“An unidentified woman called 911 during a weekend in August 2012 while Michael Bellah was breaking into her place. Her call was forwarded to Oregon State Police because of lay-offs at the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office only allows the department to be open Monday through Friday.” This from Oregon Public Radio via cbslocal.com. It shouldn’t be a problem, though, because as everyone knows, most criminals take nights and weekends off. Somehow, though, Michael Bellah missed that memo. “‘Uh, I don’t have anybody to send out there,’ the 911 dispatcher told the woman. ‘You know, obviously, if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away?'” It isn’t known if she made the request or not . . .
But Bellah probably wouldn’t have complied. Especially since, as the report indicates, he’d already attacked the unidentified Josephine County, Oregon woman a few weeks earlier, landing her in a hospital. Which, you’d expect, might have prompted her to make some provision for her own self defense.
“Once again it’s unfortunate you guys don’t have any law enforcement out there,” the dispatcher said, according to Oregon Public Radio.
The woman responded: “Yeah, it doesn’t matter, if he gets in the house I’m done.”
The county had laid off 23 deputies plus its major crimes unit. Then “the Sheriff put out a press release warning victims of domestic violence to ‘consider relocating to an area with adequate law enforcement services.’”
“There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t have another victim,” Josephine County Sheriff Gil Gilberson told Oregon Public Radio. “If you don’t pay the bill, you don’t get the service.”
OPR and the sheriff are using the incident to argue for a tax hike to partially replace a federal subsidy that had been cut. But don’t think this is isolated to rural Oregon. Response times are rising nationwide as budgets are squeezed due to ballooning pension liabilities and declining tax bases. Which means that, more than ever, individuals will be increasingly responsible for their own personal defense and that of their loved ones. Just FYI.
Police, Fire and EMS look easy to cut on paper. Priorities look different when your cat is up a tree or someone is breaking into your home.
Beyond the budget issues, even a well-funded police department generally “responds” to calls, and the lag between the call and response is a great time to have a means of defending one’s self.
Mother Jones won’t be happy until build parties, 3D printing, and the very laws of chemistry and physics are outlawed. Only then will they feel safe.
Never realized how easy this was.
Thanks Mother Jones, I’m going to build my own CA legal ak 47 (or 74) in the near future!
Unintended consequences, FTW!
It should be noted that AZ DPS does not track resident and non-resident permits. In fact there is no such thing as a “resident” or “non-resident” permit, it’s just a permit.
With the new law change, anyone with a valid out of state permit, a DD-214, or proof of active military service is exempt from the training requirement and can get their AZ permit for simply the cost of the permit.
AZ also recognizes all other out of state permits.
The creep who broke in and raped her was her ex-boyfriend. She knew from previous incidents that the only “no” he might have understand was a bullet. She thinks a state cop should roar across county endangering traffic, children, just to chill out her ex? She’s a frontier woman, now. No local PD. “Get a shotgun. Get a shotgun.” She’s probably a O/Biden voter anyway. She can’t take his advice? “There are people who, when you give them a free chicken, then insist you carve it for them, too.” Goethe (paraphrased)
Effective home defense begins and ends with “you”. The cops are the cleanup crew. To believe otherwise is to gamble with your life.
Q: How any grabbers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Well, since their eyes are closed and they’re in the dark…
A friend of mine stopped a car on traffic that had a male driver and a pitbull inside. As he approached the car he heard the driver yell a command as he opened the door. The dog jumped out and ran toward the officer snarling. He drew a 9mm and fired once, at which time the dog turned and ran back and got in the car.
When I arrived as backup, the driver was cuffed and the wounded dog was sitting in the front seat looking kind of wild eyed. Obviously the bullet had not hit anything vital. He had an entry wound in the left chest and an exit wound behind his left leg, but didn’t appear to be in much distress. We called animal control who took him to the vet. The vet patched him up and said he would be fine, and the city paid the vet bill. No one blamed the dog, who was obviously just following his master’s command, but, this particular pit knew when to quit.
“‘Uh, I don’t have anybody to send out there … you know, obviously, if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away?’”
“Once again it’s unfortunate you guys don’t have any law enforcement out there …”
“… The Sheriff put out a press release warning victims of domestic violence to ‘consider relocating to an area with adequate law enforcement services.’”
“There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t have another victim … if you don’t pay the bill, you don’t get the service.”
Holy fu<k. This is truly the Wyle E. Coyote moment for the Republic. We have well and truly had it.
Hope to bump into you guys sometime, after the Intertubes go away…
How naif that they’re fascinated by gun-making parties. If they really wanted to open Californian eyes they’d focus on all those people having criminal-making parties. One gang initiation will cause more havoc than ten hobby guns. Three baby mammas with no cash but the day’s drug money will make gang members like the Chinese make two dollar toys. Report that, oh my brave Mother Jones seeker after peace and freedom.
The net effect of this article:
More people are interested in AK build parties.
Woohooo! =)
Assembles a firearm from parts to show that a firearm can be assembled from parts. Provides video documentation, including discharge of said firearm.
Opinion holds the firearm assembled as configured with pistol grip and readily detachable magazine to be illegal to possess under current laws.
And thus proves how easily a person with non-criminal intent can become a criminal under law?
Then renders a part of said firearm inoperable but fails to follow the laws governing the required manner for rendering part inoperable, then knowingly or not disposes of the parts in a manner which, under law constitutes an illegal transfer?
The obvious question is, of course, did said firearm have a thingy that goes up?
Just asking.
I have 4 22 rifles and my 597 is my favorite ,its a tack driver, more accurate and better rifle than my Marlin 60, my friend has a Ruger 1022 and likes my rifle
Take alook at what color this moron is. Can you say RACIST? Next it will only be fat latinos can carry.
I hate to say this, but I would take this over what we have in CA. Unless I don my knee pads for the Sheriff I won’t get a CCW. Some counties in CA are shall issue but not many.
It isn’t perfect but it is a start. You can amend laws later.
why the hell do ex cops deserve ANYTHING extra?
you’re no longer a cop, therefore, you don’t “need” more than the rest of us. you dont walk the beats to arrest people, you’re a civilain. i dont care what you did in your now ended career.
cops dont deserve more either, because its all just bullshit anyways, but that’s a different matter.
I disapprove of everything about this, except Vivica Fox’s smokin-hot boobies.
The fellow had attacked her several weeks earlier? She had been hospitalized as a result. She got out of the hospital and he got out of jail? WHY was he out of jail? Because justice is slow………………………..their heart becomes fully set to do bad. My neighbor(has extensive criminal record) was caught in the commission of a crime by a deputy, held 48 hours and released……..because the prosecutor did not file any charges. Now…..he has promised me that I would not sleep at night! Takes 1/2 hour for deputy to get here. And after they get here…….nothing. And if they are caught red-handed…….still nothing!