I generally don't put much stock in the comments posted on the Lincoln Journal Star's website, but this one, from someone using the moniker RealityCheck, caught my eye:
Apparently this reader concluded (perhaps from the after-action photo accompanying the article) that the police just pulled up to the bank and stood there in front of the plate glass in full view of the robber awaiting his exit.
Thanks for the tactical advice, RealityCheck, but you've jumped to false conclusion. Have a little faith.
8 comments:
An LJS commenter jumping to a conclusion only knowing a fraction of the information???? Unthinkable!
I agree, Tom! In fact, I thought it was such a lame comment that I just had to reply to it!
Confield Commando!
Is Lincoln installing sensors to automatically report gunfire? Its called ShotSpotter. For example, similar to what is described in the following link:
http://singularityhub.com/2013/08/09/sensors-report-gunfire-directly-to-police-in-70-u-s-cities-no-911-call-needed/
1:22,
Not cost effective for Lincoln. Not enough gunfire, nor a concentration
As far as that shot spotter doodad goes, I wonder if those get bought because "Something must be done! This is something, so we must do it." Many elected officials are always desperate to have the voters think they're trying to "do something". If I had a dime for every time some group or high-profile individual in a major, high-crime metro proclaimed "enough is enough" - with no significant result - I'd have a hell of a lot of dimes. They want a magic solution, but when the constituency refuses to actually do anything to change anything, nothing happens.
Well, there WAS a reply from me but it was removed. Whenever I post a comment on LJS, to stand up for LEOs, it is almost ALWAYS deleted. Once, I asked (on a post) if the LJS was anti-law enforcement. No big surprise here, but nobody answered my question. I'm really cheesed about this.
Thank you. MDD
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