Murdered by Words

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Responses that completely destroy the original argument in a way that leaves little to no room for reply - a targeted, well-placed response to another person, organization, or group of people.

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Regarding a 911 dispatcher that hung up on a victim of a mass shooting. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A couple of years ago someone broke into our house and came into our bedroom looking for stuff to steal. It was pitch dark, he was wearing a dark hoodie and I only saw him from the back. I sensed him more than saw him. I made a waking up noise and he legged it. At the time I was really ill with inflammation in my brain so I thought my mind was playing tricks on me, or my brother had come into my room for some reason so I just went back to sleep. They next day we found some very minor things missing and a bottle of vodka was left downstairs. Our neighbours house had been ransacked. I called the non emergency number just to add what I’d seen to my neighbours report and the dispatcher was incredulous that I hadn’t called at the time, like I couldn’t be more of an idiot. When I explained why, her tone immediately changed to one of “ok crazy lady” and she completely dismissed me. Not exactly reassuring. The times I’ve called in a medical emergency have always been positive though - they calmed me down, talked me through what to do, reassured me I was doing everything I could etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I've had nothing but positive experiences with dispatch, but I'm also from a small low population area. My new phone easily pocket dials emergency numbers and each time they have been pleasant.