tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post8723012958458664843..comments2024-01-27T18:21:00.875-05:00Comments on Best View in Brooklyn: The Urchins are OutBestViewInBrooklynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020026181975097401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post-27477057005830195662009-06-25T06:43:40.934-04:002009-06-25T06:43:40.934-04:00Anonymous, that had always been my thinking before...Anonymous, that had always been my thinking before attending Community Council meetings. I figured if it's not life threatening (although throwing glass bottles at children could be, I suppose) it doesn't merit a call. <br /><br />The question about the gray area between 311 and 911 was asked at a CC meeting last year. I'll paraphrase the answer the former Captain's answer: suspicious persons on your block, a passed out person on the street, looking into cars, and any crime in progress or just occurred warrants a 911 call. <br /><br />You can read the full post from June 11, 2008, if it interests you.BestViewInBrooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020026181975097401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post-14147613314698948842009-06-25T00:54:18.090-04:002009-06-25T00:54:18.090-04:00When you get to 911, you run up against operators ...When you get to 911, you run up against operators trained to respond to all sorts of horrible events.<br /><br />An assault is pretty minor for them so it doesn't merit their full attention.<br /><br />Compare it to a hospital where people are dying every day while the nurses are gossiping among themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488423742663364242.post-51200504205052559272009-06-24T14:59:11.313-04:002009-06-24T14:59:11.313-04:00Not so crazy, 311 ops often forward even small iss...Not so crazy, 311 ops often forward even small issues to 911. It's not that they're lazy though, it's the regs they operate under. If you ever are given a choice, try sticking with the 311 folks. They tend to be a lot more intelligent and dilligent about their work. After a few transferred calls to 911 I dreaded the day when I would need them in a real emergency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com