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

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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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[–] Lifecoach5000 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Last time I called them, it was because I got home late and my backdoor window was shattered. I had recently broke up with an unstable person, so I phoned the cops the next day just to make a report.

They called my ex, who initially denied it at first and tried to say I was a meth dealer or something. Eventually, the cop said she admitted doing it and asked if I wanted to press charges. I declined.

I reconnected with her years later in 2021 during the pandemic. It did not end well yet again, but at least no one got hurt and no property was destroyed this time around.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Oof, I think domestic disputes is the worst thing to involve law enforcement.

Like, a burglar is much a simpler situation. One is homeowner, one is not. But domestic dispute is just a random stranger in a position of power (that's essentially what a cop is) of judging who is, in their opinion, the worse partner. Basically a 50%/50% roll of dice of getting yourself arrested, or shot.

[–] Sanctus 6 points 1 day ago

Never if you're in the US. You call the cops and now you have two problems instead of one and the new problem is guaranteed to be trigger happy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago

If it can't be helped. Like, I wish a lot of shit was settled without law enforcement because things become more complicated once they get involved. And sometimes a lot of money just to get the justice system to do shit. With the off-chance that nothing will be done at all.

I've only ever had to call the cops on two occasions and that's to deal with a noisy tenant, simply because my apartment management are a bunch of lazy assholes who simply refuse to evict people who have broken lease agreements multiple times.

My record with cop encounters has been fairly positive to date, too and I'd rather keep it that way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If you're ok with the possibility of someone (potentially you) dying, call the cops

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I called recently when somebody was trying to break into my car while I was in it. Not that it made any difference. I managed to get away and never heard back from the cops.

I should get a concealed carry permit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

German here, with relatively moderate bullpigs. I never had bad experiences with them, and most reports of right-wing content (eg. in chats) pile in eastern germany (saxony etc.). And abuse from them is pretty rare afaik, but there are famous reports of drunk people being killed and one drunk non-white person being burned (maybe alive), again in eastern germany. Overall, here in western parts, I would trust them. Basically with everything. In eastern germany I'd be very careful with anything a right-winger might be biased against.

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