I’ve written about this issue before. If your primary self-defense plan is to call 911 when things go bad you may well be an idiot. Police spend most of their time cleaning up and investigating crimes that HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. They spend very little time actually intercepting and stopping crimes in progress.
I know, I know, you don’t believe me. You like your false sense of security. It’s easier to just rely on others for your welfare. Read this.
Testimony in the seven-day trial showed that Kirk was beaten, kicked and slapped over a 30-minute period by her former boyfriend, Marvin T. Moss, who could be heard on the 911 tape threatening to rape her before he ripped two telephones from the walls of Kirk’s Westport Road apartment.
During the last call to 911, Kirk told former county dispatcher Marino Susi that she had been “whooped” by Moss and needed a cruiser. A tape of the call has Kirk yelling at Moss not to rip out her phone. The line went dead, and Susi didn’t try to call back.
Susi didn’t try to call back but it wouldn’t have mattered because by then this lady was dead. She’s still dead as I write these words. Whether or not the jury found the local government security services liable is irrelevant to this dead lady. If she had been a little smarter and a little more prepared to defend herself instead of relying on others for her basic security maybe things could have turned out different.
I use 911. The other day there were two cows and a calf in the middle of the road and I called the police. Might as well get something back since I’m forced to pay for the system.
The verdict finding government responsible for the death of this poor lady will be overturned on appeal. When the fit hits than shan only you are going to save your own life consistently. Sure, strangers may jump in and help from time to time, but don’t count on it.