Police Priorities

Rockslinger

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My property was recently attacked by vandals. (Yes, yes, thank you for your sympathy.) I called the police but they basically said nothing they can do.

Not long ago, a neigbour called the police to complain about consensual adult sex behind closed doors in a house nearby. LE immediately dispatches a 200 person surveillence team and monitors the said house for six months.

Who is LE serving and protecting? Is protecting us from consensual adult sex behind closed doors more important than protecting our property from vandal attacks?
 
Just yesterday, my kitty cat went missing. Didn't come home for his scheduled feeding...

In a panic, I called the police station. They responded with a swat team, sniper units stationed on the rooftops, battering ram, negotiators, 100 police officers, armored vehicle,riot control units, bomb squad and a dozen air patrol helicopters.

All in the name of serving and protecting the public :)
 
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Rockslinger said:
Who is LE serving and protecting? Is protecting us from consensual adult sex behind closed doors more important than protecting our property from vandal attacks?

Which police service/ force are you talking about? Do you live in an area that has a lot of 'vandal attacks'?

:confused:
 
Recently I learned of an escort in the U.S. who has no prior record and who is basically a middle-aged housewife who is an escort on the side. She has an incall location and a complaint was recently filed about what goes on at that apartment.

To the credit of law enforcement, while they did contact her directly and tell of considerable, detailed evidence about her business, she was told that if she closed up shop immediately there would be no charges filed. They were very sincere and she was wise enough to come clean as she had lunch with the lead investigating officer.

This really soothed my senses as this was a very conservative, bible belt community and this shows that law enforcement is willing to bend the rules a little bit where it concerns mostly invisible, victimless crime.

Luckily this woman never had to know the personal humiliation that would entail her husband learning of her business on the side.

Perhaps we will be able to evolve into a world where places like Craigslist allow prostitution to evolve further from the public eye while continuing to thrive.

There is hope!
 
I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

Those two incidents could be covered by two different departments within the police force. How was your property vandalized? I assume it was not a hate crime, but probably just some kids having fun spraypainting? In this case there may not be any evidence to collect. In regards of you neighbour. It depends also in what the complaint regarded. If someone claimed of sex with a minor then of course this would be of concern.

My advice, if it happens again then set up cameras around your house. I've seen on the news once where someones house was repeatedly vandalized, and the owner eventually set up simple cameras to catch the culprits, which he did.
 
You should have told the police that you thought the vandals were Hells Angels or some other outlaw biker group. They would have had a swat team right over.
 
skypilot said:
You should have told the police that you thought the vandals were Hells Angels or some other outlaw biker group. They would have had a swat team right over.
You should have told them you were robbed by escorts.
 
Should have told the cops that there was a coffee/donut outlet (ie. Tim Hortons) next to your house. :D
 
Unless there is a violent crime, the cops just aren't interested.

My car was hit and run and the cops did nothing. I had to go the collision reporting centre, fill out a form (with the civilian admin guy) then the cops stamp it and photograph the car, then go back to sitting with their feet up on the table and cry about "budget cuts"

Unless you get shot, or beat up (and then depending on how bad) the cops aren't interested.

Though they do seem to love busting massage parlours and hookers cause there are usually good looking females involved. (They never bust the gay sex scene, oh no, no way.)
 
Colision reporting centre: With all the little fender benders (many just include a couple of scratches) this is THE most efficient way of handling this situation.

You never described the type of vandalism you were a victim of. Was it some broken windows? WHat? If it is spray paint, and if it was in the form of what is popularly known as "tagging" you can photograph the paint, take it to the police graffitti police (there IS such a thing) and have them file it. Recently a kid was caught "tagging" a building in my neighbourhood and he was charged with ALL the tagging that was his signature. Lat I heard his parents had to pay for the clean up of ALL the buildings that were similarly tagged.
 
Dash said:
Just yesterday, my kitty cat went missing. Didn't come home for his scheduled feeding...

In a panic, I called the police station. They responded with a swat team, sniper units stationed on the rooftops, battering ram, negotiators, 100 police officers, armored vehicle,riot control units, bomb squad and a dozen air patrol helicopters.
Did you by any chance use the phrase "cat house" in your call to the police?
 
Papi Chulo said:
There are bad forces and worse... like Vancouver

Next time you are a victum of a crime call your momma instead of the cops.