I made my first 9-1-1 call yesterday. Some eejit left a little tan spaniel in a locked car with all the windows rolled up. Then I made my second 9-1-1 call ten minutes later when the police still hadn't shown up. The policeman didn't show up until 25 minutes after the original call went through. Podunk town. Then he stood around and scratched his arse for a while wondering what to do. I was about ready to break a window myself when the woman who owned the dog finally came out of a restaraunt to see what all the commotion was about. I saw the police officer write something down and hand it to her - I hope it was a big damn fine and a ticket. Too bad he didn't just take the dog away from her. Clearly she has mush for brains. I am disgusted with both the woman and the inefficient policeman. He had two types of rods to try to pry open the door/window and he couldn't get either to work. I wanted to ask him what he would have done if the woman had not come out. Why did it take so long? Why not break the window? A life was at stake! I don't get it.
I saw the dog get up and walk around in the parking lot, but I still feel guilty. I feel like I should have made sure he got out sooner. But it's hard to know what to do. I suppose in this instance, since the dog seemed fine, it was better to not break a window...but what if it had worked out the other way? Next time, if it's a worse situation, will I break a window? I damn well hope so.