Comments on: Yes, this shit really happens to me

By: Paul Claessen

Paul Claessen — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:59:48 +0000

Well, they probably didn’t know about it (he said this after the woman hung up!) until the media asked for the tapes. I bet that after they heard the tape (before releasing it to the media) the guy was outa there pretty fast!
Discovering the ‘sh*t’ remark was just an un(?)fortunate side effect of the media’s attempt to figure out why the police responded only three hours after the initial 911 call.
So the guy got a bit unlucky here.
And while he shouldn’t have made the remark … how often have you witnessed someone making a nasty remark about a person they just had a very friendly telephone conversation with? (especially in the ‘services’ and ‘sales’ branches).
Heck, you even may have sinned there yourself once or twice. In fact, I think I recall …. ….
(Raise your hand if you would NEVER use a mute button on a conference call if there is NOT a big bright red light, that acknowledges that mute is, indeed, on?)
(And how many people got severly bitten, by a broken mute button, or incorrect use of it?).
Let’s face it, we ALL do this from time to time, even if we don’t fully mean what we say .. just to come across as ‘a tough guy’… to those present.
I’ve seen (heard) MY share of very unprofessional remarks by otherwise very professional people in situations like this!

By: rob

rob — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:27:47 +0000

@Paul – and it STILL took them a month to fire this guy? Unreal.

By: Paul Claessen

Paul Claessen — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:14:18 +0000

Maybe the 911 folks just didn’t give a sh.. !

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/dispatcher.fired.ap/index.html

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:19:32 +0000

its not my fault that stupid puzzle was defective! I think Travis and John cheated to put it together. I also enjoyed the time. Like you said, “Every kid needs a dirty uncle” haha I was dissapointed the SWAT team or the Feds, didn’t come

By: rob

rob — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:01:37 +0000

@Alyssa – Thanks. Even with the odd events, I enjoyed the time we spent together. Even if you couldn’t put the little plastic puzzle together

By: rob

rob — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:59:43 +0000

@Kate – Alyssa was fine. I think she was disappointed that the police helicopter didn’t show up (and I swear I heard he humming the theme song to “Cops”!)

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:03:41 +0000

@ my mother kate:

I resemble that remark!

Uncle Rob, that was the most AH-MAZING thing I ever saw, and yes, I do respect you for helping out complete strangers. It takes a lot of guts to watch, but you actually helped these strangers. Good Job. Keep us informed if you find anything else out about the drunk couple.

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:57:51 +0000

I can’t say that I was thrilled to hear about what happened over the phone and I’m still not thrilled to read about it. And yes I did give you a bit of grief over the whole thing, but I wasn’t too terribly worried that my kids were in any real danger. Rob, you are a lot of things but putting yours or my kids in danger isn’t one of them.

There’s never a dull moment with you but are you really sure you want Alyssa to be your witness? She is a true blond

By: rob

rob — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:00:11 +0000

@Josh – Thanks. The truth is, I was never afraid. I was PISSED. That the cops weren’t there yet, that the drunk seemed to be taunting the crowd, and eventually that an innocent animal was put at risk. Don’t get me wrong – I have been in a number of situations that scared the crap out of me. In this case I think the anger was just more powerful.

Rob

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:38:30 +0000

Good for you for getting involved. Doing the right thing can be scary as hell.

By: rob

rob — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:36:02 +0000

@Karoli – No idea why it took so long for the cops to show up. San Antonio is a big city (larger than San Diego or Dallas) – and we have a fairly small police force for our population (compared to similar sized cities).

But there is no doubt what people were thinking in front of that bowling alley. They were mostly black, and mostly thinking they were being treated poorly. And they were – for whatever reason. Taking an hour to get to the scene of a drunk driver doing a hit and run in a probably stolen vehicle?

But I am very proud of the way everyone came together – this wasn’t a racial issue in any way, shape, or form – unless the police really took their time because the initial 911 calls were from black witnesses. I find that hard to believe. But I can’t discount it. I have no explanation for why the response was so delayed.

But in the end it was everyone involved – all of the *people* involved, regardless of race, that ended this ordeal.

And THAT makes me feel pretty good. Even though I am disappointed in the response time of the San Antonio Police Department.

By: Karoli

Karoli — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:11:50 +0000

Geez. Nothing like a quiet Friday night hanging out at the bowling center/lanes/alley whateverit’scalled.

So why DID it take so long for the cops to show up? Would they have come faster if one of the 911 callers had told them there might be injuries?

Race shouldn’t have had anything to do with it, and I’m hoping it really didn’t (though I think I share your thoughts that it did…). At any rate, I’m glad you were able to help stop the truck and rescue that other victim..the dog.