Posted on 11/07/2011 11:26:11 AM PST by Nachum
In addition to not arresting the hundreds of Occupy DC protesters who blocked the entrance of one of the city’s convention centers Friday to prevent those who disagree with them from exiting, several members who attended the Americans for Prosperity Foundation event say police ignored their 9-1-1 calls for more help to in order to protect event attendees from the mob.
The foundation’s director of programs Katie Engdahi told the Daily Caller that Washington D.C. 9-1-1 operators hung up on the organization’s staffers four times as they asked for extra police Friday:
“Engdahl said she called 911 in the middle of the show and told them the protesters appeared organized with a plan of attack as they had all the convention center exits blocked.
‘I did mention [on the 911 call] how coordinated I thought the protesters’ effort was, as well as how ill-prepared both MPD and the Convention Center were in communicating together on how best to solve the problem,’ she explained.
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He’ll probably be charge with the crime of harassing 911.
If he had reported that we was trapped in a corn maze maybe they would have responded.
I read the article. The 911 operators hung up when they were told that the cops were there. They should have explained WHY they were hanging up, but the bottom line is that the 911 operators’ job is to send cops, fire or ambulances if they’re needed. If the cops are already there then there’s not a lot that the 911 people can do. Once cops are on the scene it’s their job, not 911, to assess the situation and call for backup.
When you call in on 911 report a homicide. Cops will respond post haste.
There were police responding to the situation. You could see them in the videos that were posted on the internet over the weekend.
911 already knew about the situation.
In liberal enclaves, just hint that someone may have an evil gun.
bump for later
As Hunter S. Thompson said......"humourless marxist punks will kill one of us, one of these days" describing the the animals of revolution in post WWII politics. Oddly enough, Thompson took care of the messy work on his own.
“I think I saw a gun!”
Just say somebody has a gun and you’ll have the gun control crowd there in no time flat!
I generally agree with that statement but there can be times that it may be appropriate to call 911 if you see the police in over there heads in a situation.
About five years ago DC had the worst response rate of any major city’s 911 service. About 40% of their calls were unanswered.
This makes it pretty clear just what’s going, doesn’t it?
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