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Memphis 911 Call

Did you all hear that 911 call where the caller was reporting a breaking in and the 911 operator was snoring!

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I believe that this dispatcher needs to be fired. IF you can not help someone because your soo tired you fall asleep while talking to someone you need a new job.

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The interesting thing about this is that it took place in January 2008 and is only now coming to light because someone happened to call in on it. Everyone is crying "cover-up".

The other thing is... this is not unique, it has happened before. Along with this incident I saw examples of dispatchers in other States that were snoring. One dispatcher didn't even inform police about a kidnapping although the woman's name and the car plate number used for the kidnapping were both given to the dispatcher. Later it turned out that the woman (victim) was later raped and murdered.

Lastly, it was asked if anything can be done to such a complacent dispatcher, and it seems the most that can happen to them is being fired. The end result, make sure that if you're going to be a victim then be a victim during the daylight hours!

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Why just day light hours? I have seen people moving about in the mornings and some afternoons like they are zombies just waiting to fall asleep. I think the falling asleep can happen at any time of day. If your not getting enough sleep find a profession that will allow you to get plenty of rest. Sleeping on the job in any type of police or security related field can end up with someone getting seriously hurt or killed.

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True, actually, one thing I found odd is that no one tried to wake up the dispatcher. If I called in an emergency then I would be talking with pace and loudness, but each one was calm or even waited for snoring to stop.

Memphis 911 Call

Are dispatchers alone? I thought that there are usually two or three of them in the same room so they can handle multiple calls and also they would know if one was sleeping unless all of them were!

Memphis 911 Call

Yes there are usually two or more in the same room. I think they did not know the dispatcher was asleep or it was soo common for them to sleep that they just blew it off.