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Honeycombe8

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6. Even a fast response isn't fast enough, if someone is coming after you.

Reply to loli phabay (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 10:52 PM

Jan 2013

If someone is breaking in, we're talking a couple of minutes, tops, before he reaches you. No response is that fast.

You really are on your own, I have learned.

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(Milw County) Sheriff David Clarke: Residents should arm themselves, 911 not best option [View all] HereSince1628 Jan 2013 OP

LInk to the audio of the ad HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #1

in a lot of america this is true. response from time of 911 call to arrival can be measured in a lot loli phabay Jan 2013 #2

Even a fast response isn't fast enough, if someone is coming after you. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #6

Perhaps, but why waste money on having a sherriff then... Historic NY Jan 2013 #3

No responder can get to a scene fast enough to protect you. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #7

Law enforcement can arrest the intruder you have cornered with your weapon... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #9

Last Oct. the Detroit P.D. warned visitors enter at your own risk, Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #4

This is what some just do NOT understand Berserker Jan 2013 #5

So true. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #8

+100. nt Skip Intro Jan 2013 #11

I just love this vid RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #10

If your only option is to wait 5-10+ minutes for a cop to show up it's time to get more options. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #12

It has always been a myth.. sendero Jan 2013 #13

Believing that the police/sheriff can respond to protect you from crime - lynne Jan 2013 #14