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Travis_0004

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2. I guess it depends how rural they are

Reply to alarimer (Original post)

Sat Jun 11, 2016, 09:03 PM

Jun 2016

No amount of police precence will get a response time less than 30 minutes where I live. Because the station closes overnight, response time may be an hour, but we dont have any crime here anyway. People have guns, they will take care of the issue themselves before calling the police.

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In the rural West, residents choose low taxes over law enforcement [View all] alarimer Jun 2016 OP

Sadly, in many places people choose low taxes over SheilaT Jun 2016 #1

They seem not to see the connection. alarimer Jun 2016 #4

I guess it depends how rural they are Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #2

I don't know much about this place alarimer Jun 2016 #3

so what will happen greymattermom Jun 2016 #5

In the podcast, they would have to call back in the morning. alarimer Jun 2016 #8

It's the economy... freebrew Jun 2016 #6

No, it has the lowest rates in the state. alarimer Jun 2016 #9

People in such places don't have a lot of cash, and they don't want much "help" either. bemildred Jun 2016 #7

Again, they wallowed at the federal government trough for years. alarimer Jun 2016 #10

So what? How does that make them different from the rest of us living on the tab? bemildred Jun 2016 #11