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re: Michigan: Mom accidentally locks 2 month old in car; 911 dispatcher refuses to send help
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:36 am to Salmon
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:36 am to Salmon
Point of the story is the 911 dispatcher should have realized this wasn't a typical "I locked my keys in my car, come help me" situation and sent help. If the baby would have died because of this, holy frick.
Is that when it becomes a story to you?
Is that when it becomes a story to you?
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Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:37 am to Deactived
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Sounds like a shithead parent
This. Bust the window yourself. Waiting for them to unlock the door. Wtf?
This post was edited on 8/23/18 at 8:37 am
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:37 am to Salmon
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I read it.
Wouldn't know it based off your opinion on it.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:37 am to Salmon
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I guess I just have a problem with her immediately running to the media and complaining when she resolved the issue herself before EMS would have arrived anyways, most likely.
It's a non story. She should be proud that she handled it herself.
911 refused to send help when their was a baby locked in a hot car. How is this a non-story?
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:38 am to stapuffmarshy
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Bust the window yourself. Waiting for them to unlock the door. Wtf?
She was trying to bust the window, dumbass. Read the story.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:39 am to GetCocky11
Pop-A-Lock, founded in 1991 by law enforcement officers, developed a program that rescues children in locked vehicles 24/7. Since the program began, thousands of children have been rescued from across the U.S. at no charge to families or caregivers. The PAL Saves Kids program focuses on prevention and education—not blame.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:39 am to GetCocky11
Pics of the dispatcher?? I have an idea on what she looks like but want to make sure
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:40 am to sicboy
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She was trying to bust the window, dumbass. Read the story.
I did dumbass. NOWHERE is it mentioned that the parent actually told them the child was locked in the car.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:40 am to HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
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And more importantly, how do you "accidentally" lock your child in the car? For real.
Our Honda Accord used to have a feature where if a key was inside the car, it wouldn't let you lock it from the outside. So if you accidentally locked the car door and closed it with a key still inside, it would automatically unlock upon closing.
That stopped working about two years ago, so it's certainly possible for me to lock my keys in the car. I've been so mortified by some of these stories that I'm that paranoid parent that rolls the driver's side window down and leaves the car running when I go around to take the car seat out.
Seems like it could be easy to accidentally drop a key or leave it in the car and shut the door to go get your kid.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:40 am to Salmon
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People are too quick to call 911. Break the fricking window. Be a goddamn parent.
Eh. With all the new safety windows and such, I completely understand why it would be hard to break.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:42 am to GetCocky11
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But the dispatcher refused to send help, saying the police and fire departments don't unlock vehicles.
yes they do. quote:disciplinary action? she should be charged with negligence.
the dispatcher involved has not been back to work since the incident and will face disciplinary action.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:44 am to GetCocky11
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911 refused to send help when their was a baby locked in a hot car. How is this a non-story?
Well, technically the 911 didn't refuse to send help.
This exact same scenario happened to my Mom and my SIL when my niece was a baby. The thought of calling 911 never occurred to them. They broke the window and got her out.
I don't know. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but I just have a problem with people being too reliant on others.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:45 am to GetCocky11
arrest the dispatcher, that is textbook "reckless disregard"
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:46 am to GetCocky11
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Guyton smashed the back windshield with her grandfather's window breaker
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window breaker
What is a window breaker? Should I have one?
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:46 am to Salmon
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The thought of calling 911 never occurred to them. They broke the window and got her out.
Idiot, this woman tried to break the window and was failing.
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but I just have a problem with people being too reliant on others.
She tried to handle it on her own. Are you sure you read the story?
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:46 am to CarRamrod
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yes they do.
I know my Dad's dept changed their policy to that they would always bust the glass, even in non emergency situations, because people kept calling the fire dept to unlock their vehicles when they locked their keys in their cars because they were too cheap to call Pop-A-Loc
this was awhile ago too
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:47 am to sweetwaterbilly
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What is a window breaker? Should I have one?
That's what I was thinking. And if you did have one, why not start with that?
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:48 am to Oilfieldbiology
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. The dispatcher should be fired for that,
Why can't we just train people who make mistakes instead of trying to take away their livelihood - clearly it was a terrible decision, but if you train her there is no chance she does this again.
ETA: We have no idea how long this dispatcher has been employed, what kind of training she has been given or anything.
Is the assault on peoples jobs for every mistake a function of the internet age or has it always been this way and the internet just exposes it?
This post was edited on 8/23/18 at 8:51 am
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:49 am to LNCHBOX
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She tried to handle it on her own. Are you sure you read the story?
She tried and she succeeded. She didn't need help. She just needed to reevaluate. She should be proud of herself.
Posted on 8/23/18 at 8:50 am to Salmon
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She tried and she succeeded. She didn't need help. She just needed to reevaluate. She should be proud of herself.
Do you ever get tired of being this way? You know you;re ignoring the part where she was unsuccessful on her own and then grandma called while she was still trying. Luckily someone else provided a tool that she didn't have to actually do the job. I know you know how to read, so why must you be this way?
This post was edited on 8/23/18 at 8:52 am
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