Post by Shelyuki on Mar 24, 2005 17:23:34 GMT -5
LISBON, Conn. - A state trooper was suspended for 15 days without pay after he was recorded on a 911 tape saying “too bad” to a caller seeking help for a man injured in a motorcycle accident.
State police said the dismissive answer by Trooper Robert Peasley did not affect the response time to the accident involving Justin Sawyer, 21, who died of a severe head injury a week after the crash last August. Peasley was suspended on Monday.
Russell Shepard, a friend of Sawyer’s, called 911, which was routed to the state police barracks in Montville. When he reported the accident, Peasley said, “Yeah ... too bad,” and hung up, according to a tape obtained by WTNH-TV.
Shouldn't that guy actually be fired? Even if his response didn't affect the time it took for the motorcyclist to get help, if you're a 911 operator and you say something like that, it just shows you really don't want or deserve the job. The only possible excuse I can think for him saying "too bad" is that he had recieved like ten pranks calls prior to the actual emergency.
State police said the dismissive answer by Trooper Robert Peasley did not affect the response time to the accident involving Justin Sawyer, 21, who died of a severe head injury a week after the crash last August. Peasley was suspended on Monday.
Russell Shepard, a friend of Sawyer’s, called 911, which was routed to the state police barracks in Montville. When he reported the accident, Peasley said, “Yeah ... too bad,” and hung up, according to a tape obtained by WTNH-TV.
Shouldn't that guy actually be fired? Even if his response didn't affect the time it took for the motorcyclist to get help, if you're a 911 operator and you say something like that, it just shows you really don't want or deserve the job. The only possible excuse I can think for him saying "too bad" is that he had recieved like ten pranks calls prior to the actual emergency.
