I think more often I hear 'feel good' stories of young children (like 4 or 3 or even 2) calling 911 and saving the day. This seems to be more of an isolated incident.
And I hope the operator is reasonably punished and the case serves as an example or training tool for other 911 operators. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 5:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [funsec] 911 Operator Found Guilty Of Willful Neglect >From the eFluxMedia article: "The 911 operator who refused to respond to an emergency call made by a 5-year old boy was found guilty by a Detroit jury on Friday, and faces up to one year in jail for willful neglect of duty and misdemeanor. Sharon Nichols, 45, will be sentenced on March 11. " --clip-- "Nichols claimed in her testimony she could not hear the boy very well and she thought it was all a prank, but the young boy, now 7, said the operator hang up on him after accusing him of playing games. The incident took place on February 20, 2006, when Robert Turner, then 5, called 911 after his mother, Sherrill Turner, 46, collapsed unconscious in her home in Detroit. Sharon Nichols took the call, but assumed it was a prank and did not bother to send somebody to check up the situation. The boy's mother was found dead three hours later, after heart complications occurred." More at http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_911_Operator_Found_Guilty_Of_Willful_Neglect_ 13006.html An older USA Today reference from 2006: Boy's 911 calls dismissed as jokes http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-04-09-911-call_x.htm It's worth of noticing that the boy was five years old during the case in 2006. As non-US citizen I'm interested in to hear some comments about the local 911 culture. Juha-Matti _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
