6 year old's 911 call mistaken for prank

[Guest123_x1]

They're letting her keep her job because of her "long hard years of service". I've heard that the family's layer is going to go after her though, and not the city itself.

Seniority should NOT play a factor in whether or not she should keep her job. It is the way she conducted business that should be the factor here.

 

[wakachamo]

This is saddening. I've seen the video and they've actually shown the recording. In the phone call, the operator asks to speak with the mother...?

The boy (obviously, WHO WOULDN'T with a response like that >>;) just hanged up saying "URGH!".

Doesn't this show a bit of stupidity?

 

[Jet Enduro]

Heard about this on the news, the operator should at the very least get fired. I wish she could get charges pressed upon her, but... :/ If a child calls 911 twice, he more than likely isn't kidding. Kids of the future know of better pranks to pull >.>

And it's not like it's a problem for her to send an ambulance over there. Not like Detroit is short on them D:

 

[.Enigma]

That's incredibly sad. That kid is going to be traumatized for life.

 

[Emma]

That person whoever took that call is brainless, what 6 year old would say that their mother has collapsed and joke about it ? It just wouldn't happen, I thought the 999/911 were their to save peoples lives etc. but instead they just sit around loafing that it was a prank. It's just plain stupid, that person should be fired because clearly they cannot be trusted to do their job right.

I feel really sad for the boy, he listened and he done the right thing he was taught and used it for the right reason.

 

[Drifblim]

The operator should not only be fired, but arrested and charged with manslaughter. As an operator your job is to take the 911 calls seriously, not just dismiss one from a kid as a prank. Guilty, ten years in prison, $100,000 fine. Get it? Automatic.

 

[Yukimura]

This isa really sad thing to hear about.
Till now i did not know about this.
I don't know of really any 6 year oldes that would call. Many would be up set becouse they could not wake their mother or really not think about it and think she is sleeping.
For a adult to think it is a joke show how things are getting.
People are becomeing less trusting and now has the chance of costing people their lives.

*sigh*

 

[Guest123_x1]

it's gone completely

This isa really sad thing to hear about.
Till now i did not know about this.
I don't know of really any 6 year oldes that would call. Many would be up set becouse they could not wake their mother or really not think about it and think she is sleeping.
For a adult to think it is a joke show how things are getting.
People are becomeing less trusting and now has the chance of costing people their lives.

*sigh*

In this politically over-correct world, no one can be trusted anymore.

 

[Yukimura]

In this politically over-correct world, no one can be trusted anymore.

Yes i say your right.
Though in all truth then what does that really say about the world?

(not really asking just thinking out loud).

 

[Trainer_Kelly]

I read about that on AOL. It's really sad his mother died. It just says some people think little kids are stupid.

 

[Geometric-sama]

That's one of the most terrible things I've ever read. I know that prank calls do go through to the emergency number, but operators have a responsibility to treat all calls as serious until otherwise proven. I don't think that's ever happened here in Australia, and I sure as hell hope that it doesn't.

 

[yaminokaitou]

I think you guys are being a bit unfair to the operator.
911 gets plenty of prank calls by people who think it's funny to make people get all worked up, and since many of them are kids she probably assumed he was the same.
Still, I think she should have been more responsible and tried to look into the situation to see if it was a prank or not. She could have asked the boy questions about his mother's condition and whatnot instead of shunning his call completely.
Telling him to get an adult is ridiculous since if there WAS an adult there he or she would have mostly likely called instead of the boy.

I have one question about the whole thing though.
Why did the kid wait three hours to try to call back?
Was he scared or too ashamed? I know that if my mom was dying or fainted or something, I'd be calling 911 until they listened to me. Either that or I'd call another relative or something.
I guess I really can't accuse the kid since I don't know his situation very well, but I still have to wonder why he waited so long.