tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6068185192117340344..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: My first laugh of the morning...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52547998705400296692012-10-08T13:39:16.543-04:002012-10-08T13:39:16.543-04:00I'm glad I'm not a Hamilton County 911 dis...<i>I'm glad I'm not a Hamilton County 911 dispatcher this morning</i><br /><br />Oh man. I'm having flashbacks to the aftermath of Paul Bernardo's abduction of Kristen French <a href="http://darkerinthelight.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">(background here)</a>.<br /><br />The market for cream-colored Camaros from Toronto to Buffalo was wrecked for a couple of years after that, as all the owners got sick of surrepetitious police visits and pull-overs.Seeraknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48436206195560422082012-10-02T17:02:57.826-04:002012-10-02T17:02:57.826-04:00Might there have been some failure-to-communicate-...Might there have been some failure-to-communicate-fully? There's a cascaded communication chain from driver to children, children to parents, parents to school, school to 911 center, 911 center to police, and police to newspaper. Somewhere very early in that chain, the man's actions were interpreted as threatening.<br /><br />Was the guy a perv? Was he being generous? Did he communicate poorly? Or did the kids react strangely to an unexpected offer?karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42757016224740258742012-10-02T16:32:42.387-04:002012-10-02T16:32:42.387-04:00A few thoughts:
1. It appears that no one is compl...A few thoughts:<br />1. It appears that no one is complaining about children bringing cell phones to school.<br />2. The children with the cell phones are incapable of observing and writing down a plate/tag number to identify the vehicle.<br />3. Even though most cell phones now have cameras, no one has a photograph of the vehicle, plate/tag, or the driver.<br />4. No child directly contacted 911, which increased the response time.<br />5. No armed parent with a camera equipped cell phone was at the bus stop, which increased the response time.<br />6. No police officer was at the bus stop, resulting in a response time.<br />7. If a child was abducted, how much of a response time is acceptable to you? All answers with a value greater than zero are unacceptable.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25403194411583856802012-10-02T13:45:21.675-04:002012-10-02T13:45:21.675-04:00rickn8or, that's pure evil. But I laughed.rickn8or, that's pure evil. But I laughed.Rick Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40083843215526616962012-10-02T12:22:09.985-04:002012-10-02T12:22:09.985-04:00"That's the guy! Right there! Ask the lit...<i>"That's the guy! Right there! Ask the little girl in the passenger seat if she's there willingly!"</i><br /><br /><br />Tam, you mean something like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3pXAIJFK3g" rel="nofollow">this?</a>rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84724130793063079962012-10-02T09:55:49.012-04:002012-10-02T09:55:49.012-04:00The linked video didn't have the interview - b...The linked video didn't have the interview - but when the bus pulls away, there are at least 3 red cars in the background which made me laugh. <br /><br />Rob - that picture is perfect, how has SNL not used it?Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48194468090130643572012-10-02T09:50:17.244-04:002012-10-02T09:50:17.244-04:00Rob beat me to it. I thought of the exact same pi...Rob beat me to it. I thought of the exact same picture.Shrimpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27102259438317204902012-10-02T09:49:58.482-04:002012-10-02T09:49:58.482-04:00I'm a white male and I drove my red vehicle pa...I'm a white male and I drove my red vehicle past a bunch of bus stops on my way to work today. Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3431757484651846802012-10-02T08:46:31.150-04:002012-10-02T08:46:31.150-04:00That reminds me of this image:
http://www.unqual...That reminds me of this image: <br /><br />http://www.unquality.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/reporter_suspect.jpgRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41657398698821479562012-10-02T08:43:17.730-04:002012-10-02T08:43:17.730-04:00The first legit bank robbery call that I ever went...The first legit bank robbery call that I ever went to, the early-arriving morning clerk was walked at gunpoint into the bank, pistol-whipped, and made to give up thousands in cash. She reported that the guy was hispanic, and that she had seen a white pickup near the parking lot. This was a weekday morning, in Texas. Do you have <i>any idea</i> how many vehicles met that description (white pickup, Latino driver), just in a one-mile radius, along the state highway next to the bank? There was an embarrassing quarter-hour flurry of stops for DWB before we said "enough." Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65082844054728739442012-10-02T08:36:03.507-04:002012-10-02T08:36:03.507-04:00Sometimes it's difficult to tell whether it...Sometimes it's difficult to tell whether it's a TV reporter or someone from The Onion. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015544320906146949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1941019371619400052012-10-02T08:28:04.778-04:002012-10-02T08:28:04.778-04:00Waiting for the local fire marshall to get reporte...Waiting for the local fire marshall to get reported.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996122023499439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6629657182923681212012-10-02T07:58:12.969-04:002012-10-02T07:58:12.969-04:00I'm glad I'm not a Hamilton County 911 dis...<i>I'm glad I'm not a Hamilton County 911 dispatcher this morning</i><br /><br />*tactical face-palm* Ain't that the truth.ZerCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347518441827166007noreply@blogger.com