The Wheels on the Bus....
- Two call takers from the city's 911 center were suspended without pay for failing to send police to a West Side residence from which Quintonio LeGrier was calling for help.
LeGrier, 19, called 911 three times on the morning after Christmas from his father's apartment. But it wasn't until the third call that the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications sent a squad car to the 4700 block of West Erie Street to check on him.
[...] One of the call takers from OEMC was given a three-day suspension for failing to send a squad car after the teen claimed in his first 911 call at 4:18 a.m. that his life was being threatened, OEMC spokeswoman Melissa Stratton said Tuesday. The call taker who picked up LeGrier's second 911 call, at 4:20 a.m., was suspended for one day after also failing to dispatch police, Stratton said.
LeGrier's third call was made at 4:21 a.m., and a different OEMC dispatcher sent the police. A fourth call at 4:24 a.m. was made by LeGrier's father, Antonio LeGrier, who said his son was trying to break into his bedroom with a baseball bat.
Rahm wants heads, so the administrators will provide him with a bushel-basket full so they can keep their jobs.
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posted by SCC at 12:33 AM
30 Comments:
Guy was an asshole on the phone and not answering questions. They made the right decision, but still get thrown under the bus. Looks like their bosses have their backs the same way ours do. Get ready to go to every bullshit call. OEMC isn't gonna take a chance. That should do wonders for the ever present backlog.
Not that he didn't deserve the police, but this is exactly why they send the police on every stupid call: they hang you out to dry when you use your own discretion and tell the caller you are not sending the police. Everyone gets the police, that's what covers your ass.
I've heard the tapes and don't know what they did wrong, if the city wants us to answer every call hire about 8,000 new cops.
They didn't have to send anyone - ever. Cops have no duty to respond to anyone - per US Sup Ct.
After almost a decade of not sending cars and sending jobs to Call Back what will this do.
ASSIGN EVERY JOB EVERY TIME.... at least in the ghetto but not in the taxpaying areas where there are no units to send.
Somebody with some music talent should do a rap song.
The Job Stack RAP...
If only the college student had been given that 3 minute chance, he wouldnt have tried to breaking into his fathers room wielding a baseball bat and he wouldn't have tried playing Wack a mole with the responding officers head. He was a poor troubled young man crying for help.
NOT!
Let's support our dispatchers/call takers, they are our life lines.
OEMC can be laughable. I would like to hear how the dearly departed sounded on those tapes.
I didn't realize "someone ruining my life" is qualified as an "emergency" that necessitates a police response. Only in the fucking Chicago ghetto. What a joke.
Here is what I don't understand: your employer the city of Chicago wants you to do everything according to procedures/by the book. So why not just do things by the book? Why place your employment status at risk by sticking your neck out? I always get a kick out of people who want to do things their own way, they stick their neck out and the only one you will end up hurting is themselves and their own family. We all know the types: the ones who won't do reports, can't even get to a call in a timely manner, 1-Paul's a legit domestic, etc.
They are trying to deflect the blame from the person who should be blamed, everything that has been happening can't be blamed on the actual offender. Every case, every time. 50's this weekend.
So where's their names?
What are their names media, not to throw darts at the dispatchers but if it was one of us.....
It's funny that Rahm wants heads now but he and old McCarthy cut police then instituted a screening process for call takers and dispatchers to take part in to cut down on what police would respond to since there is a huge shortage of them. Prior to Rahm if you called police they came. Not the case anymore and that was put into operation by him and his administration. When is the FOP gonna tell him to resign? It's time for him to feel the pain!
So if you took a few days for not sending a car what do you think all your co-workers will start doing?
Thats right sending squad cars for every call no matter how dumb it is!
Mix that in with slow response and the ACLU effect and this is looking like a perfect storm.
shortshanks was the real panderer and the master of smoke and mirrors. he would have (and did in other high profile cases) fired them, which is totally contrary to the call-taker's contract. shanks would act, all the while knowing his actions were nothing, but a bullshit, losing bluff. shanks did not have the option to fire them. he never had a fail-safe dismissal option negotiated into their contract. the dismissed personnel and their union would have sued and then after a year or two, the dismissed personnel would have been reinstated with back pay. the newspapers would not report about the reinstatements. the public would continue to think the shanks put the hammer on the dismissed personnel and the public would never know the dismissed personnel were eventually reinstated or were, at a minimum, given back-pay and offered reinstatement. at least giving the call-takers a reasonable suspension, accompanied by mandatory retraining, creates a less costly conclusion for the taxpayers, but unfortunately, it does not allow for the bloodletting so desired by the public.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Guy was an asshole on the phone and not answering questions. They made the right decision, but still get thrown under the bus. Looks like their bosses have their backs the same way ours do. Get ready to go to every bullshit call. OEMC isn't gonna take a chance. That should do wonders for the ever present backlog.
2/17/2016 12:46:00 AM
Agreed shithead thug calls plays name games, attacks police attempts to kill officers with bad thug is dead why are they ebing suspended rahm crew? Cowards is what you are! Funny looking at suntimes today rahm did not go to see barry in springfield and felon hillary does not want him around,guess rahm is totally toxic!
Come on rahm hang you head resign, encourage the fifty cent club to do the same, throw in the gold star police jokers and we have the winning trifecta!
"When is the FOP gonna tell him to resign? It's time for him to feel the pain!
2/17/2016 10:25:00 AM"
Are you kidding? Doormat Dean is Chief Knobgobbler to 9 1/2, get rid of that joke 1st.
Anonymous said...
Here is what I don't understand: your employer the city of Chicago wants you to do everything according to procedures/by the book. So why not just do things by the book? Why place your employment status at risk by sticking your neck out? I always get a kick out of people who want to do things their own way, they stick their neck out and the only one you will end up hurting is themselves and their own family. We all know the types: the ones who won't do reports, can't even get to a call in a timely manner, 1-Paul's a legit domestic, etc
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A domestic is a family issue. Society should not be in the business of healing family grievances.
"2/17/2016 07:32:00 AM:
Here is what I don't understand: ...."
Everything.
"Quintonio LeGrier was calling for help."
This I gotta hear. We demand the audio.
I can't remember -- anyone see the tox screen on Quint?
(OT) would this be a "hate crime?"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-west-rogers-park-murder-charges-20160217-story.html
Is it a "death investigation?"
Rahm the bus driver.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Here is what I don't understand: your employer the city of Chicago wants you to do everything according to procedures/by the book. So why not just do things by the book? Why place your employment status at risk by sticking your neck out? I always get a kick out of people who want to do things their own way, they stick their neck out and the only one you will end up hurting is themselves and their own family. We all know the types: the ones who won't do reports, can't even get to a call in a timely manner, 1-Paul's a legit domestic, etc.
2/17/2016 07:32:00 AM
Actually if we all followed the General Orders to the letter and did everything "by the book" we'd paralyze the department and send this city into near anarchy. Not a bad thought.... give them what they want.
wonder if Rahm is gonna open back up those mental clinics with all the doe the city is getting for the camera lights.... NOPPPPPPPPPPPPPE!
Da Da calls the Police, my son is actin a fool thinks he is Jackie Robinson swingn a dam baseball bat. Hey neighbor lady you go let the Police in I'm afraid of this crazy fool, he gonna hurt somebody.
(OT) no surprise police pensions going broke hinsdale police chief another "double dipper" another pig taking more! Wonder what political party he gives back to?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-police-chief-retires-tl-0225-20160217-story.html
The Ballerina will do ANYTHING NOW to save his Job , We Want HIS HEAD NEXT
I'm still waiting for that look on an officers face when getting that 911 call they respond too.....only to find out upon arrival...."he took a cigarette from me"
Throw them a 10-1 party and give them more money than any damn three day suspension. Tax free.
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