On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:58:12 -0800, The Real Bev
> wrote:

>jaybird wrote:
>>
>> "Matthew Russotto" > wrote:
>> > jaybird > wrote:
>> >>Of course he shouldn't be fired. He's an 18 year veteran with no prior
>> >>disciplinary action. I wouldn't wish a firing on anyone in any profession
>> >>with that record, just based on a comment.
>> >
>> > He's probably got no previous record because the union and other
>> > coddlers of incompetence and malfeasance such as yourself got him off
>> > the hook in those cases as well.
>>
>> No, if you're trying to compare 18 years of service to a couple of 911
>> calls, that would've shown up in his work long ago in even more serious
>> circumstances. You can't dodge complaints for that long.
>
>What's an 18-year veteran doing answering the 911 phone? From
>everything I've heard, in spite of its importance, that's not exactly a
>job that requires 18 years of training and experience.
>
>I have also heard that 911 operators are supposed to keep the caller on
>the line until help arrives. Hanging up on the caller with a snotty
>remark doesn't seem to fit that part of the job description.

And they're supposed to dispatch help.

This cop didn't do that. Help was only dispatched after a 3rd call to
911 which was answered by someone else.