I know Lemmy has the ACAB sentinment, and I get it, I don’t trust them either. But real talk tho, there are some scenarios where you might not have other options.

So… the question is: When, if ever, would you call for law enforcement? And if you distrust law enforcement, is there ever a situation where it gets so bad that you just have to risk involving law enforcement?

  • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
    291·
    14 days ago

    If I’m in a country where police mostly do what they’re supposed to do. I don’t live in the USA and I’ve called the cops for unclear and probably dangerous situations, traffic accidents, people sleeping at the bus stop when it’s too cold and they don’t respond to me yelling… So far everything turned out well. I mean I don’t call them for fun, though.

      • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
        151·
        14 days ago

        Bruh, countries been flexing like that for at least forty years…

        • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
          23·
          14 days ago

          when did it start resonating with USian? \

          also 84 is a strech when 90s was peak Americana

          but yeah at some point after the two idiotic wars and 2008 melt down US turned into its soft power into a joke.