why is that ?

[alxone]

Well believe it or not, some folks respect individuals based on the career they choose, i.e. Cops, Firefighters, Military etc. I respect every one serving in those capacities (and others), just because they do that job, until of course they give me reason to not respect them. When I see a Firefighter, I automatically respect him, because he serves the community, and puts his ass on the line. Now if that same firefighter responded to an emergency, and was an ass, or didn't do his job, I would lose respect for him. JMO

you got me there , i do respect the fact that they have taken the job . But its been a long time since i have seen the same cops how want respect give it . Most days i just ignore all that i have seen and experienced concerning bad cops , but whenever i see another bad one it brings it all back .

[TFOGGER]

You're not alone in noticing this. I live in a suburban, racially diverse (putting it mildly) neighborhood. We happen to be fairly close to a VERY busy LE firing range, so the sound of gunfire in the area is the norm, rather than the exception. The thing is, the range closes down at 10 PM, period. I know this for a fact, as at about 9:55, everyone over there dumps their mags, and it sounds like downtown Beirut. Anyways, on NYE a couple of years back, some jackass decided to fire his foh-tee into the air 7 times at midnight. I called it in, as this was a bit disturbing. I was told they would respond as soon as they could. Nobody ever showed up that night. The next day, I was out walking the girls, and found the shell casings in one of the neighbor's driveway. I took a couple of pics with my phone, then collected the casings using a pen so I wouldn't fingerprint them, and placed them in a plastic bag. When I got back to the house, I again called dispatch, and they said it was a "low priority" call. Eventually, I got my police area representative to take a report, but nothing ever came of it. Jackass with the .40 moved a couple of months later.

I wonder where those bullets landed?

[Byte Stryke]

Low priority call = Wrong Neighborhood

I wonder if you told the County and City Tax assessors office that they were "a low priority billing" how that would turn out.

[Irving]

It seems to me that a lot less people in neighborhoods like that actually call the police as well.

I've heard the same story of a little kid being left outside, in two different neighborhoods, with a vastly different result. In the poor neighborhood, the kid was in his diaper (only), sitting on one of those electrical boxes, in the rain, for more than an hour, crying. The person who told the story said he eventually went to the parents house and told them to go get their kid.

In the nice neighborhood, the drunk loser father was asleep in the basement, and the little girl got outside and was playing in the yard across the street by herself. In the nice neighborhood, the cops showed up in minutes, picked up the little girl, and drove up and down the street asking where she belonged with the loud speaker.

Maybe the cops in bad neighborhoods have less to do? Maybe the nice neighborhoods are more sensitive to crimes? I don't know.

[Elhuero]

[mc223]

I live in a Village in Wisconsin. You can count on 1 of the town cops to be on patrol of all neighborhoods at least twice a week. I haven't even see a cop for a couple months. Dont quite know what I'd do if I needed 1.

[Hoosier]

I live in a Village in Wisconsin. You can count on 1 of the town cops to be on patrol of all neighborhoods at least twice a week. I haven't even see a cop for a couple months. Dont quite know what I'd do if I needed 1.

I live in a community of about 25k people, there are shifts with no police on duty.

H.

[Geardo]

It seems to me that a lot less people in neighborhoods like that actually call the police as well.

I've heard the same story of a little kid being left outside, in two different neighborhoods, with a vastly different result. In the poor neighborhood, the kid was in his diaper (only), sitting on one of those electrical boxes, in the rain, for more than an hour, crying. The person who told the story said he eventually went to the parents house and told them to go get their kid.

In the nice neighborhood, the drunk loser father was asleep in the basement, and the little girl got outside and was playing in the yard across the street by herself. In the nice neighborhood, the cops showed up in minutes, picked up the little girl, and drove up and down the street asking where she belonged with the loud speaker.

Maybe the cops in bad neighborhoods have less to do? Maybe the nice neighborhoods are more sensitive to crimes? I don't know.

Maybe the citizens of the "nice" areas are more inclined to report what they see to the police.

[Irving]

That's what I'm thinking. I also have to wonder if the police the "nice" areas have less high priority stuff to do. Which is probably why those areas attract those people.

[Geardo]

^ exactly my thoughts