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cab67

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5. maybe not a popular opinion here, but...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:17 AM

18 hrs ago

...the neighbor did the right thing. The number of people who'd be alive if a neighbor who didn't call 911 had chosen differently is pretty high.

This is 100 percent on the police.

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Woman is screaming inside her apt in celebration of Knick's win, LAPD kill her Doodle [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago OP

Never call 911 unless you want to relinquish all control of a situation. yardwork 19 hrs ago #1

Particularly with LAPD. BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #2

I dont know how common 211 is everywhere but unless somebody is dead or dying, that can be a good number to call SSJVegeta 18 hrs ago #4

If somebody is screaming and you think they are in trouble, LisaL 18 hrs ago #9

Agreed. I was responding to a post suggesting there would be a question about it SSJVegeta 18 hrs ago #10

Agreed. They will immediately transfer you to 911. Especially if you mention screaming. Hassin Bin Sober 16 hrs ago #28

Whether it's the right thing to do depends on the color of your skin... Earthrise 7 hrs ago #45

She didn't. LisaL 18 hrs ago #6

I know the neighbor called and that's who I'm talking about. yardwork 18 hrs ago #12

And the woman was being attacked, and nobody called 911 LisaL 18 hrs ago #15

I get the sense that you might not be understanding my point. yardwork 18 hrs ago #17

I don't think her neighbor deserves blame for trying to help. LisaL 17 hrs ago #18

I'm not blaming the neighbor at all. yardwork 17 hrs ago #19

It also is really dangerous to be shooting inside the apartment building. LisaL 12 hrs ago #39

We had a very opposite interaction with 911 here last year. They were called niyad 18 hrs ago #8

Yup! woodsprite 16 hrs ago #32

Clearly you were not crazy for worrying about the dog. LisaL 16 hrs ago #34

It's not the caller. It's the cops. Iggo 5 hrs ago #49

Somebody fire that Trigger Happy Kristi Noem douchecanoe SSJVegeta 18 hrs ago #3

maybe not a popular opinion here, but... cab67 18 hrs ago #5

Yep, when bystanders don't interfere, LisaL 18 hrs ago #7

"...woman is creaming"?? Disaffected 17 hrs ago #20

Because it says so right there in the OP. LisaL 16 hrs ago #27

Maybe so. yardwork 18 hrs ago #14

Fair enough. cab67 17 hrs ago #22

Some get your point, Yard. Because B.See 10 hrs ago #40

If the woman had been white her dog would be alive - Earthrise 7 hrs ago #46

She was inside her apartment. Her dog managed LisaL 6 hrs ago #48

I just won a One Million dollar bet with myself. usonian 18 hrs ago #11

Yep orangecrush 16 hrs ago #25

Exactly!!! niyad 13 hrs ago #36

Oh? Well in that case B.See 10 hrs ago #41

No comment. usonian 10 hrs ago #42

None needed.... just a fact. B.See 10 hrs ago #44

Just so sad.....and that doggie was a QT. a kennedy 18 hrs ago #13

That dog was her family member. LisaL 18 hrs ago #16

Obama and Biden tried to improve police culture, which needs a drastic makeover, but Trump reversed course. Martin68 17 hrs ago #21

That poor dog. ABC123Easy 17 hrs ago #23

The asshole that shot him should lose their job MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #47

No words. orangecrush 16 hrs ago #24

It is very sick that calling 911 is a life-and-death decision. In a bad, rock-and-hard-place way. RockRaven 16 hrs ago #26

It definitely could be. LisaL 16 hrs ago #29

My buddy is a Chicago cop. Hassin Bin Sober 16 hrs ago #30

They shouldn't keep the ones who get off shooting dogs. LisaL 16 hrs ago #33

It should always be assumed... -misanthroptimist 16 hrs ago #31

Just seeing the pic of him makes me cry. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #35

It is so very hard to lose our fur children. How are you doing? I know niyad 13 hrs ago #37

I'm getting by. Small doses of grief everyday. Ilsa 3 hrs ago #50

huggggs. Here if we can help. niyad 3 hrs ago #51

TMCAB. flvegan 13 hrs ago #38

Poor little dog 😪 💔 nt Raine 10 hrs ago #43

Fun Fact (not really fun) There are fewer people shot dead in the whole of Japan per year than are shot dead by the LAPD Doodley 2 hrs ago #52