I have heard that some women are told to yell “Fire!” if someone tries to rape them. People respond more quickly to cries of “Fire!”
If someone calls 911 and says “I see a guy walking in my neighborhood — can you send a cruiser?” there might be no response. Maybe someone got the bright idea to call 911 and say “I see a guy walking in my neighborhood — AND HE HAS A GUN — can you send a cruiser?”
That would be a tragic error in judgment that led to other tragic errors in judgment.
The police in Bakersfield are so overwhelmed by all the crime they just don’t come out unless the circumstances are dire. Your house can be broken in to, everything stolen, and when you call they’ll ask if you think there is still someone in the house. If the answer is no then they tell you to fill out a form online for insurance purposes.
Like the rest of California Bakersfield is one big crime pit.
Maybe the older gentleman came from a house with a Trump campaign sign in his lawn. Just saying.