At the very LEAST, this cop should be FIRED

[Buddy_Christ]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7267447/

Trooper tells caller seeking help, 'Too bad'
Conn. officer suspended after comment caught on tape

LISBON, Conn. - A state trooper was suspended for 15 days without pay after he was recorded on a 911 tape saying “too bad” to a caller seeking help for a man injured in a motorcycle accident.

State police said the dismissive answer by Trooper Robert Peasley did not affect the response time to the accident involving Justin Sawyer, 21, who died of a severe head injury a week after the crash last August. Peasley was suspended on Monday.

Russell Shepard, a friend of Sawyer’s, called 911, which was routed to the state police barracks in Montville. When he reported the accident, Peasley said, “Yeah ... too bad,” and hung up, according to a tape obtained by WTNH-TV.

Wrong number?
Shepard said he was shocked, believing he reached a wrong number.

Another friend made a second call. “Yeah,” the officer responded. “Help will get there. Shouldn’t be playing games.”

A third emergency call was answered by a different dispatcher, who asked about Sawyer’s condition and advised those nearby to not touch him.

“I am absolutely outraged every time I hear that ‘too bad’ and then click,” said Sawyer’s father, Jim Sawyer. “I only know that I would have felt a whole lot more comfortable if I had heard people responding on the end of that 911 call with some heart and caring.”

State police said the comments by Peasley, an 18-year-veteran, were unprofessional, and the agency apologized if “our actions added to the family’s pain.”

 

[jenscats5]

Fired is too easy on him....

 

[chewyxrage]

Damn. What a dick move.

When your in that position of authority your also under great scrutiny, dumbass should have realized that.

 

[tahoe2003]

wow he should be fired for sure.

 

[chewyxrage]

I think it's pretty common knowledge those calls are recorded, especially to a cop. WTF was he thinking?

 

[jackangel]

c'mon people, 15 days without pay. hasn't he suffered enough?

 

[chewyxrage]

I don't necessesarily agree that he should be fired as long as it didn't decrease the response time.

But I wanna meet this guy, I bet he does dumb shit all the time

 

[Buddy_Christ]

I don't necessesarily agree that he should be fired as long as it didn't decrease the response time.

But I wanna meet this guy, I bet he does dumb shit all the time

I do think he should be fired. One of the reasons people don't like to call the police is because they think the cops are going to be unsympathetic. If someone broke into your house, you called 911, and the dispatcher said, "oh well," wouldn't you be ticked off? Now imagine one of your friends or loved ones was hurt, you needed an ambulance, and the cop said, "oh well." We pay their salary, we do expect a lot out of them, but if they're going to blow us off, why keep them on the taxpayer's payroll?

 

[curling]

As a fellow motorcycle rider I want to do a burnout on his and when he whines look down and too bad so sad and twist the throttle some more. Stupid cop. Cops like that cause cops to be called pigs.

 

[Razorguns]

There's gotta be something more to the story. Doesn't make sense:

"Hi. There's been a motorcycle accident on i-XX. Guy is hurt and bleeding."

"Too bad".

??

Doesn't sound like a typical human conversation.

 

[theoak01]

he is lucky that kid didnt die,if the injuries were that serious,he could have gotten manslaughter or atleast criminal neglegance

 

[Dial_tone]

damn callers were interrupting his donut.

 

[milo hobgoblin]

Uhhh. he is a cop ..

why are you all acting surprised or as if this was anything but typical. Most cops are like this.. they could give a fuck about the average citizen.

If they arent writing tickets or slapping cuffs on some minor drug offender they want nothing to do with society.

 

[Razorguns]

If they arent writing tickets or slapping cuffs on some minor drug offender they want nothing to do with society.

They do that cuz they're told to do that by some old fart in a suit.

Most cops are lazy and would rather citizens do their own damn police work and protect themselves.

Cops could get written up if they encounter a guy with weed, and let them go. 5 write-ups and you're fired. Cops got families to feed.

And no -- cops don't liek giving speeding tickets either. It's the damn cities that force them to, cuz they need the revenue stream. Letting cops get all the blame from the public.

It's like yelling at the walmart clerk for the 8% sales tax you gotta pay.

 

[theoak01]

if its really like that in the states I feel bad for you guys,up here cops are cops because they like helping people and love the job for the most part,we have bad ones aswell,where there it seems cops are cops so they can get revenge for getting picked on in high school and now want the show on the other foot

 

[Sub-Zero]

There's gotta be something more to the story. Doesn't make sense:

"Hi. There's been a motorcycle accident on i-XX. Guy is hurt and bleeding."

"Too bad".

??

Doesn't sound like a typical human conversation.

i agree..

im sure hes somethin glike "thats too bad man, shouldnt be playing games on a motocycle" not like "oh, too bad" and not send anyone to help

 

[Razorguns]

if its really like that in the states I feel bad for you guys,up here cops are cops because they like helping people and love the job for the most part,we have bad ones aswell,where there it seems cops are cops so they can get revenge for getting picked on in high school and now want the show on the other foot

Aren't the hands tied of Canadian cops in pretty much everything? Like they, in a nutshell, can't do anything except write you a ticket, or take you in if it's some major crime? I don't think criminals have much respect for cops in Canada. The lack of regard for canada's drug laws is proof of that.

 

[mountain muscle]

Uhhh. he is a cop ..

why are you all acting surprised or as if this was anything but typical. Most cops are like this.. they could give a fuck about the average citizen.

If they arent writing tickets or slapping cuffs on some minor drug offender they want nothing to do with society.

That is an interesting theory. Unfounded, but interesting. All you are doing is perpetuating a myth. Cops like this are the rare exception. Am I surprized? No. Cops are as human as the rest of us, just under a lot more scrutiny.
I have had nothing but good experiences with police officers. Have quite a few as friends and several in my family. Unfortunately it is a thankless, underpaid job in which they are damned either way.
You really should think before opening you mouth to spout some drivel like this again. I do it find it amuzing that people who break the law and get caught are usually the ones to bad mouth the police.

 

[Daisy_]

There's gotta be something more to the story. Doesn't make sense:

"Hi. There's been a motorcycle accident on i-XX. Guy is hurt and bleeding."

"Too bad".

??

Doesn't sound like a typical human conversation.

.

 

[chesty]

the kid died a week later.

 

[theoak01]

Aren't the hands tied of Canadian cops in pretty much everything? Like they, in a nutshell, can't do anything except write you a ticket, or take you in if it's some major crime? I don't think criminals have much respect for cops in Canada. The lack of regard for canada's drug laws is proof of that.

not at all,they can do everything a american cop can,only they have high standards and arent all rough and tough cowboy like

 

[Buddy_Christ]

That is an interesting theory. Unfounded, but interesting. All you are doing is perpetuating a myth. Cops like this are the rare exception. Am I surprized? No. Cops are as human as the rest of us, just under a lot more scrutiny.
I have had nothing but good experiences with police officers. Have quite a few as friends and several in my family. Unfortunately it is a thankless, underpaid job in which they are damned either way.
You really should think before opening you mouth to spout some drivel like this again. I do it find it amuzing that people who break the law and get caught are usually the ones to bad mouth the police.

The way I look at it is like this - if the cop is an asshole, i would be willing to bet money that he was an asshole long before becoming a cop and will be an asshole all of his life. There's more good cops than bad cops out there. I have only ran into one cop that was a complete and total prick, trying to act high and mighty because he was wearing a badge. I told him he was a prick and without his badge and gun he was nothing but a bitch. There was a lot of other stuff thrown into that, but he shut the hell up pretty quick.

Incidents with cops get a lot of attention because we expect them to protect and serve us. When they fail to do so or they themselves are breaking the law, it explodes into a media frenzy. I do believe that a lot of people have the wrong impression of cops though.


Oh, the cop in question...If he had a house in the middle of nowhere and there was an accident in front of his house, parties involved in the accident were seriously wounded, no one had a cell phone to call for help...you'd probably get the same response from this guy when you knocked on his door asking to use the phone. Sorry, the job of a 911 operator isn't to say "too bad" when someone's calling in an accident where someone sustained injuries.

 

[mountain muscle]

The way I look at it is like this - if the cop is an asshole, i would be willing to bet money that he was an asshole long before becoming a cop and will be an asshole all of his life. There's more good cops than bad cops out there. I have only ran into one cop that was a complete and total prick, trying to act high and mighty because he was wearing a badge. I told him he was a prick and without his badge and gun he was nothing but a bitch. There was a lot of other stuff thrown into that, but he shut the hell up pretty quick.

Incidents with cops get a lot of attention because we expect them to protect and serve us. When they fail to do so or they themselves are breaking the law, it explodes into a media frenzy. I do believe that a lot of people have the wrong impression of cops though.


Oh, the cop in question...If he had a house in the middle of nowhere and there was an accident in front of his house, parties involved in the accident were seriously wounded, no one had a cell phone to call for help...you'd probably get the same response from this guy when you knocked on his door asking to use the phone. Sorry, the job of a 911 operator isn't to say "too bad" when someone's calling in an accident where someone sustained injuries.

Asolutely agree. I just hate when people generalize ove one situation. this guy is an asshole. And after the suspension should be pushing a pencil to get his head straight.

 

[Breeze]

I lost a close friend last year to a bike wreck, I arrived on the scene as the ambulance was getting there. If someone had been disrespectful to me about the situation I would probably be sitting in jail right now. The cops on the scene handled it well, I appreciated that.

 

[Razorguns]

not at all,they can do everything a american cop can,only they have high standards and arent all rough and tough cowboy like

I guess that's why the Hells Angels for years bossed cops around, beat 'em up, and most cops were deathly afraid of them.

I'd hate to be a cop in Canada. No one respects you. Especially the bad guys.

 

[milo hobgoblin]

My dad was a cop for 20 years... all his friends were cops.

My "theory" isnt unfounded. Most cops are lazy, ignorant sheep and the LAST thing they want to do is help the average citizen.

I also had the pleasure of managing a few gyms in San Diego county and had a lot of members who were police officers.. needless to say... all that did was reinforce what I already knew about them.


Most cops are fucked up people given way more power than they have the intelligence or moral responsibility to use.

 

[Razorguns]

Most cops are fucked up people given way more power than they have the intelligence or moral responsibility to use.

WEll...perhaps.

But, check out the hiring process for california police officers now. Pretty much 95% of the people on this board wouldn't qualify. You pretty much have to have a degree, be a saint, and not have a single mark on your record. The new recruits that are coming out are beaver cleavers -- so hope that makes u a bit happier.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

My dad was a cop for 20 years... all his friends were cops.

My "theory" isnt unfounded. Most cops are lazy, ignorant sheep and the LAST thing they want to do is help the average citizen.

Honestly, I think a lot of people are that way.

I also had the pleasure of managing a few gyms in San Diego county and had a lot of members who were police officers.. needless to say... all that did was reinforce what I already knew about them.


Most cops are fucked up people given way more power than they have the intelligence or moral responsibility to use.

If you think cops are bad, try the military. "You've been in for 6 years, havn't fucked up...how about we make you a Staff NCO? GREAT!" Now you've got some idiot in charge that doesn't know his asshole from his head, can't manage himself but now is in charge of managing 20-30 other people, and they let it go to their heads. Then the continue to excel in rank but they don't get any smarter.

I had one Staff Sergeant tell me his theory on becoming a Staff NCO. He said they take you into a room and do a lobotomy on you, but they aren't very careful and they damage many other parts of the brain as well, pretty much destroying any chance you'll ever have of making an intelligent decision for the rest of your life. When you wake up from the anestesia, they pin your new rank on you, give you some troops to be in charge of, and they send you on your merry way.

Or lets go one worse...2nd lieutenants. Here you have some guy that's 23-24 years old. He got out of high school, went to college, went to OCS, and now he's in charge of a whole platoon. What he says goes and anything condratictory to that is grounds for punishment. This guy hasn't "worked" a full day in his life, but now he's telling others what to do. He might even be enough of an asshole to not want to listen to his NCOs and SNCOs, who all have more experience than he does and can be a valuable asset to completing the mission at hand. I've seen that happen quite a few times, and heard of it happening a lot. Keep in mind, the requirements for joining the military are a LOT less strict than becoming a cop....scary, isn't it?

 

[jenscats5]

All right -- they played the 911 call on the 12:00 news today....... the cop sounded like a complete jackass..... very rude...

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

WEll...perhaps.

But, check out the hiring process for california police officers now. Pretty much 95% of the people on this board wouldn't qualify. You pretty much have to have a degree, be a saint, and not have a single mark on your record. The new recruits that are coming out are beaver cleavers -- so hope that makes u a bit happier.

Wrongo bongo.

At least 5 guys I was in the Army with have been or are cops in Oakland, San Jose, or CHP. Zero of them fit your description. And even if they did, the issues Milo pointed out are not incompatible with your post. Milo is right on. Becoming a cop is a job that is often about

(1) security. It's hard to get fired; if an employee of mine told a client that their problems was "too bad", I would fire them instantaneously. So would any boss.

(2) immaturity. You get a lot of people around you and they all stick together. You never have to grow up because everyone else is a child too. This has a lot in common with the military, except a cop serves the community, and a soldier is owned by the government.

(3) status. Cops are generally respected and if nothing else, people respect their power. This makes the average cop feel good about him / herself.

And that's it.

 

[Razorguns]

(1) security. It's hard to get fired; if an employee of mine told a client that their problems was "too bad", I would fire them instantaneously. So would any boss.

(2) immaturity. You get a lot of people around you and they all stick together. You never have to grow up because everyone else is a child too. This has a lot in common with the military, except a cop serves the community, and a soldier is owned by the government.

(3) status. Cops are generally respected and if nothing else, people respect their power. This makes the average cop feel good about him / herself.

And that's it.

Funny i went through the process first-hand and seen it.

The reasons on "why" someone would want to become a cop are irrelavant. It's the job of the PD to siphon out all these undesirables and pick the best of the litter.

Now granted, i can't speak entirely for other PD's but the Long Beach PD has a VERY high standard of excellence to get in. The chief's words: "We want the TOP 1% OF THE TOP 1% wearing this badge".

Case in point:

Class of #80 last year. 2250 people applied. 1550 REJECTED for various issues (read my original post).

That leaves 700 something on to the background investigation stage.

600! rejected for even more problems. Lying. Drug Usage. Credit Problems. Information received from conversations with references. Undesirable reasons for wanting to be a police officer (money, power, etc.). Incompetency during hiring process (handing in application 2 days late).

The BACKGROUND application history section is 35 PAGES written out BY YOU!

Amazing how some expensive lawsuits brought upon by corrupt cops can tighten up that process.

Continued..

Out of the remaining 100, 35 can't handle the RIGOROUS boot camp academy. And the RIGOROUS amount of studying and test-taking that must be undertaken. We're talking BOOKS AND VOLUMES of penal codes, munincipal codes, standards manuals, etc. that has to be read with a fine tooth comb.

Finally tally out of 2250 people. 65 graduates.

It ain't easy for a long shot. Very few if any even on this board have gone through such a process to get a job. Any job.

Feel free to ask to sit on the hiring process for your local PD. If their like the Long Beach PD out here -- all these people you inferred here, would NEVER get past the process. Not to mention the exhausting 3 hour interview with 10 police officials.