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When, if ever, would you call for law enforcement? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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I know Lemmy has the ACAB sentinment, and I get it, I don't trust them either. But real talk tho, there are some scenarios where you might not have other options.

So... the question is: When, if ever, would you call for law enforcement? And if you distrust law enforcement, is there ever a situation where it gets so bad that you just have to risk involving law enforcement?

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If I'm in a country where police mostly do what they're supposed to do. I don't live in the USA and I've called the cops for unclear and probably dangerous situations, traffic accidents, people sleeping at the bus stop when it's too cold and they don't respond to me yelling... So far everything turned out well. I mean I don't call them for fun, though.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't live in the USA

we getting pretty close to where this gonna turn into a flex

[–] Zorque 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bruh, countries been flexing like that for at least forty years...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

when did it start resonating with USian? \

also 84 is a strech when 90s was peak Americana

but yeah at some point after the two idiotic wars and 2008 melt down US turned into its soft power into a joke.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe your peak wasn't that impressive to begin with.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 19 hours ago

50s was a better time🤡