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So many guns shots, no one ever called 911?


That's probably the most annoying part. People are shooting off machine guns and shotguns and nobody in the UK thinks its their business to ring the constables?

The ending was funny, with how lucky the boys were Im sure they got and sold the shotguns though they should have made that the sequel.

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Calling 911 wouldn't have done any good.

I see what you mean, though.

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999?

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Actually that works in other countries, cause that's what kids hear in movies and tv shows is the number for emergency response

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If they called 911 no one would turn up.

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Mostly bad neighborhoods I guess. I've lived in bad neighborhoods in urban areas and heard all kinds of weird loud noises (most old buildings in bad urban areas only have *beep* single-pane windows). I've heard noises that sound like anything and everything. If I had called the cops for each noise disturbance, I'd be on the phone all day.

I just slept with earplugs in and strong locks on the door (knob, chain, deadbolt, replace door with a heavy oak door if you can - if you have the money and live on the first floor of the building: glass laminate double-pane windows are also helpful).

People in their neighborhood probably didn't pay much attention to it. I can vouch for that.

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Mostly bad neighborhoods I guess.
Definitely and it's that sort of film too. I don't really think it's meant to be taken super-seriously. The golden tinted cinematography might be a clue to that.🐭

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If you dial 911 in the UK, you get put through to the emergency operator anyway. I actually tried it after I didn't believe someone told me this (I apologized to the person answering btw).

I'm guessing they did this because there were enough stupid people in the UK dialling 911 instead of 999.

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Jog on twonk.

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