Comments by "Schnitzel_Stephan" (@stephans1990) on "Hear neighbor explain why she called 911 on black Airbnb guests" video.

My grandma once watched a moving van stop by the neighbors house, them packing in all their belongings and leave. She never had close contact with the neighbors so she assumed they were just moving away. A week later it turned out they were actually on vacation and she watched burglars stealing their entire living room in broad daylight. It's unfortunately the police did not handle this right. But I would say the neighbor is in the right to call the police when she sees strange people (no matter the color of their skin) walking in and out of the neighbors house. I would say it is the right call to inform the police when you don't trust the situation.
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@skarthik345 Nobody should feel discouraged to call the police if you find a situation suspicious. Regardless of color. The golden rule should always be that it's better to cause a false alarm than to ignore a a real threatening situation. It is the job of the operator to judge whether there is enough reason to send the police over. If these people were wrongfully treated than the police are accountable for that, not the caller. In my grandma's case. I think this took place before people even had cellphones, but even now, I don't have all the phone numbers of all the people in my street. Plus, by the time you have reached your neighbors, you might already be too late.
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@skarthik345 You would be surprised how often people already call the police for odd reasons. The operators are trained to filter out what is worth checking up on and what is just bullshit. It is already illegal to intentionally do false reports. However, that is in the case when you make something up or exaggerate the situation, causing the police to waste time (if she would have said they threatened her with firearms for example). If the civilian was being truthful about her observations and sincere about her concerns, she did nothing wrong (might still be a Karen though). I would say this situation is entirely the fault of the police for escalating the situation. I feel like here in northern Europe (Netherlands in my case) the police would probably just have shown up to talk to the people at the house to inform about the situation, while the American police show up to situations assuming everybody is armed and dangerous by default.
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@elenamichaels9658 what has that got to do with anything?
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