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Woman dies after son calls 911; dispatchers think it's a prank
Topic Started: Apr 9 2006, 07:49 PM (83 Views)
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Wow this is seriously messed up, a Kid called 911 because his mother passed out but the emergency operator demanded to talk to an adult because she thought it was a prank. When the police arrived at his house 3 hours later they found his mother dead, the operator is NOT going to be fired she is just going to be 'disciplined'.

What was she thinking? I mean if he gave her an address she could at least send the cops out there to check, if it was fake they could have went after the pranker.

http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4739612
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Man that freaking makes me so angry. I hope the family sues huge over this. Kids are taught in school and on TV time & time again to call 911 in an emergency this little boy should have been a hero for what he tried to do and his mother still be alive not have a dead mother because the operator was a dumb bitch! I can't believe this!? *pissed
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(WTF) F!U!!(fucked up!)
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I read about this on the internet and then saw it on the news today. This pisses me off. If they thought it was a prank then send the damn cops out to check it out don't do nothing. Some people *pissed
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I just can't believe this !!!!
and like stec said yes I think that stupid bitch should get sued big time
she just ruined a kids life and might as well say took someone's life
jesssuuusss how crazy *pissed *thatsaNONO
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She did take someone's life. On the news they said if someone would have responded to the first call the mother would still be alive.
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every phonecall should be taken serious even it's from a kid.

You never knows... untill it's too late in this case.


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the operator should be fired. all matters regarding 911 should be taken seriously. ALL matters. no matter if they sound fake to you because your job is to take these calls seriously.
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kurtdszombie
Apr 12 2006, 07:03 PM
the operator should be fired. all matters regarding 911 should be taken seriously. ALL matters. no matter if they sound fake to you because your job is to take these calls seriously.

I agree and that is why should have sent the cops to the house. They definitely could have dealt with it if it was a prank and if not then they could get the help there.
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Around here ALL landline originated 911 calls (except wrong numbers where the caller says they dialed wrong) are investigated by at least a patrol unit.
That includes calls by kids, incomplete calls, hang ups, and left off hook calls

That idiot dispatcher was criminally negligent.
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