“Calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option”

[mrjarrell]

So says the sheriff of Milwaukee County. Good on him for not lying to the people in his jurisdiction and trying to make out that calling 911 was your best or only option. Now if the people in his county will take heed and arm themselves, (providing there are firearms available at a reasonable price).

Sheriff Clarke: “Calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option” | FOX6Now.com

 

[mrjarrell]

Oops, just saw I was scooped. Oh, well....

 

[kjf48197]

So gun when ownership goes up crime goes down. Huh...whoda thunk it?

 

[halfmileharry]

I've always taken it for granted that I was responsible for my own safety.

 

[johnny45]

911.....

That's those guys that you call to remove the thug corpses isn't it?

 

[richieray]

the average response time of 911 23 mins, the response time of .357 is 1400 feet per second. I'm putting my money on the .357

 

[zippy23]

I've had an experience when the cops needed to be called, a family member got a call from his security company saying his alarm went off, he left church and drove home, 23 minute drive, and beat the cops to his house. A door was wide open in the house, a door they never use, the cops finally show up and go through the house, said the alarm prolly scared off the person. Ok sounds good right? He gets a letter in the mail a few weeks later stating that if he calls the police again and they come out there for nothing he will be charged. Needless to say he raised hell and they apologized. I'm not trashing on the police, i'm just saying that yes, response times are not what people think they will be, and personal protection is something everyone should have, not just politicians and hollywood idiots.

 

[j706]

I've had an experience when the cops needed to be called, a family member got a call from his security company saying his alarm went off, he left church and drove home, 23 minute drive, and beat the cops to his house. A door was wide open in the house, a door they never use, the cops finally show up and go through the house, said the alarm prolly scared off the person. Ok sounds good right? He gets a letter in the mail a few weeks later stating that if he calls the police again and they come out there for nothing he will be charged. Needless to say he raised hell and they apologized. I'm not trashing on the police, i'm just saying that yes, response times are not what people think they will be, and personal protection is something everyone should have, not just politicians and hollywood idiots.

That is because 99.9% of time alarms are false trips. Many people and companys fail to maintain there alarm systems. Most business wont send a rep out for a alarm. I am one that writes ordinance violation tickets for any second of more false alarms in a 12 month period. They start at 15.00 and go to 200.00 very fast. Send a rep and you dont get cited.

Persnally I dont think law enforcment should respond to any alarm that does not have at least two drops/trips.

 

[Maximinus Thrax]

It's too bad he's having to make this announcement amidst cuts to his personnel. Funny that the city seems to think that they can make cuts to a police force and still expect it to "protect" the populace...not that they are there to "protect" anybody...

 

[indytiger]

I did not need the sheriff to tell me that.

Just glad it made the news once.

 

[lww]

the average response time of 911 23 mins, the response time of .357 is 1400 feet per second. I'm putting my money on the .357

23 minutes? In thousands of small towns and rural areas across Pennsylvania where the State Police are the primary LEA, expect response times to be measured in hours, not minutes.

--Bill

 

[ultra...good]

Milwaukee is a messed up area. Being that I am in Wisconsin, I get a little more of the local insight as to what happens here. I lived in the Milwaukee area a few years back and during the summer/warmer months, every weekend there were multiple shootings, murders, etc.
Right before our Concealed Weapons provision went into effect, there were a mob of, we'll just say inner city teens that were attacking and viciously beating on people that were at the state fair near Milwaukee.
Since concealed carry has been enacted, I cannot say that I hear of problems like this anymore. Sure, isolated incidents, but not like the one at the fair. It was so wide spread, police were called in from surrounding municipalities to control it. Not to mention the police presence already in place at those types of events.
Anyways, the city of Milwaukee is anti gun. I mean seriously anti gun. I am a member of Wisconsin carry, similar to NRA but for Wisconsin. They run story's all the time about how the city of Milwaukee trample all over peoples rights regarding gun ownership. The hoops they make people jump through to reclaim weapons when the possession or use of one comes into question.
The only thing that makes me feel good about any part of this, a few years back, right before the concealed carry was enacted, mayor Barrette intervened when a little old lady was being robbed. The perp turned on him and beat the ever loving snot out of him with a tire iron. Hard to believe he is still anti gun, would have saved him a beating. (I guess I should give him credit for standing his ground, but screw him and the liberal stick up his)

 

[Morkal]

I think if you have a way to defend yourself than there is not any other bast alternate of that.But after the gun control most of the people depending on the police department and other security companies because the guns are ban in some area.
crowd management

 

[paddywonka]

Hate to say it, but calling 911 will usually only guarantee that a proper police report will be filed after the fact.

 

[Expat]

When my daughter was attacked several years ago, she called 911 and she called me. I arrived about 30 minutes before the sheriffs deputy.

 

[searpinski]

Give this man a TV show, radio talk show, anything, so that he can spread the word.