which I certainly will not permit them to see--even though there is zero on there to be concerned about.
That said, I WILL engage with local police when lives and safety (for someone--or many) are at risk. I think that might warrant another post or at least a fairly lengthy addendum. If you need an example, on one of my daily pre-dawn walks around the lake with my dog and a couple of dog-owning friends, we saw two cars parked in the adjacent, but poorly lit parking--which we see somewhat often (people sometimes have to sleep somewhere, after all)... on this morning a physical fight had broken out among two individuals leading to one car peeling out, going extremely fast. When the one man collapsed, (though he was still semi-conscious and breathing without obvious bleeding), we of course called the police and EMTs. I have become pretty observant--especially at that time in the morning, so I could give all but the last number of the license plate that peeled out. It turned out to be a drug transaction gone bad--which happens fairly infrequently but we are not immune... Our "reward" was that police monitored this park and the surrounding open space much more and knew that we were likely to be out there every morning come snow, sleet, or bitter cold and made sure other police knew this as well.
So, yeah... sometimes talking to the police is common sense and a responsible thing to do. I'm reminded of the story in NYC of the woman accosted and left for dead in the street--as witnessed by countless people in the surrounding high rises--none who even bothered to call the police for fear of becoming "involved." As much as I also resent what is happening with Trump's immigration Gestapo, I want to find the common sense balance when dealing with law enforcement or Federal agents.
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