From Comments...again

We feel the need to address stuff in the comments. An explanation needs to be give to those that worry about calling 911 and why to call 911. We are going to refer readers to our other post about racial profiling vs. criminal profiling as well as a response on this post.

This is why I asked if I should call. I have been called Racist by the police here for calling in about suspicious people who happen to be black in the past. Dispatch has even hinted at that as well. Just because a person(s) who is acting suspiciously happens to be black, it does not mean we are being racist.It means we have not seen that person before and he/she is acting strange. Check them out!Don't give me a lecture on racism.

Those internal feelings that you as a tax paying citizen about not coming off racist or don't want to offend anyone are feelings that have been given to you by the media/politicians/reverends of the world who tell you that you can't feel that way or that you are offending someone.

Ultimately, the person that you maybe offending is the person that becomes a victim because you did not call 911 on that suspicious person.

Years back when we were a more communal society, we used always look at outsiders that entered our neighborhoods and some may even have confronted them. That is human nature. Until that person proves their intentions to the community, we are going to watch and be suspicious. Our current form of confronting the individuals is using the police department to do the confronting.

Know this if you call 911, the police may not necessarily stop the person. Sometimes, they will watch the person too. And that is good as well. There is nothing wrong with a police officer parking on a block and watching the suspicious person move. Then when that suspicious person turns a corner, the police can turn a corner and keep watching. That may be good enough to scare this individual away if they have criminal intentions. The criminal might believe that this neighborhood is well watched by police or the community and it isn't worth the risk.

Believe us, the dispatchers are the last people you should worry about offending. They are responsible for taking the calls and dispatching them out. Their personal views are just that, their personal views. They are not living your life and in your neighborhood and they do not know what you are seeing. Ultimately, dispatchers are just a voice on the end of the phone that is translating what you tell them to the police. We know dispatchers that live in our neighborhood that would cheer you on for calling as they have families that live here as well. You are doing the right thing by calling.

Also, if you do not want to give your name and talk to a police officer, you do not have to. You can remain anonymous. Hell, the people in the ghettos that get all of the police presence make these anonymous 911 calls ALL THE TIME!!!!