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Five Things to Do Before Calling 911—and Option 1 Will Blow Your Mind

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People know what can happen when they call the police on Black people. So why would anyone still be so quick to call 911 in situations that do not absolutely require it?

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One night, a man who had trouble figuring out the “opposite of North” called 911 to report a “sketchy,” unarmed man in a ski mask he’d passed on the street.

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