tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2262476551447525158..comments2024-03-28T08:25:03.174-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "When seconds count, the police may be HOURS away"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-32819438151390887522015-10-31T12:22:39.673-05:002015-10-31T12:22:39.673-05:00I believe that the key data point to take away fro...I believe that the key data point to take away from the quoted story is that their average response time for priority one calls is less than five minutes. I assume that means just under five minutes or they would have said it differently.<br />In just under five minutes a criminal can kill you, kill your family, and be miles away.<br />My home has a smoke detector, alarm system, and fire extinguisher.<br />My vehicles all have jacks and spare tires.<br />And wherever possible I have ready access to a firearm to protect myself and my family.<br />Anything else is just foolish.Uncle Larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008207593205949098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-73978753970301424592015-10-31T01:27:15.541-05:002015-10-31T01:27:15.541-05:00In my rural area if I needed a cop on most nights ...In my rural area if I needed a cop on most nights they'd have to call the sheriff and get him or a deputy out of bed. He'd have to get up and dressed and depending on the officer he'd have a 20 to 45 minute drive to my place. Total response time is about 45 minutes to an hour+. There's also the issue of competence once they arrived but that's another story. The wildcard is a trooper. At night he may or may not be on and if he is, he is in one of 8 counties. Response time could be 5 minutes or could be 5 hours. Generally competent though.<br /><br />Do I mind about the response times? Nope not a bit. I'd rather have lower taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5476370310101006032015-10-30T19:43:07.411-05:002015-10-30T19:43:07.411-05:00In the small Kansas community of 163 souls I lived...In the small Kansas community of 163 souls I lived in for 15 years the response time was two hours for the sheriff's office on a good day. Next day wasn't unusual. And if you lived out on one of the ranches...<br /><br />EMS and fire crews were strictly volunteer and based on who dispatch could get a hold of as to how long it took to get help.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58953572136528962782015-10-30T11:31:53.959-05:002015-10-30T11:31:53.959-05:00I live in a rural Colorado county. I had occasion ...I live in a rural Colorado county. I had occasion last Friday night to talk by telephone with a deputy sheriff (not an emergency), in the course of which he informed me that he was the only patrol deputy on duty -- for 740 square miles.<br />I always assume that reponse time is going to be <i>at least</i> thirty minutes (outside the country seat) under good conditions.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55317392983047804862015-10-30T11:25:04.671-05:002015-10-30T11:25:04.671-05:00This also does not mention the Supreme Court opini...This also does not mention the Supreme Court opinion that police do not have a duty or responsibility to protect individuals. The police duty is to protect society as a whole, then take a report when an individual is hurt.<br /> That being said, I spent the past twenty years a police communications officer, dispatching police, fire and EMS. My officers would try hard to watch over individuals when we knew there was an imminent threat to that person. The qualification was manpower: on a normal day we ran three eight hour shifts of two patrol officers per shift for a town of 10,000. We did what we could with what we had and we did not assign priority numbersBrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784265791704333281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-76329675647396137052015-10-30T09:33:55.843-05:002015-10-30T09:33:55.843-05:00And that's why I carry. Everywhere that's...And that's why I carry. Everywhere that's legal.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780834197167716549noreply@blogger.com