There’s a lot of talk out there these days about the role the police play in society, whether or not it should change, if some more training could do the trick, and everything in between.
Part of the conversation is whether or not the police are really willing or able to do anything for the average citizen who finds themselves the victim of a crime, and Twitter user @IllyBocean kept the conversation going on Twitter, asking what people’s personal experiences were.
He points out that, if the response of the police to middle class white people was lacking, things could be, you know, significantly worse in poor communities of color.
These 11 people’s replies honestly only served to bolster the argument against keeping the policing status quo, but you read them and you decide!
11. I suppose you have to cover all of your bases.
This still sucks, though.
My dad’s house got robbed when I was still in high school. Everything taken. The burglars probably saw me walk to school and made their moves as soon as they knew the house was empty. Cops showed up, shrugged their shoulders, and accused my dad of trying to do an insurance scam.
— J. L. Hamilton (@absinthol) June 8, 2020
10. That sounds…objectively terrible.
And no, they weren’t dealing drugs.
i got robbed in my home at gunpoint, and the cops told the local paper it was a drug deal and got us evicted literally the next day
— chrome dingus (@gassymptote) June 8, 2020
9. It’s almost like they think it’s not worth their time.
$800 would be worth my time, though.
My mom got her purse stolen from her car (theif broke the window) which had $800 and her wallet in there. They knew one of the cards was used at a local gas station, but they didn’t bother to get the tapes or do any follow up.
— Holden Karp 🏴 (@HoldenKarp) June 8, 2020
8. I mean you can’t expect them to science, too.
But honestly, did you check the backseat of his car?
7. Not sure I would have even bothered calling the second time.
Maybe you just hope you get someone who’s interested?
Called the police once because someone I knew who was a dealer threatened to shoot me, police just said “lie with dogs and you get fleas”, never filed a report. Same guy later assaulted me with three friends, no report.
— Matt R /BLM\ 🏳️🌈🏴☠️ (@Gaikokujira) June 8, 2020
6. What a horrifying thing to tell anyone, nevermind a child.
I honestly wish I could believe this wasn’t true.
https://twitter.com/MagazineAmplify/status/1269828929151307776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1269828929151307776&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fgod.dailydot.com%2Ftwitter-users-police-failed%2F
5. That doesn’t sound like the whole story.
I bet she never got her phone back, either.
Me and ten friends got beat up by literally a mob in 2011; the detectives interviewed me for ten minutes while I was semi-conscious in the hospital before filing a report that… my phone had been stolen.
— Emily Guendelsberger (@emilygee) June 8, 2020
4. I mean obviously you need proof.
But maybe at least try to find some?
My dad’s business was robbed and the police said “yeah we think we know who did it but can’t really help you”
— catch me at Mongrel (@baldtrex) June 8, 2020
3. Regular people out there just doing their part.
It’s not so hard, is it?
I recently called Portland police because I saw a guy trying to break into a car. They literally didn’t answer the phone. At all. He didn’t get into the car. I yelled over my fence and he ran off. I’m basically a hero.
— 🥴steph🥴 (@eff_yeah_steph) June 9, 2020
2. Sorry I’m not really here to discuss beverages.
Maybe pick some up in your spare time you have not interviewing my neighbor.
I had a neighbor that tried to break into my house when I was home and when the cops showed up 45 minutes later they came in said my encounter was a stretch pointed to a can of coke zero on the counter and was like ” that good?”
— lilydont (@lilydont) June 8, 2020
1. At least Lowe’s was on their game.
But obviously they don’t have to follow the law and stuff.
They took two days to report to the scene and then refused to write a police report for my stolen appliances. NOTHING, in other words. I got faster service from Lowe’s, who delivered the appliances for free when they heard what happened.
— DeeNadj (@DeeNadjkovic) June 8, 2020
I don’t know what the answer is, guys, but I hope some people who are smarter and more aware than I am come up with a good one!
Have you ever had to call the police for help? What happened? Let us know in the comments!
