911 police officer refuses to help girl who calls about her dying father because she said the F word before the call was answered

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2009/05/04/911-police-officer-r.html

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She should stick to hand gestures a la Scalia.

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“Ok, first of all all, you don’t need to swear, and second of all, can I put you on hold while I finish my cruller?”

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Fwiw, the officer was suspended for two weeks for mishandling the situation and sent to anger management classes, and the girl was awarded $35k and all charges were dropped.

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My comment about this story might get me arrested by Sgt. Robert McFarland.

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