I called recently when somebody was trying to break into my car while I was in it. Not that it made any difference. I managed to get away and never heard back from the cops.

I should get a concealed carry permit.

If it can't be helped. Like, I wish a lot of shit was settled without law enforcement because things become more complicated once they get involved. And sometimes a lot of money just to get the justice system to do shit. With the off-chance that nothing will be done at all.

I've only ever had to call the cops on two occasions and that's to deal with a noisy tenant, simply because my apartment management are a bunch of lazy assholes who simply refuse to evict people who have broken lease agreements multiple times.

My record with cop encounters has been fairly positive to date, too and I'd rather keep it that way.

German here, with relatively moderate bullpigs. I never had bad experiences with them, and most reports of right-wing content (eg. in chats) pile in eastern germany (saxony etc.). And abuse from them is pretty rare afaik, but there are famous reports of drunk people being killed and one drunk non-white person being burned (maybe alive), again in eastern germany. Overall, here in western parts, I would trust them. Basically with everything. In eastern germany I'd be very careful with anything a right-winger might be biased against.

I distrust them they've tried to stitch me up and failed a few times now, I'd be more likely to talk to paramilitary groups if I needed real justice (I live in Belfast).

Maybe if I saw someone else being robbed or something I'd make an anonymous call and get out of the area but that's about it.

One of the most important videos I've ever watched:

https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE

I've called the police twice, once while walking home in the early hours, a car left the road and decided to try and run me over on a football field. Another time, after hours in a closed pub, people were trying to break in, throwing chairs at the windows and pepper spraying through the side door. Both times was equally pointless.

I frequently call the police (2 to 4 times a year) and have the number saved for all my local cities.

Why?

Anytime you see something in the road that doesn't belong there (chains, pieces of debris, a block of wood, trailer ramps, shredded tire) they will send someone to come move it. I'm my city this service is very reliable.