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It seems that every few years, you'd hear some crazy 911 call on the news. It would usually involve a person that called and wanted directions somewhere, with an angry operator telling them 911 is only for emergencies.
Sometimes, you'd hear someone being murdered, and the 911 operator doesn't seem to believe them.
But lately, there's a bunch of calls where the 911 operators sound like they haven't been trained properly.
A few weeks ago, everyone saw the clips of the alligator that made it into a womans kitchen in Florida. You hear the 911 operator say "Are you sure it isn't an iguana?" She went on with a few more questions, as the worried lady tried to explain.
The operator said, "How long is it?" The lady screamed something about the head being a few feet.
Then, there was the 911 operator that fell asleep. And, after this story hit the news a few days ago, other stories came out about 911 operators that have fallen asleep while taking an emergency call.
The other day, someone told me this story, but they didn't know the details. I then heard a morning radio show talking about it.
A guy got his arm stuck in some machinary at work. He took off his shoe, and called 911 with his toe. The operator said, "If your arm is stuck in something, then how did you call us?"
I don't know if the guy had to convince her, or what. Maybe she made him text something with his big toe, to prove he could really do it.
Maybe this 911 operator never heard the story from a decade ago. A guy on a farm lost both his arms in a tractor accident. He went inside and called 911 with his nose.
Now, I would've just curled up in the corn fields and let myself bleed to death.
I have a few friends that are police officers. And, I know their training was extensive.
I realize that with 911 operators, it doesn't have to be as extensive. But, shouldn't they at least be trained to take every call seriously? And, let the officers that show up at the residence decide it it was a fake call or not.
Everyone knows that crank calls to 911 will get you charged. And if they don't, let them discover that the hard way.
And many times, they'll be surprised to see that sometimes alligators do show up for a bite to eat, or someone is stuck in machinery, or there is a great white off the coast of Solana Beach.
It seems that every few years, you'd hear some crazy 911 call on the news. It would usually involve a person that called and wanted directions somewhere, with an angry operator telling them 911 is only for emergencies.
Sometimes, you'd hear someone being murdered, and the 911 operator doesn't seem to believe them.
But lately, there's a bunch of calls where the 911 operators sound like they haven't been trained properly.
A few weeks ago, everyone saw the clips of the alligator that made it into a womans kitchen in Florida. You hear the 911 operator say "Are you sure it isn't an iguana?" She went on with a few more questions, as the worried lady tried to explain.
The operator said, "How long is it?" The lady screamed something about the head being a few feet.
Then, there was the 911 operator that fell asleep. And, after this story hit the news a few days ago, other stories came out about 911 operators that have fallen asleep while taking an emergency call.
The other day, someone told me this story, but they didn't know the details. I then heard a morning radio show talking about it.
A guy got his arm stuck in some machinary at work. He took off his shoe, and called 911 with his toe. The operator said, "If your arm is stuck in something, then how did you call us?"
I don't know if the guy had to convince her, or what. Maybe she made him text something with his big toe, to prove he could really do it.
Maybe this 911 operator never heard the story from a decade ago. A guy on a farm lost both his arms in a tractor accident. He went inside and called 911 with his nose.
Now, I would've just curled up in the corn fields and let myself bleed to death.
I have a few friends that are police officers. And, I know their training was extensive.
I realize that with 911 operators, it doesn't have to be as extensive. But, shouldn't they at least be trained to take every call seriously? And, let the officers that show up at the residence decide it it was a fake call or not.
Everyone knows that crank calls to 911 will get you charged. And if they don't, let them discover that the hard way.
And many times, they'll be surprised to see that sometimes alligators do show up for a bite to eat, or someone is stuck in machinery, or there is a great white off the coast of Solana Beach.