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Corgigal

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5. Dispatchers can choose

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Sun Jun 3, 2018, 09:54 PM

Jun 2018

We prioritize so low, it takes forever to respond and the case is cleared.

We also say, no because this is a civil case. I have no idea why they claim they can't refuse service cause we can. However on certain live calls, suspicions persons/cars then we will send someone out. Depends on what the citizens are saying.

I worked 911 for over 8 years, both police and EMS. Our judgement was good and I never gotten written up, nor did I give a citizen bad information. Might not like the answer, but thems the breaks.

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I used to be a 911 dispatcher. I had to respond to racist calls every day. [View all] gollygee Jun 2018 OP

America has a lot of really ugly hateful and bigoted racist people about all sorts of things. RKP5637 Jun 2018 #1

I just shake my head Ohiogal Jun 2018 #2

I worked for a bank where my manager pulled the alarm because a black guy came in. Corvo Bianco Jun 2018 #3

Bless you for that work Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2018 #4

Most states have a charge of "misusing 911" or the equivalent Lee-Lee Jun 2018 #8

Dispatchers can choose Corgigal Jun 2018 #5

Depends what the local policy is on if they can not send Lee-Lee Jun 2018 #7

As a black man this shit terrorizes me way more than ISIS or MS13 or what ever uponit7771 Jun 2018 #6