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911 Attendant Going To Jail For Hanging Up On Callers by timelessaproko(f): 11:28pm On Apr 19, 2018
Just wondering when this will happen in Nigeria, guess that will take forever or probably someday and here is what will get you wondering as well.
A former female American 911 operator in Houston who hung up on thousands of people contacting emergency services has been sentenced, yes! she will be serving jail terms for that offence.

Crenshanda Williams, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday following a trial in Harris County of
interference with emergency telephone calls after repeatedly hanging up the phone while working at the Houston Emergency Center (HEC) before she was caught and fired in August 2016, reports Click2Houston.Suspicions were raised when an audit of 911 calls to the HEC noticed a high volume of “short calls”—lasting less than 20 seconds—which were taken by Williams.
According to prosecutors, documents from the review revealed thousands of short calls were attributed to Williams hanging up between October 2015 and March 2016, reports KTRK-TV.

One emergency caller, Jim Moten, rang 911 in 2016 to say he spotted two cars speeding on a highway where two people had recently been killed, only to be hung up on by Williams. Before hanging up, Williams is reported to have told Moten: "Ain't nobody got time for this. For real."Other 911 short calls to Williams included reports of robberies and homicides. According to Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, Williams said she hung up on the callers as she “did not want to talk to anyone at those times,” reports Click2Houston.

Following a three-day trial, a judge has now sentenced Williams to 18 months’ probation, and 10 days in jail as a condition.
“The citizens of Harris County rely on 911 operators to dispatch help in their time of need," Assistant District Attorney Lauren Reeder said in a statement. "When a public servant betrays the community's trust and breaks the law, we have a responsibility to hold them criminally accountable."
At the time, the HEC said the high volume of short calls from Williams were an “anomaly” rather than an issue with the center, reports the Houston Chronicle.
“This is just a very significant event,” HEC Manager Joe Laud said at the time. “And we feel that her actions do not represent all the call takers in this facility or call takers in general. They have a very specific interest in doing a great job in providing emergency response to people.”


Source: www.timelessaproko.com

Re: 911 Attendant Going To Jail For Hanging Up On Callers by mumureloaded(m): 11:32pm On Apr 19, 2018
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Re: 911 Attendant Going To Jail For Hanging Up On Callers by Nobody: 11:50pm On Apr 19, 2018
Na transfered aggression

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Re: 911 Attendant Going To Jail For Hanging Up On Callers by sim37(m): 11:58pm On Apr 19, 2018
not surprised
Re: 911 Attendant Going To Jail For Hanging Up On Callers by ifyalways(f): 7:19am On Apr 20, 2018
See her face ; horror personified cheesy
Re: 911 Attendant Going To Jail For Hanging Up On Callers by authority2006(m): 9:37am On Apr 20, 2018
cutefergiee:
Na transfered aggression

Yeah, you're right. Might be relationship issue at home or something like that. That wasn't an excuse though, she should have resigned or gone on leave to deal with the problem.

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Re: 911 Attendant Going To Jail For Hanging Up On Callers by Nobody: 9:39am On Apr 20, 2018
authority2006:


Yeah, you're right. Might be relationship issue at home or something like that. That wasn't an excuse though, she should have resigned or gone on leave to deal with the problem.
D resignation might not be an option if she's d bread � n butter winner.. Maybe she no expect d Mata to tie wrapper like dis

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