March 17, 201214 yr Sorry for the delay. I was out watching games. Surprised a bit by the reaction as many blacks who live in black neighborhoods will tell you that responses are not the fastest to their part of the world as it might be to other neighborhoods. My question seemed fair. Now that you have explained it, it reads a little better. But I am sure response time are faster in some neighborhoods that have different and mixed races living thier (as opposed to have just a single concentration).
March 17, 201214 yr Now that you have explained it, it reads a little better. But I am sure response time are faster in some neighborhoods that have different races living thier (as opposed to have just a single concentration). "Some" in your response doesn't invalidate my theory. You're right. Some are fine. I've read articles recently where DC blacks in the poor section of town say it. Chicago blacks and Latinos are saying it. This isn't new news here.
March 17, 201214 yr "Some" in your response doesn't invalidate my theory. You're right. Some are fine. I've read articles recently where DC blacks in the poor section of town say it. Chicago blacks and Latinos are saying it. This isn't new news here. I believe your theory is correct acrosd all races. I am sure you will fine different responses in communities with different income structures as well.
March 17, 201214 yr Not sure how long they usually show up but I think any more than 10-15 minutes shouldn't be asking too much. My girlfriend's car got hit in Kroger's parking lot last week and waited over 30 minutes for an officer to show up. Far too long..
March 17, 201214 yr If you can give us more detail on what happened prior to calling the police and give us the details of the conversation between you and the dispatcher when you called it would help a lot and we can probably answer this for you. Also, was this KSP (often slow as Xmas) or a local police department? One reason for that might be that KSP tends to be more spread out throughout the state. Whereas local agencies are restricted to one city, or county.
March 17, 201214 yr Not sure how long they usually show up but I think any more than 10-15 minutes shouldn't be asking too much. My girlfriend's car got hit in Kroger's parking lot last week and waited over 30 minutes for an officer to show up. Far too long.. What if the officer is 30 minutes away? What if they are on another call? Sometimes there are more urgent matters than an extremely minor car accident.
March 17, 201214 yr What if the officer is 30 minutes away? What if they are on another call? Sometimes there are more urgent matters than an extremely minor car accident. It's that type of attitude which frustrates people. The general public understands that officers tend to be overworked & underpaid; however, it's that "we have more important things to tend to" attitude which rubs people the wrong way.
March 17, 201214 yr It's that type of attitude which frustrates people. The general public understands that officers tend to be overworked & underpaid; however, it's that "we have more important things to tend to" attitude which rubs people the wrong way. I don't think you understood my post. Do you understand that certain things require a faster response than other things? Let's say you have a serious accident with several people injured on one side of town. You also have a very minor fender bender on the other side of town. You have one police officer available right now. Which one do you think comes first?
March 17, 201214 yr I don't think you understood my post. Do you understand that certain things require a faster response than other things? Let's say you have a serious accident with several people injured on one side of town. You also have a very minor fender bender on the other side of town. You have one police officer available right now. Which one do you think comes first? I absolutely understood your post. Any reasonable person would agree that a police officer has to prioritize which situation to respond to first. Obviously, the most severe/urgent situations should take priority. Like I said, many people realize that there are only so many police officers to go around and you can only be one place at a time. Most people, myself included, can appreciate that. With that said, Blue Magic's post did not mention the severity of his girlfriend's motor vehicle accident. Since it was in a parking lot, you automatically assumed that it was a "very minor accident" and the officer had something more urgent to attend to. Maybe, maybe not. My point was it is that type of attitude ("we have more important things to tend to") which frustrates the public, particularly when you need an officer's help. Most encounters with the police are negative. Blue Magic has been open about his encounters with police in the past, and in my younger days I had quite a few negative experiences with police officers, particularly in Lexington. These encounters, specifically the officers' attitudes, undoubtedly shape our opinions and feelings. If there was a house playing loud music, I can guarantee you that an officer would have been there within 20 minutes.
March 17, 201214 yr Not sure how long they usually show up but I think any more than 10-15 minutes shouldn't be asking too much. My girlfriend's car got hit in Kroger's parking lot last week and waited over 30 minutes for an officer to show up. Far too long.. I absolutely understood your post. Any reasonable person would agree that a police officer has to prioritize which situation to respond to first. Obviously, the most severe/urgent situations should take priority. Like I said, many people realize that there are only so many police officers to go around and you can only be one place at a time. Most people, myself included, can appreciate that. With that said, Blue Magic's post did not mention the severity of his girlfriend's motor vehicle accident. Since it was in a parking lot, you automatically assumed that it was a "very minor accident" and the officer had something more urgent to attend to. Maybe, maybe not. My point was it is that type of attitude ("we have more important things to tend to") which frustrates the public. These emotions are commonly made worse because people typically do not seek an officer's assistance unless something is wrong. To me, that looks like her car was parked and someone hit it. I understand that it is important to her, as it would be to anyone. However it does not appear to be a serious accident. I could be wrong. I'll admit I do not know all of the details. And if you sensed a bad attitude from my post it must be because you are looking for one. Because I was only stating that it's possible there's a good reason the police officer didn't show up for 30 minutes. I guess to be fair, I should also say that it's also possible there isn't a good reason. And as for the public being "frustrated" with the attitude of a police officer. Let's be honest, there is always going to be someone who is unsatisfied with the actions of the police. The police can't make everyone happy. That is not possible.
March 17, 201214 yr And if you sensed a bad attitude from my post it must be because you are looking for one. Exactly the type of response I expect from a cop.
March 17, 201214 yr Most encounters with the police are negative. Blue Magic has been open about his encounters with police in the past, and in my younger days I had quite a few negative experiences with police officers, particularly in Lexington. These encounters, specifically the officers' attitudes, undoubtedly shape our opinions and feelings. If there was a house playing loud music, I can guarantee you that an officer would have been there within 20 minutes. Just like every other situation we've discussed in this thread, it depends on where that loud party is, how many officers are out, what else is going on etc. In certain parts of the state there are 3-4 police officers covering several counties. You think they're going to be able to get to every call within 20 minutes?
March 17, 201214 yr One reason for that might be that KSP tends to be more spread out throughout the state. Whereas local agencies are restricted to one city, or county. In other words you agree with me!
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