Cops ignored or didn't follow through on calls to the house in Cleveland

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56. Indeed. I am cautious when neighbors tell the media things, especially right after the story breaks.

At present, all we're getting are press interviews of second- and third-hand info from people in the neighborhood. They may be 1,000% accurate, but we cannot yet confirm it. When the cameras and microphones swarm into town, one has to take that attention-thing into account.

One of the items is a neighbors saying that some people told him that they saw things, and said they called the police and nothing happened. For me, that's not enough (yet) to convince me that all of that took place. It may turn out to be true. It may turn out to be at least semi-false, and the truth is even more horrible! Either way, I'm ready to cast my rage where it is deserved, once I know the truth.

The Boston bombings were a reminder that info is always in flux at the beginning of a story. I'm trying to keep that in mind.

That being said: I raise a toast to all the brave people who made this rescue happen! The victims, the neighbors, and the police!!