On a local level, chicago, so jazz might be familiar with this one.
Judge shuts down 911 failure web site
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A judge has ordered the shutdown of a Web site reporting on 911 mistakes, arguing that it might be a threat to the security of the city.
The Web site, 911failure.com, was created by an attorney for the Rev. Dwayne Funches and his wife Emily, who lost three children and a godson at a Sept. 24, 2004, fire at their Austin neighborhood home.
The attorney, Daniel Biederman, says he posted the information so all Chicagoans know they are vulnerable in the event of an emergency, from what he calls “deplorable mismanagement and gross understaffing” at the city 911 center.
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I've said numerous times that if you have to dial '911', you've already waited too long. Granted, this particular issue happens to be a fire and not a violent crime, but there's more to this story as follows.
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On Friday, a judge ruled that the Web site be shut down. She sided with city attorneys who had argued that the information on the Web site could be used by terrorist to help them figure out when the city might be vulnerable to an attack.
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Doesn't that sound familiar? 'national security', 'city security', it's all the same hue and cry from authorities in trying to hide their failures.
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The city suspended a 911 operator who hung up on a neighbor who called to report the fire.
On 911 tapes, an operator is heard saying, “I can’t understand one word you’re saying… Oh, and they’re laughing. Yeah, all right, we’re not responding.”
City officials have apologized for the conduct of 911 operators, but have said it did not affect response times in the fire because trucks were already on the way..
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How would fire trucks already be on the way if the dispatcher hadn't sent them yet because of their comprehension?
Dial 911 and die