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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:21:47 -0800
From: Richard Childers <fscked@sbcglobal.net>
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To: Bill Dobberstein <BDobberstein@ci.fortuna.ca.us>
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Subject: A correction (Re: Hensons onsite; fist-sized rock found on front
 doorstep)
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A correction ...

Two officers responded.

I only interacted with one of the two officers.

It's possible the other officer was a woman.

I am mistaken to attribute the attitudes of the first officer, to the 
second officer.

S/he may have agreed with the first officer - but I don't actually know 
that, as s/he said and did nothing.

I've heard it said that reality is thermoplastic; that is, when emotion 
is involved, one's recollection becomes less reliable.

So please excuse my incomplete description of my interaction with your 
officers.

I was emotional.



Regards,

~richard


On 11/28/14 16:49, Richard Childers wrote:
> Chief Dobberstein,
>
> I stepped out about thirty minutes ago and found a fist-sized rock on 
> my doorstep.
>
> Too large to be blown by the wind ... placed so quietly that no one 
> heard a thing ... large enough to hurt someone.
>
> I called dispatch. It didn't seem to be an emergency yet.
>
> Two officers dropped by a few minutes later. They didn't seem too happy.
>
> The rock was there. They ignored it. They weren't interested in 
> knocking on 4-B's door.
>
> I asked them for an incident number. They told me to call the 
> dispatcher ...?
>
> They left. They didn't seem interested in anything that didn't involve 
> blood flowing or tangible damage.
>
> (Does it even need to be said, "Give the citizen an incident number, 
> in writing?" Isn't that, like, part of police kindergarden, by now?)
>
> Customer relations are not their forte, it would seem.
>
> I don't see either of those gentlemen becoming detectives any time soon.
>
> So, I called the dispatcher.
>
> I got the incident number. It doesn't matter. You know it. It was 
> around 1815, today.
>
> I told the dispatcher - Gabe - that if the police force waits until 
> something happens, they aren't actually adding any value - they are 
> being reactive, rather than preventive.
>
> If they want to PREVENT things from happening they have to INVOLVE 
> themselves.
>
> Your officers acted like I'd interrupted their poker game.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> ~richard
>