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oldhippie

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13. Different circumstances ......

Reply to Skip_In_Boulder (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 06:45 PM

Mar 2012

You are in authority over your children. A 911 dispatcher is not in authority over a citizen (unless someone can show me otherwise.)

And "I don't want you to ......" is different than "I don't need you to .....". Words mean things.

Smart parents would say "Don't do that." Prtetty simple and unambiguous.

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Here's what I don't get about the Treyvon Martin murder [View all] Skip_In_Boulder Mar 2012 OP

Police DEPARTMENTS are not single-minded things... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #1

It's obvious you do get it...you called it the Trayvon Martin murder. Murder is the key word. shraby Mar 2012 #2

It's only a recommendation. LisaL Mar 2012 #3

And what do you base that conclusion on? n/t Skip_In_Boulder Mar 2012 #5

911 operators have no legal authority ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #7

They say it wasn't an order. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #20

It shows Zimmerman was the aggressor. Deep13 Mar 2012 #4

911 operators have never been sworn officers in my experience ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #6

Yeah I am just having problems getting past the reality Skip_In_Boulder Mar 2012 #8

I totally agree with you there oldhippie Mar 2012 #15

Well I did find this on the subject. Skip_In_Boulder Mar 2012 #10

Right, many dispatchers used to be.. but not 911 operators. X_Digger Mar 2012 #14

Oh I can beleive this has a very high burn out rate Skip_In_Boulder Mar 2012 #19

I can't imagine even keeping a calm voice, much less being rational. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #21

I dont get how you can perceive ... oldhippie Mar 2012 #9

So if you told your children that Skip_In_Boulder Mar 2012 #11

Different circumstances ...... oldhippie Mar 2012 #13

I'm curious.. what police departments are those? (where dispatchers have police power) X_Digger Mar 2012 #12

In the midwest where I grew up Skip_In_Boulder Mar 2012 #17

Oh, it's definitely relevant. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #18

Great point. Seems to me Trayvon would have been the one who had the right to invoke the stand your Cass Mar 2012 #16