911 Operator Caught on Tape saying he doesn't give a **** what happens to woman

[Catherine Vincent]

Click here and look for "911 Call Goes Awry" for video.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/19/dnt.in.barras.oil.wish

This is really disgusting. An ex boyfriend broke in a woman's home and was threatening to kill her. The video says the woman called several times within three hours and they never dispatched the police to the scene. And guess what? This was in Nashville, Tennessee and the woman that called was African American. Was this a racial thing?

[Ian David]

1. No, the dispatcher was African-American, too. But she was a Hillary supporter.

"It's the house with the big Obama sign! Please hurry!"

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. Sorry, but this isn't something to joke about.

I think this is a really bad sign of the times - 911 and other emergency lines are being swamped as tensions rise in the nation, and communities are not able to respond because of personnel shortages caused by lack of funds. The same lack contributes to under-trained and under-qualified people manning these lines.

Our resources are being squandered to the tune of millions a day in Iraq, while we fall apart at home.

[Ian David]

5. Yeah, you're right. My bad. I'm sorry. n/t

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. I've had the chance to work for the state's 911 dispatch unit several times

I've declined each time. No way I'd want that job. High stress and people's lives on the line and all you can do is hear it on a headset. Forget it.

[LisaM]

4. That is completely uncalled for

I hope you're proud of that remark.

[kestrel91316]

8. Must you inject your petty political BS into EVERYTHING?

[The Wielding Truth]

2. There better be a shake up of personal. This is just wrong.

[Dogtown]

6. Our entire LE structure

needs a thorough housecleaning and then retraining.