Drunk Police Dispatcher - Richfield, Ohio
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TritonBoulder47
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MATT3045
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TritonBoulder47 said:
I am not gonna say much, but I can tell you that this investigative reporter has singled out this department because of some internal problems within it. This is not an excuse, but most of these incidents did not happen while anyone was working. Only 2 of them did.
The current "issue" has been taken care of. I know ALL the facts of this case, and the other ones mentioned in his story. If anyone would like to debate them, I ask that you don't.
I can also tell you that this news station and reporter have refused to come to any events that they do to help the community and the surrounding ones. E-mails, and written invitations have been sent several times to get these people to come and watch or help out when the annual "Shop with a Cop" program that takes around 300 kids shopping from many communities for Christmas. Why can't they do a positive story??????? They have continued to try and spin and spin and spin these stories for a few isolated incidents
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I guess one thing that bothers me even more then them knowing is that this dispatcher was the nicest person on earth. She obviously has some inner demons that she is dealing with and the job and some other things got the best of her. How do we know it was not her way of asking for help, and it just took to long/much to present itself.
Wonder if they are gonna do a story abot her getting help for this problem that has now consumed her life. Or the story about the other dispatcher who got into trouble for drinking off duty, there has not been a follow up about how she plead guilty in court to what she did or the fact that she sought help because she finally realized she had problems.
Several of these stories are years old, not months, years. Yet this douche bag reporter continues to drag the department through the mud. People make mistakes, and yes these are people that work at Richfield Police Department. I know some people say that police and fire should be held to a higher standard, but these are also human beings, and to error is human nature.
By NO way am I condoning the actions of any of these incidents, but these are individual incidents not whole department incidents.
Wonder if they are gonna do a story abot her getting help for this problem that has now consumed her life. Or the story about the other dispatcher who got into trouble for drinking off duty, there has not been a follow up about how she plead guilty in court to what she did or the fact that she sought help because she finally realized she had problems.
Several of these stories are years old, not months, years. Yet this douche bag reporter continues to drag the department through the mud. People make mistakes, and yes these are people that work at Richfield Police Department. I know some people say that police and fire should be held to a higher standard, but these are also human beings, and to error is human nature.
By NO way am I condoning the actions of any of these incidents, but these are individual incidents not whole department incidents.
Thats how these jobs work though....actions of one can make the entire department look bad. Thats why you need to get rid of the bad eggs. Coming to work at .30 is not a way of asking for help, and the news station does no justice to anyone by not reporting on it.
MATT3045
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They have released more of the tapes, and these are worse. I am not gonna help anyone find them though. ISU, maybe it is not the way you would ask for help, but people with the disease of alcoholism don't do things like everyone else. As this story is unfolding for people close to it, trust me there are signs that were missed or not able to be picked up on that she did want help.
I can tell you that prior to being old and married with kids, I think I was an alcoholic. I stopped on my own will, not by being forced. I was on a slippery slope, but I figured out my life before it was to bad. I can drink now, and just have one or two, or even more. But I do not need to, not like in my younger years. Now I work so much that I almost don't have time to drink.
For her to be at the BAC she was at, she has to be a closet drinker. Maybe if the reporter would report things correctly as he was given them, then his story would have explained more. He did not want to do that though, he wanted to seem like he was a big bad serious reporter. He is not, he is a joke.
I can tell you that prior to being old and married with kids, I think I was an alcoholic. I stopped on my own will, not by being forced. I was on a slippery slope, but I figured out my life before it was to bad. I can drink now, and just have one or two, or even more. But I do not need to, not like in my younger years. Now I work so much that I almost don't have time to drink.
For her to be at the BAC she was at, she has to be a closet drinker. Maybe if the reporter would report things correctly as he was given them, then his story would have explained more. He did not want to do that though, he wanted to seem like he was a big bad serious reporter. He is not, he is a joke.
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TritonBoulder47 said:
Ain't that the cruddy truth :no: .
Everytime I read about stories like this, I think of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry." Very close to how it is today....a got-dang shame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46bBWBG9r2o
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one glaring thing I asked was - how could you turn over the reigns - knowing something was amiss? Don't understand how you could see her in this condition - end your dispatch shift and walk away... there should be some level of moral / professional responsibilty resting upon the prior dispatcher....
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LightBarsForSale.com said:
John, I can tell you that there was no idea. She seemed completely fine at shift change.
Not commenting on the specific situation, but to generalize- Someone blowing at .300 and being conscious, would have to be a functioning alcoholic. Being .300 would also likely require consumption while on duty. That all being said, and again generalizing and not commenting on this specific situation-anyone drinking to a point of being .300 should have been given an opportunity to get healthy and remain employed if successful.
MATT3045
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She could have been offered help if she would have asked for it, being caught at above .3 (well above both times she blew that night) does not offer her the chance. A female employee of the PD with twins (parkpiggy will understand) talked to her last week before the story broke and the former dispatcher admitted to drinking before coming in that day. I can tell you that the male that she relieved did not notice ANYTHING other except she was a little flushed (red) that day.ParkPiggy said:
FireEMSPolice
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My future FIL had a Lieutenant come to work at his PD after he had been drinking on numerous occasions. When one of the officers complained to my FIL (then a Sergeant), he took it up the chain. The Chief and Captain had my FIL drive the Lt to the hospital for testing. The Lt. was demoted to a patrol officer. My FIL and another guy took the test of the Lt.'s job and my FIL got it.
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I love that the header for the news station is "Honest.... Fair.... Everywhere..."
Give it up, your the media! There is only 1 out of 3 things from any media when it involves a PD... they certainly are everywhere!!!!!
Give it up, your the media! There is only 1 out of 3 things from any media when it involves a PD... they certainly are everywhere!!!!!
We had a local fox station that had a hard-on for one volly FD and blitzed them cameras rolling while the guys where inside the station (hall?) drinking beer after a meeting (not on-duty per se).
Needless to say, that station is no more. Odd how things work them selves out
Needless to say, that station is no more. Odd how things work them selves out
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ParkPiggy said:
Yet, some FOP halls have Class D liquor licenses and the cops drink while armed.