How to call the police, when you get old.

[busybody]

George Phillips , an elderly man, from Meridian, Mississippi, was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.

He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?"

He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.

Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available."

George said, "Okay."

He hung up the phone and counted to 30.

Then he phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot them." and he hung up.

Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

[Wok]

Talk and reason with the burglars. They will listen. No need for guns and violence.

[busybody]

beer

you forgot the beer

[emap]

Wok you may have nice understanding burglars in China. However in the US burglars are generally hopped up on drugs or trying to score enough money to buy more and if you try and talk to them you are going to get stabbed, shot, raped, beaten to death and a couple other things.

Course probably not all of those, but dead or dying are very likely candidates. The only safe thing to do when you know there are burglars in your house or garden shed are to shoot them. Leaving is also a viable option unless they are near to your car.

[SgtSpiderMan]

A typical tale from Lit's resident liberal. Why not just shoot them? The owner would be well within his rights to do so.
Leave it to Busybody to rely on a government agency to take care of him.

[Peregrinator]

Originally Posted by emap

Wok you may have nice understanding burglars in China.

Bwahahahahaha!

wtf.

[Wok]

Originally Posted by emap

Wok you may have nice understanding burglars in China. However in the US burglars are generally hopped up on drugs or trying to score enough money to buy more and if you try and talk to them you are going to get stabbed, shot, raped, beaten to death and a couple other things.

Course probably not all of those, but dead or dying are very likely candidates. The only safe thing to do when you know there are burglars in your house or garden shed are to shoot them. Leaving is also a viable option unless they are near to your car.

Not China, the DPRK.

[Wok]

Originally Posted by Peregrinator

Bwahahahahaha!

wtf.

[phrodeau]

Penalty for False Reporting of a Crime in the State of Mississippi:

Up to $1000 and/or One Year in Jail.