I felt like it was too light, but I hope you are right that there could be other charges coming. I think this is ridiculous and the charges were not more. Involuntary Manslaughter may be a reach but I am sure a DA could find a charge suitable for her situation.ELB wrote:I thought that was pretty light too, but maybe there are other charges in the works pending further investigation. Maybe.
I would think a few lawsuits might arise from this. The city can probably deflect them with sovereign immunity in the long run, but might settle just to get it over with. But since she was presumably not following policy or training, she might not be protected -- not a litigation lawyer, so don't know for sure. On the other hand she probably doesn't have enough $$ to be able to sue.
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- Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:53 am
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- Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:51 am
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I agree, while it may be difficult to prove intent in court. I feel like it's negligence at the very least for every call she hung up on. It's on thing for the call not to be answer, due to whatever reason, but it's another entirely to hang up on someone in need. This act makes me very upset, if I ever need to dial 911 I would like to think my call would be answered and I would not be hung up on because "Ain’t nobody got time for this. For real.," as she so eloquently put it.Pawpaw wrote:She should be charged as an accessory to every crime where she hung up on a caller.
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:12 pm
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Re: TX: Clue light comes on, now what to do...
I'm no expert in laws but shouldn't she be tried for more than just two misdemeanors? I understand that may be all they can factually prove, but couldn't she be tried for the calls she hung up on that resulted in death or bodily injury?ELB wrote:No, she was canned. It took awhile to notice, but they did notice she had an unusually large number of short calls, and when they played the recordings, they discovered she was hanging up on people. She faces two misdemeanor charges of tampering with the 911 system.