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Originally Posted by Titty Meat
The latter part is good but the owner of Clints Comics comes to mind and that should absolutely never ever happen. It's not your guys fault obviously.
I had a guy break into the fourier of my apartment, I could hear him picking the lock from outside. I literally watched him from my peephole try to open every door in the building besides mine (I had my TV on) when I called 911 I was put on hold. I called my neighbor across the street who was armed thankfully by the time he came over the guy left. 911 called back and nobody ended up showing up. They asked me if he was armed I honestly couldn't tell because I didnt want to make a bad situation worse.
After that I researched it and thought it was a city issue. Was really surprised to see how the process actually works and really hope its fixed.
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For sure. Can depend on when you call or what is going on...generally 911 is not that bad but there is a lot of assessment of what exactly going on and what the threat level is. There are peak times for calls as well police departments are a lot busier in the summer and when there is nice weather. If your call would have been fielded a little quicker its a legit get someone there as fast as you can situation.
We are always going to ask if you see any weapons but yes your instinct not to put yourself in a worse situation by trying to get that info is a good one.
Dispatcher centers are understaffed nation wide. There is a lot of turnover and burnout...also its harder to directly tie communications to revenue like you can an officer so there is not as much of a focus in hiring them.