Trooper tells 911 caller seeking help, "Too bad"

[Amused]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7267447/?GT1=6305

Trooper tells caller seeking help, 'Too bad'
Conn. officer suspended after comment caught on tape

The Associated Press-- 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.

Wrong number?
Shepard said he was shocked, believing he reached a wrong number.

Another friend made a second call. ?Yeah,? the officer responded. ?Help will get there. Shouldn?t be playing games.?

A third emergency call was answered by a different dispatcher, who asked about Sawyer?s condition and advised those nearby to not touch him.

?I am absolutely outraged every time I hear that ?too bad? and then click,? said Sawyer?s father, Jim Sawyer. ?I only know that I would have felt a whole lot more comfortable if I had heard people responding on the end of that 911 call with some heart and caring.?

State police said the comments by Peasley, an 18-year-veteran, were unprofessional, and the agency apologized if ?our actions added to the family?s pain.?

 

[Schadenfroh]

that's too bad

 

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
that's too bad

/thread.

In all seriousness...that Trooper should be fired. What could have possibly prompted him to respond that way?

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

that ass should be fired:thumbsdown:

 

[quakefiend420]

that guy is a prick...how can you tell someone "too bad" when they call 911?

i mean...wtf

 

[Czar]

If I were his boss I'd fire him on the spot.

 

[vood0g]

Originally posted by: Czar
If I were his boss I'd fire him on the spot.

 

[DeepBlu]

Originally posted by: Czar
If I were his boss I'd kill him on the spot.

Fixed

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: DeepBlu

Originally posted by: Czar
If I were his boss I'd tear him a new one and THEN kill him on the spot.

Fixed

Fixed again

 

[Sheepathon]

fck the poliiiiiiiice

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Someone's obviously had enough of their job.

 

[b0mbrman]

Wow...that's pretty bad

 

[slickcat]

he should not be working with the public. Especially as vital of a public service as being a state trooper. They are there to protect and serve correct? Or maybe not.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
that's too bad

/thread.

In all seriousness...that Trooper should be fired. What could have possibly prompted him to respond that way?

Simple. Law Enforcement is not required by law to do a damned thing. So technically (And legally) his answer was perfectly fine.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Simple. Law Enforcement is not required by law to do a damned thing. So technically (And legally) his answer was perfectly fine.

He's being paid to respond to emergencies from the public. That includes being civil and not acting like a dick. If he doesn't want to do that anymore, he should get a new job.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Simple. Law Enforcement is not required by law to do a damned thing. So technically (And legally) his answer was perfectly fine.

He's being paid to respond to emergencies from the public. That includes being civil and not acting like a dick. If he doesn't want to do that anymore, he should get a new job.

I'm not saying what he did is right, if that was my kid who he said that to I'd have half a mind to shove my boot in his ass.
But, the point is from a legal perspective its well within his bounds to tell you too bad and hang up the phone.

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

even if it was not his 'job' to respond, he has a duty as a civil servant to forward the call to an appropriate department, not hang up and say too bad

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
that's too bad

/thread.

In all seriousness...that Trooper should be fired. What could have possibly prompted him to respond that way?

Simple. Law Enforcement is not required by law to do a damned thing. So technically (And legally) his answer was perfectly fine.

What makes you say that he isn't required by law to do anything? Surely you've heard of Peace Officer's Associations and the oaths you have to take when becoming a member right? What about the contract you sign with the department you join, or the State laws governing response and behavior? I don't see how you can make a blanket statement unless you are extremely familiar with the laws of that state.

 

[zixxer]

typical cop attitude.



and this is a repost

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
that's too bad

/thread.

In all seriousness...that Trooper should be fired. What could have possibly prompted him to respond that way?

Simple. Law Enforcement is not required by law to do a damned thing. So technically (And legally) his answer was perfectly fine.

What makes you say that he isn't required by law to do anything? Surely you've heard of Peace Officer's Associations and the oaths you have to take when becoming a member right? What about the contract you sign with the department you join, or the State laws governing response and behavior? I don't see how you can make a blanket statement unless you are extremely familiar with the laws of that state.

I made a post...Ohhh, 3 weeks back perhaps, that cited a number of Court cases that support exactly what I've said.
We dont have to like it, but the Courts have ruled on a number of occasions that the police agencies are not required to render aid and assistance.

 

[Perknose]

I am not Amused. I also don't like this trooper's crappy attitude.

 

[drnickriviera]

21yr old punk goofing off on a motorcycle, and is getting what he deserved. That's what the trooper was thinking.

 

[Specop 007]

Here you go Mill, found it

Thread

Regardless of what contracts or oaths they take, the police are NOT required by law to do a damned thing for you.
On a side note, thats one reason I'm so pro-gun. The very agency thats supposed to keep my ass safe isnt even requried to do that! But thats a topic for another thread.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Perknose
I am not Amused.

Gawd I hope not. The world couldn't handle two of us!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
I'm not saying what he did is right, if that was my kid who he said that to I'd have half a mind to shove my boot in his ass.
But, the point is from a legal perspective its well within his bounds to tell you too bad and hang up the phone.

I bet you'd want to stick a boot up his ass and then some!

Legally the police may not have to respond to event XYZ (which is FUBAR, someone please explain that to me) but his attitude on the day was unacceptable. If he was going to deny assistance, he should have done it in the appropriate manner.