We've had problems in this area with 911 calls being forwarded to the proper authorities when there is a question of what jusisdiction the call is from or if the offense happens in one jurisdiction and moves to another. We had an incident here a few years ago where a young mother was kidnapped. She was spotted in the back of the kidnapper's car, aparrently in distress, by a motorist who was unaware of the complete situation just over the county line from where the woman was kidnapped. The motorist phoned 911 but the message didn't get to the police dept. that was looking for the young woman until it was too late; she was raped, murdered, and her body left in a swamp not far from where she was spotted and yet back in the original jurisdiction where it all started. If there had been better sharing of information between the two departments she might have been saved and there have been some statewide changes to 911 policies and training due to this incident.

I had an incident where a guy was mercilessly beating another guy who was already down in the ditch in front of my house a few years ago. We called the sheriff and it was at least 10 minutes before a deputy arrived. Since then I've kept my rifle at the ready because I think just the sight of it and the sound of the lever action would have been enough to stop the beating. If not, after a verbal warning, I'd shoot the guy if it happened today because he could've killed the guy who was down. As it was, the guy administering the beating got away before the cops arrived and the guy being beaten was eventually able to get up & move under his own power.

It's like I always say, when seconds count, the cops are minutes away. And though I'd prefer non violence, some violent people can only be met with violence like this scumbag in the picture who preyed on a young woman and her baby who he knew full well just lost their husband & father; people like that just don't deserve the air they breathe.