911 joke...

[ulala06]

hahha, parents like this make me want to kick them in the face:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7492902/?GT1=6428

A 911 dispatcher was reprimanded for responding to a mother’s plea for help with an unruly child by saying: “OK. Do you want us to come over to shoot her?”

good god, learn to discipline your own children.

[GameMaster]

She told the dispatcher that her 12-year-old had kicked a hole in the door.

Wow, that is strong. She must've been under the bloodlust effect of a Shaman.

[Ginkasa]

I know a parent needs to be able to discipline their child, but some children are just out of control. Sometimes discipline makes them worse (rather than just doing what they want to do, they start smashing things).

A 12-year old girl kicking a hole through a door is serious stuff. It is very possible that the mother by herself (I assume the dad wasn't home) was not able to control the child either physically or through discipline. If girl represented a danger to herself or her mom (or anyone else), calling 911 is the correct response.

I know police can be called on children who have locked their parents out (I've seen it on Cops...), so it is very reasonable for them to come to control an out of control child.

The dispatcher should not have been so sarcastic.


/me shrugs and walks away

[DarrenMcLeod]

I think that's a clever response. If you're working for 911, you shouldn't say that, but still... it's funny.

[Happydude]

humurous...i admire his bravery...but i also think it was out of place for him to make such a comment seeing as how he is a dispatcher for 911...

[Canyarion]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

Wow, that is strong. She must've been under the bloodlust effect of a Shaman.

You play too much WarCraft, Bloodlust isn't real.

But yeah, stupid joke...

[Su-Yin]

how old is the mother? 13? didnt know how to handle a kid? panicked and called for emergency back up on 911?!

[Canyarion]

..... didn't you read it? The kid kicked a hole in a door..... if the mother's not strong (physicly/metally), perhaps she saw no other solution....

Edit: bah, your dirty fly made me sick.

[Kitana85]

That mother gave her child far too much control. To have a child in the position that leaves the 12 year old feeling that kicking a hole in the door is appropriate or acceptable is horrifying. I can't even imagine what my parents would have done to me!

On the flip side, what did the mother expect? She called the emergency line to say her kids were fighting? What did she want from the 911 operator-- parenting advice?!

Yes, I agree the 911 operator was a bit smart with her however, after all the calls he must go through in a day, I can rather see where he was coming from.

[Happydude]

my parents spanked me when i was little, and i turned out ok...but never hit my sister and now she doesn't listen to anyone, she does absolutly anything she wants, and my parents have no control over her...so ultimalty, i think it's a good thing to spank a child when she/he is young. (wow...never thought I would be saying that... )

[Canyarion]

Yay, the fly is gone!

[Typhoid]

I never got spanked, punished, grounded, or anything like that. And I turned out fine. It has nothing to do with how you punish your child, but more on what you teach them is right and wrong. Not on the repurcussions when they do something wrong.