Atlanta Isn't What It Used to Be

Another story of people with blinders on... The Dumbest White Liberal in Georgia : The Other McCain

Because I’m a native of Atlanta, I’m old enough to remember when DeKalb County was nice — affluent, prestigious, even. But the DeKalb County of 40 or 50 years ago has ceased to exist, and the only white people who live there now are those too stupid to understand their imminent peril.

Pretending otherwise...

So what would you do, if you called 911, and no one bothered to respond to your situation?

This is the story of a woman caught in a "chaotic street takeover" in DeKalb County. Click thru.

It is probably worth quoting John Farnam's Rules of Stupid, even though nothing bad happened to her. Well, 45 minutes after her initial call, when she was "safe at home," she did get a text message from 911 asking if she still needed help.

“Don’t go to stupid places; don’t associate with stupid people; don’t do stupid things.”

That's by way of the The Bugscuffle Gazette

Now there are 2 things to note about the 911 call. The first is that she was scared when she called 911, and the situation was such that if the crowd turned violent, she would have been screwed. She was, however, not being attacked, so it wasn't a high-priority call. The second thing to note, is that 45 minutes is a really long time to wait if something bad happens, and if the crowd did break open her car window, she probably wouldn't have had time to call 911 back. So she would have been screwed, and been on her own.

Which brings me to the Graham Combat Killhouse Rules, because our whole modern world seems to be predicated on the idea that you are not responsible for your own safety.

The Graham Combat Killhouse Rules:

1. NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE YOU.  Whether an event lasts a few seconds, a few hours, or even a few days – you have to work as though nobody is coming to save you.

2. You are your savior, so start working because EVERYTHING IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.  You are your security, you are your medic, you are your rescuer.

3. You are your own best resource to SAVE WHO NEEDS TO BE SAVED.  Nobody wants to save your life more than you, so set yourself up for success by having the simple tools and knowledge to do so: do what you can with what you have.  Recognize that nobody is in a better position to start saving your life than you.

4. Sometimes saving lives means you have to KILL WHO NEEDS TO BE KILLED.  It has been almost 15 years since I first wrote “the more effective you are at taking a life, the more successful you’ll be at saving one” and nothing in the intervening time has changed my mind.  Be swift, be decisive, be final.

5. Mostly, ALWAYS BE WORKING.  There is always something you can be doing to improve your position.  Always.  Because nobody is coming to save you.