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February 6, 2013, 11:16 AM | #1 |
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Chicago's New Policy: Decreased 911 Response
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Article I came across this topic and immediately thought to my self of the advice often given here. "If you come home to a suspected break-in, call the police and wait outside until, they arrive to clear the home". It appears now that unless you know(or worse find out by entering) the thief is still inside they may not respond by sending officers. No matter how the carry laws wind up being implemented in IL, this seems like a step in the wrong direction. To force citizens, armed or unarmed, to confront potentially dangerous situations. In an effort to curb one variety of crime, it seems they're opening the door to other crime where offenders know that police response is unlikely or will be delayed even further due to the back and forth. |
February 6, 2013, 12:31 PM | #2 |
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All right, I can understand that with the city being broke some changes have to be made. Any reasonable person can understand that. What I am having trouble muddling through is that it if they don't have time to respond to a crime, how is it they are able to give out traffic tickets and the dreaded boot with seemingly 100% perfection. As a citizen, I would rather police address crime and in disregard minor traffic infractions. Not being a police officer or a lawyer there is probably something here I'm missing.
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February 6, 2013, 04:28 PM | #4 |
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Police Chief McCawthy says "Crime is down" right before he says, "the police are responding to too many 911 calls blah blah blah"
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February 6, 2013, 07:31 PM | #7 |
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You have to read between the lines, they are tired of people calling 911 to complain that they got a cold Big Mac, or they did not get fries with thier happy meal.
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February 6, 2013, 08:01 PM | #9 | |
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This is true in almost every situation where there is money involved. Its too bad the majority of decisions are based on greed instead of moral responsibility. |
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February 6, 2013, 11:44 PM | #10 |
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I've been thinking about this much of the day and the logical extension of this policy would be just to have a web site where people could file reports of their burglaries, assaults, rapes whatever, whenever the criminal elects to leave the scene. This could be available in several languages and be automatically filed with the other unsolved crimes.
This would permit the police to spend more time on traffic duty, which is the only place they catch criminals anyway. All of that CSI & DNA is nonsense. Think of it Warren Jeffs arrested in routine traffic stop Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma City bomber-caught because of driving without license plates Ted Bundy caught because police noticed his VW was lacking a front passenger seat and there was a rape/murder kit sitting in the back seat. If criminals only took cabs they'd never be caught, but the rest of us would spend a lot in tickets. |
February 7, 2013, 04:03 AM | #11 |
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I missed the part where they talked about all the administrative positions in city govt they cut long before they considered cutting police response. It sounded like crickets...
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February 7, 2013, 10:43 AM | #12 |
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Reduced police protection and they don't want citizens to own firearms. Interesting concept.
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February 7, 2013, 04:27 PM | #13 |
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The solution could be a lot simpler than everyone thinks...
"911, what is your emergency?" "Just before reaching my driveway, I saw two men going into my front door that has been kicked in." Whether you saw it or not, that little lie doesnt put the resident in any more danger.
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It seems to me that they're just saying "if you open up your garage door and find your tools stolen, or you come out of the mall to find your car has been stolen, don't call 911 - that's not an emergency. |
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February 7, 2013, 05:55 PM | #16 |
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If you watch the video, the superintendent indicates otherwise. He indicates that they will not be responding to burglaries, and the news caster clarifies that they will respond if the suspect is still at the scene. If you don't see the intruder(s) from the outside, even if you're still on the phone with 911, do you want to be the first one in to find out if anyone is still on the scene?
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February 7, 2013, 07:05 PM | #17 |
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That is just crazy. Politicians have no business running anything.
And yes, they are spot on with the traffic tickets because that is easy money. You can hardly contest them anymore and I even had a conversation with my lawyer when I had a couple due to an error and I was trying to contest. He made a few calls and pretty much said there is absolutely nothing you can do. So the great state of Chicago is now going to be know world wide for Parking Tickets rather than anything else. Police hang out in the DD's all over but will not respond to a home robbery? Glad the CCW is almost ready because it looks like you will pretty much have to defend yourself. Oh yea, and to support the crime work by traffic stops, today on the news a bandit who was holding up hair salons was caught up in Evanston (1st Suburb North of City) because a citizen saw a partial plate and phoned it in. Again, if he had taken a taxi he would not have gotten caught. And this was after 11!!! robberies. Last edited by +1k ammo; February 8, 2013 at 12:20 AM. |
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February 8, 2013, 12:46 PM | #19 |
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There is a silver lining in all this. For years the anti-gun people have said if anything happens just dial 911. It now appears that before dialing 911 one should consult with an attorney and see if your situation meets with whatever the current 911 criteria is. If it's a garage burglary that involves the theft of a $3000 bicycle, this would appear to me to be felony theft and would warrant a call. If a bank is robbed of $3000 911 is normally called. As the structure is a garage then it may not warrant such a call.
At any rate statements such as "you don't need a gun, just call 911" now appear simply ludicrous. |
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At the risk of getting kicked off I am going to summarize a posting I made on The Tribune Site.
It appears that the Chicago Mayor and Council are moving toward Mexico's method of policing. There crime victims are required to pay the Police to write a report Additional fees are required to process reports. Fees are made in cash to the Cops at the time the reports are made and processed. Fees to actually investigate a crime are negotiated with the investigators. Generally, 50% is required up front and the remainder is due when the perps are arrested. Separate arrangements are made with prosecutors. This type of arrangement would generate a lot of revenue but I wonder about justice. |
February 8, 2013, 05:22 PM | #21 |
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Let me see if I've got this right.
You pull up to your house, the door is broken open, but you don't see or hear anyone. You can't keep a gun on you, it's,for all practical purposes, against the law. The Police won't come if you call. You're an idiot if you go in unarmed to try to find out if they are still there. If you're a member of this forum you probably even have a weapon somewhere inside, but the only way to get to it is to walk inside and possibly be at the mercy of a (probably armed) criminal. Have I accurately summed the situation up? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm really asking, is this true?
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February 8, 2013, 06:07 PM | #22 |
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I think you pretty well called it. Perhaps the best thing to do if you still have a land line would be to call from your cell and inquire if the burglars are finished and if not approximately what time could you get back into your building. Where I would draw the line on this procedure would be to inquire if the burglars needed help moving anything. You can call me a heartless conservative but I believe the burglars should succeed without any physical help from me.
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February 9, 2013, 01:48 PM | #23 |
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LE responses; non-emergency calls, 911....
The Chicago PD Superindendant had a valid point re; 911 calls for service but IMO it represents a double-standard in US law enforcement nationwide.
The Chicago police want to reduce or stop the "non emergency" calls(barking dogs, abandoned or disabled vehicles, vandalism, stolen property, etc. These LE actions are not immediate or life threatening. Citizens should use a local LE NON-EMERGENCY help line or file a report online. I brought this topic up about 2 years ago on this forum & a few members were upset by it. It's not hard or complex to learn your local PD's non emergency # or what area/zone you are located in to expedite a call for service. I do take issue with US police chiefs & sheriffs who gripe about "barking dog calls" then advise citizens to call 911 anytime they need anything. It's a mixed message that causes problems. False alarms & pranks(like the new "SWATing" scam) are a major LE concern too. Citizens & property/business owners must understand that sworn LE agencies are not a private security force or required to protect individuals. ClydeFrog |
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Clydefrog I definitely see your point.
Yes, 911 calls have gotten out of hand. I think they drew the line in the sand in the wrong place is all. If this was any place that had reasonable gun laws I'd be a whole lot less inclined to critical. If you disarm me, while saying that you will protect me, then you refuse to protect me adequately, there are words that describe you. None of them are very nice.
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February 10, 2013, 10:59 PM | #25 |
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"Citizens & property/business owners must understand that sworn LE agencies are not a private security force or required to protect individuals."
If we don't need them for protection, then what is their function on the planet? If it's just to give out parking tickets, I think we can eliminate the entire department. I've noticed that the mayor & governor have more body guards than the head of a Colombian drug ring and the department seems to carry on. |
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