I've had three interactions with the police outside of traffic enforcement incidents.
The first two were when I was in college. A neighbor broke into our room and assaulted my roommate, and we were all questioned briefly as to what we had seen.
The second case, I was on a MUSH chatting with someone when they announced that they were going to commit suicide, and signed off. I happened to know where they were, so I called the police in their area and informed them of what had happened. I got a call back a few hours later thanking me - they'd gotten there just in time to prevent her from jumping.
The third occasion, just last month, I'd dropped my cell phone outside a gas station. Someone turned it in to the police. They called through my speed-dial list and got through to a friend, who called the store I was at and let me know what had happened. I immediately headed for the station to pick it up. When I got there the station was closed, but two officers were sitting in their cars in the driveway chatting. I went up to them and introduced myself, explained what brought me there, and they quite gracefully went in to the station, got my phone, and gave it to me. No trouble, no hassle.
So, yeah. Not had the troubles some had.
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The first two were when I was in college. A neighbor broke into our room and assaulted my roommate, and we were all questioned briefly as to what we had seen.
The second case, I was on a MUSH chatting with someone when they announced that they were going to commit suicide, and signed off. I happened to know where they were, so I called the police in their area and informed them of what had happened. I got a call back a few hours later thanking me - they'd gotten there just in time to prevent her from jumping.
The third occasion, just last month, I'd dropped my cell phone outside a gas station. Someone turned it in to the police. They called through my speed-dial list and got through to a friend, who called the store I was at and let me know what had happened. I immediately headed for the station to pick it up. When I got there the station was closed, but two officers were sitting in their cars in the driveway chatting. I went up to them and introduced myself, explained what brought me there, and they quite gracefully went in to the station, got my phone, and gave it to me. No trouble, no hassle.
So, yeah. Not had the troubles some had.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.