The Police are Ignoring me!

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ace_of_something

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It really sucks that you got hurt and I wish the police could do more.
However, stranger on stranger crimes (particularly where nothing was stolen/DNA left at the scene etc) have a solving rate of about 1/100 so yeah, it probably isn't worth their time. The only times they're solved is when the victim or witnesses have information leading to the identity of the person beyond a physical description. Most departments don't even do police sketches anymore because of how inaccurate they are.

Gotta say, I'm not sure why you stopped your car either. I would've just kept driving. Hell in driver's ed class they specifically tell you not to do that. It can even be a question on the driver's test to get a license. At least in my state, and nearly all of them, you stopping and yelling at drops their aggravated assault down to assault. Federally and in most states what you did constitutes [a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_words] Fighting Words[/a] by stopping your car after a tense situation it could be considered that you instigated or at least exacerbated the situation. In truth it'd be very very unlikely for them to lose the case even with witnesses. It's your word against theirs on how the fight started and in cases like that the defendant is usually who the law sides with (innocent until proven guilty) When you add all that up the police are unlikely to help you much. It's good that you reported it though in case say, you see the guy again somewhere.

My two suggestions are that I hope you learn to control your anger in traffic better and be more cautious. Most people driving don't psychologically register that the other cars have people The same way people will be really nasty to someone on the internet. Being territorial about road space does no one any good.
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Second if you really feel mishandled you'll need to figure out what department you got a hold of (county, city, or state) find their departmental website and see what it lists to lodge complaints. Most larger departments are regulated by a separate entity usually controlled by the mayor's office or county board. Smaller one's do handle complaints internally.

The best thing you can do is try to talk to them. Local news stations actually get calls like yours all the time and usually don't care, least my sister-in-law who is a producer has said as such in the past.
 
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Bloody hell. What's the opposite of a keyboard warrior? I've never come across such unashamed commitment to cowardice and general appeasement. Do you all seriously blame the OP for "provoking" his attackers? That's fucking ludicrous! That's as stupid as the "she dressed in a way that was totally asking to be raped" argument. It's not your responsibility to tip-toe around the volatile personalities of every random asshole or thug you meet.

Not to mention that if these thugs are driving dangerously and strangling people, they're a definite threat to society. They are what cops and prisons were designed for.

I don't even think most of the people posting in this thread have even fully considered their own feelings on the subject. The Escapist community just loves to be thoughtlessly contrary.
 

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James Joseph Emerald said:
Bloody hell. What's the opposite of a keyboard warrior? I've never come across such unashamed commitment to cowardice and general appeasement. Do you all seriously blame the OP for "provoking" his attackers? That's fucking ludicrous! That's as stupid as the "she dressed in a way that was totally asking to be raped" argument. It's not your responsibility to tip-toe around the volatile personalities of every random asshole or thug you meet.

Not to mention that if these thugs are driving dangerously and strangling people, they're a definite threat to society. They are what cops and prisons were designed for.

I don't even think most of the people posting in this thread have even fully considered their own feelings on the subject. The Escapist community just loves to be thoughtlessly contrary.
Where as you, apparently, just love generalization.
 

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Jewrean said:
ToTaL LoLiGe said:
It's kind of your own fault that three guys strangled you, you did provoke them. If there's a dick in a car that you just overtook, you don't get out to "yell" at them that's insane. What did you think would happen when you yelled at them? There isn't much the police could do about it, if you had the reg of the car then maybe they could have followed it up. The police shouldn't have completely ignored you when you reported it. They committed two crimes dangerous driving and assault so the police should have done something.
1) I didn't get out.
2) You're advising never to stand up to a bully.
3) I do have the reg, 2 witnesses, and even a photo of the incident thanks to a witness (sorry forgot to mention). Also of course have make and model of their car.
I would advise to never stand up to a bully if they are in a position to strangle you. Self preservation before pride.
 

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Trippy Turtle said:
Jewrean said:
ToTaL LoLiGe said:
It's kind of your own fault that three guys strangled you, you did provoke them. If there's a dick in a car that you just overtook, you don't get out to "yell" at them that's insane. What did you think would happen when you yelled at them? There isn't much the police could do about it, if you had the reg of the car then maybe they could have followed it up. The police shouldn't have completely ignored you when you reported it. They committed two crimes dangerous driving and assault so the police should have done something.
1) I didn't get out.
2) You're advising never to stand up to a bully.
3) I do have the reg, 2 witnesses, and even a photo of the incident thanks to a witness (sorry forgot to mention). Also of course have make and model of their car.
I would advise to never stand up to a bully if they are in a position to strangle you. Self preservation before pride.
 

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FelixG said:
Clearing the Eye said:
nexus said:
Reminds me of a story:

Guy calls 911, tells the operator a man is trespassing on his property and attempting to break into his backyard shed.

Operator tells him to stay calm, but there is no one in the area available to assist. Please stay on the line anyway, etc.

Guy puts the phone down, ends up shooting the guy because he went to confront him and the man charged with a tool in hand. Gets back on the phone, tells the operator he shot the guy.

5 minutes later, a dozen patrol cars show up at once to arrest the guy defending his property.
Because confronting a stranger in your home with a gun pointed at them is the best solution to this problem. Not, say, leaving the house? Locking yourself in a room? Going to a neighbor? Running into the street and shouting "Someone is breaking in to my house!" No, no. Just pick up your gun and confront him. I'm sure murdering someone was the best outcome.

No surprise this happened in the U.S., where guns solve every problem.

That guy is a dropkick.
Except that didnt happen in the U.S.

The guy TOLD the cops "nevermind, I shot him"

The cops showed up 5 minutes later, arrested the theif for stealing, and arrested the victim for filing a false police report.

and OT, this is why I keep my Springfield in my car. (Yes, guns do solve the issue of people strangling you quite well!)
The story being told by the person I quoted did happen in the U.S. (911 is the emergency number for the U.S.) and you told a different story. You may as well have walked into a conversation about a man buying a motor bike and said no, it was a woman she she was selling a kite.
 

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If you have this much evidence of the incident, as well as evidence of contact with the police pass all the information to a few local media companies, newspapers, tv, radio. Whoever get some public attention on the matter, they won't be able to ignore it then.
 
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imahobbit4062 said:
James Joseph Emerald said:
Bloody hell. What's the opposite of a keyboard warrior? I've never come across such unashamed commitment to cowardice and general appeasement. Do you all seriously blame the OP for "provoking" his attackers? That's fucking ludicrous! That's as stupid as the "she dressed in a way that was totally asking to be raped" argument. It's not your responsibility to tip-toe around the volatile personalities of every random asshole or thug you meet..
The fuck not? I'm not going to walk around the streets and provoke people, let alone people who obviously don't give a fuck if they're already acting reckless.

You provoke someone like that, shit will happen. If you're not prepared for it you have no one to blame but yourself.
Obviously you shouldn't go around provoking people. But I don't think it's even slightly the fault of the OP that he got strangled. He reacted in a manner that, though I wouldn't call it logical or even advisable, I would consider a natural response. Definitely not something he deserves to be berated for. Since when has it become "uncool" to have a spine? It's not even about pride or "manliness". If your response in the heat of the moment is to tuck your tail between your legs and stay out of other people's way, you're lacking some serious self respect.

Clearing the Eye said:
]Where as you, apparently, just love generalization.
I'm sorry. Contrary and glib.
 

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I agree with those who say it was unwise to confront them. Standing up for yourself is one thing, but you realise that this guy could have strangled you to death, and there are people out there who would. Your actions could have got you killed.

But that doesnt make what these thugs did okay and you even mentioned you got a photo of the guys number plates and you had two witnesses. The cops should definitly have been able to get these guys and this is pretty sad.
 

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FelixG said:
Clearing the Eye said:
FelixG said:
Clearing the Eye said:
nexus said:
Reminds me of a story:

Guy calls 911, tells the operator a man is trespassing on his property and attempting to break into his backyard shed.

Operator tells him to stay calm, but there is no one in the area available to assist. Please stay on the line anyway, etc.

Guy puts the phone down, ends up shooting the guy because he went to confront him and the man charged with a tool in hand. Gets back on the phone, tells the operator he shot the guy.

5 minutes later, a dozen patrol cars show up at once to arrest the guy defending his property.
Because confronting a stranger in your home with a gun pointed at them is the best solution to this problem. Not, say, leaving the house? Locking yourself in a room? Going to a neighbor? Running into the street and shouting "Someone is breaking in to my house!" No, no. Just pick up your gun and confront him. I'm sure murdering someone was the best outcome.

No surprise this happened in the U.S., where guns solve every problem.

That guy is a dropkick.
Except that didnt happen in the U.S.

The guy TOLD the cops "nevermind, I shot him"

The cops showed up 5 minutes later, arrested the theif for stealing, and arrested the victim for filing a false police report.

and OT, this is why I keep my Springfield in my car. (Yes, guns do solve the issue of people strangling you quite well!)
The story the person I recounted did happen in the U.S. (911 is the emergency number for the U.S.) and you told a different story. You may as well have walked into a conversation about a man buying a motor bike and said no, it was a woman she she was selling a kite.
Actually I was pointing out that the details of the crime were wrong, and after looking into it a bit more the whole story is just a made up joke. So, it didnt happen in the U.S. because it didnt happen anywhere.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/safety/response.asp

One that actually happened though:


In September 2003 a minister in Odessa, Texas, who felt police were not responding quickly enough to his call about a burgled church 40 minutes later followed up with a second phone call in which he reported he was holding hostages and threatening to kill them at that location. The three police officers who were pulled off other cases to converge on the hostage call were not amused by the ruse, and arrested its perpetrator, Paul Weymouth, the 63-year-old pastor of Heights Christian Church, on charges of filing a false report.
Ah. So you tried to tell me the story was inaccurate, but it turns out it never happened.

As I said, you may as well have walked into a story about a man buying a car and said no, it was a woman and she was selling a bike. Hell, you actually went out of your way to say it didn't happen in the U.S., implying you had knowledge of the story you've since said never happened--way to make things up--before then giving an example of an event that did occur in the States. How many stories do you want to tell?
 

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James Joseph Emerald said:
I'm sorry. Contrary and glib.
You're not getting any better at this generalization thing. Also, I don't think you know what glib means. It's not a catchphrase - it actually has a meaning.

"Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. Easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. Agile, spry." - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/glib

But if you can show the class how "Where as you, apparently, just love generalization," is readily fluent or free flowing, I'm all ears.
 
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Clearing the Eye said:
James Joseph Emerald said:
I'm sorry. Contrary and glib.
You're not getting any better at this generalization thing. Also, I don't think you know what glib means. It's not a catchphrase - it actually has a meaning.

"Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. Easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. Agile, spry." - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/glib

But if you can show the class how "Where as you, apparently, just love generalization," is readily fluent or free flowing, I'm all ears.
Glib means you have a superficial answer for everything which you fire out quickly and thoughtlessly. Usually like a quote from a dictionary or something, without much higher cognitive understanding behind it.
 

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James Joseph Emerald said:
Clearing the Eye said:
James Joseph Emerald said:
I'm sorry. Contrary and glib.
You're not getting any better at this generalization thing. Also, I don't think you know what glib means. It's not a catchphrase - it actually has a meaning.

"Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. Easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. Agile, spry." - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/glib

But if you can show the class how "Where as you, apparently, just love generalization," is readily fluent or free flowing, I'm all ears.
Glib means you have a superficial answer for everything which you fire out quickly and thoughtlessly. Usually like a quote from a dictionary or something, without much higher cognitive understanding behind it.
We're still waiting for you to explain how "Where as you, apparently, just love generalization," is glib. Or were you avoiding that?
 
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Clearing the Eye said:
James Joseph Emerald said:
Clearing the Eye said:
James Joseph Emerald said:
I'm sorry. Contrary and glib.
You're not getting any better at this generalization thing. Also, I don't think you know what glib means. It's not a catchphrase - it actually has a meaning.

"Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so. Easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. Agile, spry." - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/glib

But if you can show the class how "Where as you, apparently, just love generalization," is readily fluent or free flowing, I'm all ears.
Glib means you have a superficial answer for everything which you fire out quickly and thoughtlessly. Usually like a quote from a dictionary or something, without much higher cognitive understanding behind it.
We're still waiting for you to explain how "Where as you, apparently, just love generalization," is glib. Or were you avoiding that?
You're really not very good at picking up on subtext, are you?
Or maybe you're better than you're making out and just being stubborn.
In any case, I can assure you that my responses have been very witty and I don't want to ruin it by having to explain them...