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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Were the other passengers on the bus too PC to get off and safely call 911 when the guys was making wild death threats? What about the driver? DC people are too polite and tolerant of the crazy for their own good. [/quote]

Honestly, who has time to call 911 every time someone yells something threatening at you? I just walk away. [/quote]

maybe you should try being less passive, and more community-minded. Sad that your biggest concern is your "time" which would be all of two minutes. All they want is a location to check into.

https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/the-psychology-of-heroism/overcoming-the-bystander-effect#:~:text=In%201964%2C%20Kitty%20Genovese%20was%20killed%20outside%20her,of%20them%20acted%20or%20went%20to%20Genovese%E2%80%99s%20aid.

"In 1964, Kitty Genovese was killed outside her apartment building in densely populated Queens, New York. As the story goes, [b]there were dozens of people that heard the young woman screaming for help but none of them acted or went to Genovese’s aid[/b]. The infamous murder launched decades of studies investigating the “bystander effect,” where a diffusion of responsibility and fear of risk leads to inaction on the part of people who may be able to rectify a risky situation."[/quote]

I encounter [b]raving individuals[/b] in downtown DC at least once a week. So I should call 911 every time?[/quote]

Yes. If someone is raving you call this number:  1(888)7WE-HELP or 1-888-793-4357  Put it in your phone. You do not need to provide any identifying information. All you need to provide is the intersection, and they will dispatch a mobile wellness check unit, as you would want done for your brother, sister or mother if they were on the street raving.

If they are threatening harm to themself or others, call non-emergency 311. You do not need to provide any identifying information. All you need to do is provide the intersection. The operator will determine who to dispatch (they may send the unit above).

If there is imminent danger, call 911 as anyone would do.

People do not have to be raving for you to call. Incapacitated, passed out, exposed to the elements.... go through the steps above so that their well being can be established.[/quote]

Have you ever called 311 in Dc for a wellness check? They transfer you to 911.

911 is a good service and I understand why they do it a bit theThe dispatcher wants an exact address. Not just cross streets, a [/quote]

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