In the case of the serious auto accident I witnessed (which snarled traffic in both directions for several blocks) the police were actually the first ones there, although about 10 or 15 minutes afterwards. And when I called about a vehicle burglary in the middle of the night, the police were there in about 2 minutes.

If your police response times are laughable, perhaps you should be standing outside city hall asking questions about that? With reporters in tow?

Also, the police are never going to show up in time to prevent a beating no matter how you cut it. But if you do it right, (ie, run, then call) they'll show up in time to be your professional witnesses at the assaulter's trial. And that goes a long, long way.