Doug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEMEnglish • 1 year agoFamily of 11-year-old shot by police vows to seek justice after officer gets no chargeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square10arrow-up1184arrow-down16cross-posted to: news
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkFamily of 11-year-old shot by police vows to seek justice after officer gets no chargeswww.theguardian.comDoug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEMEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square10cross-posted to: news
minus-square@LowtierComputerlinkEnglish8•1 year agoDo not call the police. There’s almost no situation where they’re helpful to those in need of help. The fire department and EMS on the other hand are underpaid heroes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoYeah but if you’re on holiday in the US and you need the EMS Americans still advise not calling them unless the situation is too dire to get yourself there or you have good travel insurance ☺️🔫
minus-square@CompostMateriallinkEnglish2•1 year agoThis is correct. The only time you should call emergency services in the US are: You are already dying so it can’t get worse. Something is on fire and a garden hose won’t put it out.
minus-square@LowtierComputerlinkEnglish1•1 year agoMy Paramedic friend said the same thing. “An American ambulance is only for when you’d die on the way there otherwise.”
Do not call the police. There’s almost no situation where they’re helpful to those in need of help.
The fire department and EMS on the other hand are underpaid heroes.
Yeah but if you’re on holiday in the US and you need the EMS Americans still advise not calling them unless the situation is too dire to get yourself there or you have good travel insurance ☺️🔫
This is correct. The only time you should call emergency services in the US are:
My Paramedic friend said the same thing.
“An American ambulance is only for when you’d die on the way there otherwise.”