A gawking crowd, whether witnesses or Nosy Nellies, doesn't surprise me one bit, no matter what the potential danger or gore factor might be.
My dad was in LE all his life, so we heard lots of stories. During his retirement speech, he joked about how one of the things that never changed over his career was the looky-loo; how fascinated people were with both the macabre and the mundane. Nothing too small or too gory to attract a gawking crowd, especially if media were on scene (and in that case, sometimes way more LE than were actually needed, too).
Have to admit that as little girls, my sister and I were major looky-loo wannabes: "Daddy, an ambulance/fire truck! Follow it...pleeeeease!" :blushing: He never did and we fortunately outgrew it. Kinda.
I believe one of the callers said no this is someone that came out of their home when the dispatcher suggested it was the police.
Well, it was when we were very small girls. I think the main draw was that we felt so much pride in the bravery of our dad, all of LE and firefighters...we wanted to see them work. Plus, a firetruck seemed pretty exciting as a pre-schooler.
My dad impressed on us that there was enough for firefighters to deal with without having people in the way and that someone on scene could be hurt or worse, and we wouldn't want anyone intruding on us that way if it were our family. So we understood, but still wanted to follow the firetruck a ways just to watch it.
And certainly, like you, I'd be hiding with my family in the event of gunshots! Sorry, I must've come across differently than I meant to.
Did we ever figure out what these things are in the grass near the crime scene? I took a screen shot from a video, and if you watch it, you can see that there are more than 1 of whatever they are on the grass/ground. Tracy is standing just a few feet away from where Trayvon's body was.
Here's the video link:
Retracing Trayvon Martin's Final Steps Before Vigilante George Zimmerman Lynched Him - YouTube
Here's one pic:
Ah yes.. the pride of being Law enforcement.. my dad said he fantasized about it all his life. went into the army and then became a police officer (I wasn't even allowed to call him a "cop!!" I still get flustered around a man in a uniform! Unfortunately.. not many feel the same way nowadays
Lots of the reason is because of the actions of LE like the SPD (IMO, MOO, JMO)
He got out because he saw the rapid decline of the external AND internal respect for the NYPD.
:sigh:
So sad...
Did we ever figure out what these things are in the grass near the crime scene? I took a screen shot from a video, and if you watch it, you can see that there are more than 1 of whatever they are on the grass/ground. Tracy is standing just a few feet away from where Trayvon's body was.
Here's the video link:
Retracing Trayvon Martin's Final Steps Before Vigilante George Zimmerman Lynched Him - YouTube
Here's one pic:
