Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen?? ( Archived) (7)

Apr 11, 2006 10:29 AM CST Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen??
patientlywating
patientlywatingpatientlywatingNew Salisbury, USA14 Threads 254 Posts
DETROIT - A 5-year-old boy called 911 to report that his mother had collapsed in their apartment, but an operator told him he should not be playing on the phone, and she died before help arrived.

Turner's son, Robert, placed two calls to 911 after his mother collapsed Feb. 20 on the kitchen floor. During one of the calls, an operator said: "You shouldn't be playing on the phone."




Ok...what the hell is the point in us teaching our kids to call 911 if they think its just pranks??
This makes me soooooo mad.......
What is this world coming to???
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Apr 11, 2006 10:30 AM CST Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen??
TexasTornado
TexasTornadoTexasTornadofairfield, USA22 Threads 2,701 Posts
the world is going to hell..
that is just messed up
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Apr 11, 2006 10:37 AM CST Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen??
Ocee35
Ocee35Ocee35Jackson, Michigan USA69 Threads 2 Polls 3,852 Posts
That is a very sad story...however,

given prolific nature of bad news,

I'll reserve judgement on the entire 911 system.
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Apr 11, 2006 11:06 AM CST Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen??
ninamoosha
ninamooshaninamooshaSt. Ignace, Michigan USA146 Threads 1,285 Posts
I also had to make a 911 call, I found out my phone obviously showed me at a different address and as a different person. Thank goodness it was not life or death. I still do not know how that one happened. Scared me.
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Apr 11, 2006 11:12 AM CST Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen??
cajunfroggy
cajunfroggycajunfroggyWaco, USA145 Threads 7,332 Posts
poor kid is gonna think if theres an emergency he cant call cause they wont beleive him
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Apr 11, 2006 11:18 AM CST Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen??
patientlywating
patientlywatingpatientlywatingNew Salisbury, USA14 Threads 254 Posts
Legally I thought they were suppose to check out every 911 call.......apperantly not!!!
What the hell.......say my 13 yr old is watching my 6 yr old.....(not that I would allow that....but anyway) something happens and he calls 911.........is my daughter gonna die because it is a child calling....this is outrageous!!!!!!
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Apr 11, 2006 12:14 PM CST Dial 911----whats the point if they wont listen??
choklit1
choklit1choklit1portland, Oregon USA10 Threads 72 Posts
Yep I saw this story today. a little more info.... the little boy called twice , the mom was barely conscience the second call (3HOURS LATER) the woman is practically yelling at the boy. The family is suing , the operators rebuttal was ... a high number of prank calls.. BILL CHIT !
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