Police Ignore 21 Phone Calls from Suicidal Mother

[SsilverR]

when you call the feds they either ignore you or don't show .. when you take matters into your own hands YOU get in trouble or arrested .... and occasionally police will shoot or beat the crap out of someone just for fun or arrest them for no reason

what a fucking perfect world we live in ... not all of them are bad but i pray the ones that deserve it get shot or stabbed on patrol and left to die in a pile of their own shit

 

[Treblaine]

*shrugs* that's kinda 50/50, she has no reason to swear. And again, prank calls, most kids resort to swears when the funny levels are too low and their friends are listening.

"HOLY SHIT MY FUCKING MOTHER IS DYING OH MY GOD"
Some people don't intentionally slip profanity into their speech when they're stressed - it just happens.
If it was a prank, just arrest them once you get there.

We don't really know how she swore do we? It could have been "You fucking cops get your asses over here right fucking now!"

I don't know but that would make me hurry up, not hang-up on them like a monumental douchebag.

No amount of swearing is as rude as abandoning someone as they are calling for help in a life of death situation. Every call should be treated as real, if it is fake well then you got some exercise and can arrest them if they are bullshitting.

What kind of prude in managing the emergency calls can't stand a bit of R-rated language, do they not know how kids speak these days?

There is not way to cut that where it is not incredibly fucked up.

 

[Trivun]

Talk about tactless.

But then suppose how bad it would be if she was faking it. They dispatch an ambulance to her, which is then needed somewhere else. This callout gets priority, and someone else dies. It's a lose/lose situation. As sad as it may be, their resources are far from limitless.

Wow...what a fucking useless police force this country has. Also, NO OFFICERS AVAILABLE???
No, to damn busy catching burglars, obviously. (I was being sarcastic, if you couldn't tell)

Actually, it's the UK. They were too busy filing the paperwork.


I should probably try nd usurp Gordon Brown's job or something...

How are you going to pay all of them?

Isn't it technically true that any citizen can put forward a proposal to parliament, so long as they have the backing of at least one MP? To the local council!

To pay them, it's nice and simple. We pay MPs less and stop them from claiming so much on expenses. We possibly consider leaving the EU, which will save us billions each year in money not spent any more on lazy/inefficient French farmers. We cut benefits and thus stop all these idiots who decide to live on benefits because they get more than they would in work. All of that saves money which can be put into other things (such as better military resources, paying industrial cleaners to clean up hospitals like they used to, and the aforementioned police idea, among others). Plus, cutting benefits will mean more people look for work given they'll no longer be earning (or not) more money from the government handouts, and so employment goes up. Even more success

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

To pay them, it's nice and simple. We pay MPs less and stop them from claiming so much on expenses. We possibly consider leaving the EU, which will save us billions each year in money not spent any more on lazy/inefficient French farmers. We cut benefits and thus stop all these idiots who decide to live on benefits because they get more than they would in work. All of that saves money which can be put into other things (such as better military resources, paying industrial cleaners to clean up hospitals like they used to, and the aforementioned police idea, among others). Plus, cutting benefits will mean more people look for work given they'll no longer be earning (or not) more money from the government handouts, and so employment goes up. Even more success

I assume you support the Conservative party then? Cutting benefits is something Labour traditionally wouldn't do, being left-wingers.

 

[Danny Ocean]

To pay them, it's nice and simple. We pay MPs less and stop them from claiming so much on expenses. We possibly consider leaving the EU, which will save us billions each year in money not spent any more on lazy/inefficient French farmers. We cut benefits and thus stop all these idiots who decide to live on benefits because they get more than they would in work. All of that saves money which can be put into other things (such as better military resources, paying industrial cleaners to clean up hospitals like they used to, and the aforementioned police idea, among others). Plus, cutting benefits will mean more people look for work given they'll no longer be earning (or not) more money from the government handouts, and so employment goes up. Even more success

I assume you support the Conservative party then? Cutting benefits is something Labour traditionally wouldn't do, being left-wingers.

I was just about to post. That all looks very conservative.

 

[SsilverR]

That is to be expected, the police force doesn't help us anymore. If you want to protect your family and property from a threat, you must deal with the threat yourself...

However, the police for some reason suddenly spring into action and arrest you. In the UK that is. I heard if an intruder is in your house in America then you can deal with them.

yeah you can .. but here in the UK you're not even allowed to defend yourself ... one a guy tried to bottle me in camden .. he missed me and i chinned him .. i got arrested and in the interview room i said "what was i meant to do? just stand there and let him bottle me??" ... and the officer said yes ....... WTF!!! and now i have gbh on a criminal record because i didn't let a drunk aggressive guy smash a bottle over my face

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

yeah you can .. but here in the UK you're not even allowed to defend yourself ... one a guy tried to bottle me in camden .. he missed me and i chinned him .. i got arrested and in the interview room i said "what was i meant to do? just stand there and let him bottle me??" ... and the officer said yes ....... WTF!!! and now i have gbh on a criminal record because i didn't let a drunk aggressive guy smash a bottle over my face

Wow; I think at the very least we should be allowed to defend ourselves. We do not live in a free state if you do not have the right to protect yourself, which I am sure is in the Human Rights.

 

[Trivun]

To pay them, it's nice and simple. We pay MPs less and stop them from claiming so much on expenses. We possibly consider leaving the EU, which will save us billions each year in money not spent any more on lazy/inefficient French farmers. We cut benefits and thus stop all these idiots who decide to live on benefits because they get more than they would in work. All of that saves money which can be put into other things (such as better military resources, paying industrial cleaners to clean up hospitals like they used to, and the aforementioned police idea, among others). Plus, cutting benefits will mean more people look for work given they'll no longer be earning (or not) more money from the government handouts, and so employment goes up. Even more success

I assume you support the Conservative party then? Cutting benefits is something Labour traditionally wouldn't do, being left-wingers.

Yeah, I'm a Tory voter. Thing is, I have no problem with benefits in general, obviously people who have no means of support should be given some help from the State, that's only fair. However, there needs to be some tighter limits on what money is given out, because in a lot of cases now people can actually get more money in a week from the Government than they would for a week's work. This just acts as an incentive then to scrounge benefits and not bother trying to find work. Giving money to poor families or the elderly or disabled, who all need some form of support, is all well and good, but benefits need to be cut to stop the scroungers from undermining the system and causing those who really do need it to lose out or end up paying higher taxes to accomodate the scroungers.

Of course, all this is just my opinion, but I'm happy to hear other arguments for or against cutting benefits.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Yeah, I'm a Tory voter. Thing is, I have no problem with benefits in general, obviously people who have no means of support should be given some help from the State, that's only fair. However, there needs to be some tighter limits on what money is given out, because in a lot of cases now people can actually get more money in a week from the Government than they would for a week's work. This just acts as an incentive then to scrounge benefits and not bother trying to find work. Giving money to poor families or the elderly or disabled, who all need some form of support, is all well and good, but benefits need to be cut to stop the scroungers from undermining the system and causing those who really do need it to lose out or end up paying higher taxes to accomodate the scroungers.



Of course, all this is just my opinion, but I'm happy to hear other arguments for or against cutting benefits.

Haha, I'm more inclined to lean towards the left wing, though I admit being able to undermine the system like that is a terrible hindrance to getting anything done. I had thought about if it would work to be tracking down those that scrounge benefits and are not even looking for a job, or doing so half-arsedley, and just put them to work on something anyone can do.

And to bring that back into the topic, so that we don't digress too much, and I think this was already your suggestion, perhaps a stint in the police force could be useful.

 

[JimmerDunda]

Overall some situations cant always go right.

Some of you need to be more grateful your country has a police force.

 

[RedDiablo]

I'm just shocked and stunned by the incompetence of police officers these days. If someone calls 21 times, you know it's either real, or a huge emergency.

 

[Nannernade]

I do think the police needed to arrest someone, but why in the world did she burn her daughter? Did she agree to suicide? Was she going along with this or was the mother "just doing what she thought was "right?"" I'm one of those people that don't feel sympathy for people that commit suicide, I'm sorry that's just how I feel and I feel that I will get alot of hating feedback over this message but it's my opinion, if you don't like it ignore it.

 

[nolongerhere]

British police are far to busy doing important stuff, like saving the world, to worry about law abiding citizens. She was only getting bullied, of course, beating someone with an iron pipe isn't violence, and fucking up someones front garden/ burning the doors and gates doesn't come under vandalism. Just plain ol' simple bulling.

Another reason for hating cops,

Don't hate police officers, hate the people who tell them what to do. If they can't come out to a robbery, it's probably because their superior has had them do something else. They do the best job they can while dealing with incompetent superiors, and while some will be pricks, most will be decent people.

Another reason for liking cops.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

This should be a PS on this list: http://www.cracked.com/article_17150_5-horrifying-tales-911-incompetence.html

 

[Mad World]

*shrugs* that's kinda 50/50, she has no reason to swear. And again, prank calls, most kids resort to swears when the funny levels are too low and their friends are listening.

"HOLY SHIT MY FUCKING MOTHER IS DYING OH MY GOD"
Some people don't intentionally slip profanity into their speech when they're stressed - it just happens.
If it was a prank, just arrest them once you get there.

We don't really know how she swore do we? It could have been "You fucking cops get your asses over here right fucking now!"

So... maybe she did say that. That doesn't mean the police officer has any right to hang up. If it's an emergency, the police need to act. It's as simple as that.

 

[FinalGamer]

Just terrible, I suspect scapegoats will be made of them.


At least the police didn't actively hate them and encourage mental breakdowns with illegal raids and shit...

 

[King of the N00bs]

I am fully disgusted at not only the reactions of the police but the malice generated by the buckets of putred shit that caused all of this. this was a VILLAGE for christs sake. I live in a village in the U.S.A. and nobody dares mock someone to their face about a natural handicap.

(starts to softly sing) vicariously IIIIIIIIIII...live while the whole world diiiieeeesss. Much better you than IIIIIII. (the last lyrics of "vicarious" by Tool)

 

[Asciotes]

wow, that's really stupid. I feel extremely bad for their son as well now. Wouldn't be long before i joined them if I were him.

 

[MelziGurl]

Prank call or not, each call should be taken seriously and the pranksters dealt with accordingly. It's bullshit the amount of people who seek help and are denied services simply because there are so many prank calls.

 

[dietpeachsnapple]

I am seeing a bit of multi-directional finger pointing.

The arguments seem to come down to 'hierarchy of priority' vs 'negligence resulting in two deaths.'

A conversation of which I find quite impenetrable as there is simply not enough information here to make a discernment one way or another.