Here's one to make you confident in the system.
An investigation is underway in Detroit after a six-year-old boy called 911 to get help for his mom, and the operator acted as if it were a joke.
Detroit NBC Affiliate WDIV reports that six-year-old Robert Turner called 911 on February 20. He thought his mother, 46-year-old Sherrill Turner, had passed out. She was later found dead.
911 tapes detail the call, where the boy tells a female operator that his mom had passed out. The operator demands to speak to an adult before sending police.
The boy eventually hung up and called back a short time later. This time, the same operator warns the boy that he could get in trouble for making a prank call to 911. The boy said police didn't arrive until three hours later and found his mother dead.
The boy is living with family members, who are now pursuing a lawsuit.
Officials said the 911 operator will be disciplined, but because of her years of service she will not be fired.
Makes you wonder what this operator would have to do to get fired. A single death isn't enough? As for the lawsuit, forget it. The government doesn't have any liability.
(h/t Of Arms and the Law)
(h/t Of Arms and the Law)
1 comment:
She also won't be fired because, without a doubt, she's a union member.
Ah, the French system at work.
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