Brushes with Madness

[MOhillbilly]

I was very good friends with craig woods brother. I met craig around 91. I hope he fries.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

I was very good friends with craig woods brother. I met craig around 91. I hope he fries.

Death penalty for sure.

[scho63]

Some of you have dealt with some pretty repugnant shit! I'm glad I've lived the life I have and not had to witness some of the things in these posts. JFC!!!

[NewChief]

When I was teaching Freshman Composition to undergrads while getting my Masters, I had a great student who was an excellent writer. Really sharp kid. We'd also bonded over the fact we were both Eagle Scouts, and he often wrote about scouting and outdoor adventure in his essays.

He doesn't show up to class for a couple of days, which I think is weird. Then I get called to the Dean's office and find cops waiting. They ask if I'd seen Robert lately. I told them no, and they informed me that he'd killed his ex-girlfriend and was on the run and suspected to be armed and dangerous. They eventually caught him, and he is still in jail to this day. Evidently he was obsessed with this girl, and she'd tried to cut him out of her life. He couldn't handle it, so he strangled her.

[displacedinMN]

I hope people share when they see/have seen crazy people going off at Mcdonalds.

[KCUnited]

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[|Zach|]

Working at a police department and handling the calls it is wild the things that happen in this world on the daily. In big cities and suburbs and little sleepy towns all of it. You stop being surprised by anything after a while.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

Working at a police department and handling the calls it is wild the things that happen in this world on the daily. In big cities and suburbs and little sleepy towns all of it. You stop being surprised by anything after a while.

I was surprised how Missouri funds 911 we might be the only state that does it this way and it's pretty ****ed up.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

I was surprised how Missouri funds 911 we might be the only state that does it this way and it's pretty ****ed up.

It really is. Only place like that...they are trying to change it but who knows what happens.

I will say our technology in the area is fairly on par with a lot of places.

My ability to find you if you don't know where the hell you are is mostly based on your cell phone network and technology and area you are in. It seems from our conversations you still live in the city which is easier for getting a good location because of more towers.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

It really is. Only place like that...they are trying to change it but who knows what happens.

I will say our technology in the area is fairly on par with a lot of places.

My ability to find you if you don't know where the hell you are is mostly based on your cell phone network and technology and area you are in. It seems from our conversations you still live in the city which is easier for getting a good location because of more towers.

The latter part is good but the owner of Clints Comics comes to mind and that should absolutely never ever happen. It's not your guys fault obviously.

I had a guy break into the fourier of my apartment, I could hear him picking the lock from outside. I literally watched him from my peephole try to open every door in the building besides mine (I had my TV on) when I called 911 I was put on hold. I called my neighbor across the street who was armed thankfully by the time he came over the guy left. 911 called back and nobody ended up showing up. They asked me if he was armed I honestly couldn't tell because I didnt want to make a bad situation worse.

After that I researched it and thought it was a city issue. Was really surprised to see how the process actually works and really hope its fixed.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

The latter part is good but the owner of Clints Comics comes to mind and that should absolutely never ever happen. It's not your guys fault obviously.

I had a guy break into the fourier of my apartment, I could hear him picking the lock from outside. I literally watched him from my peephole try to open every door in the building besides mine (I had my TV on) when I called 911 I was put on hold. I called my neighbor across the street who was armed thankfully by the time he came over the guy left. 911 called back and nobody ended up showing up. They asked me if he was armed I honestly couldn't tell because I didnt want to make a bad situation worse.

After that I researched it and thought it was a city issue. Was really surprised to see how the process actually works and really hope its fixed.

For sure. Can depend on when you call or what is going on...generally 911 is not that bad but there is a lot of assessment of what exactly going on and what the threat level is. There are peak times for calls as well police departments are a lot busier in the summer and when there is nice weather. If your call would have been fielded a little quicker its a legit get someone there as fast as you can situation.

We are always going to ask if you see any weapons but yes your instinct not to put yourself in a worse situation by trying to get that info is a good one.

Dispatcher centers are understaffed nation wide. There is a lot of turnover and burnout...also its harder to directly tie communications to revenue like you can an officer so there is not as much of a focus in hiring them.

[Demonpenz]

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