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2024-08-15 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Crime-ridden Washington DC offers 911 dispatchers $800 bonus just for showing up to work

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-15 01:15|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
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#1 Lowest crime rate in 50 years, Jack!

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-08-15 12:21|| 2024-08-15 12:21|| Front Page Top

#2 "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "..., 38% of workers say they work for federal, state, or local government in Washington, D.C...."

https://news.gallup.com/poll/141785/gov-employment-ranges-ohio.aspx

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-08-15 14:39|| 2024-08-15 14:39|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ The remaining 62% are retired....federal, state, or local government ~~workers~~ employees.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-08-15 14:44|| 2024-08-15 14:44|| Front Page Top

#4 heck, outsource it to India. Probably will be just as responsive and effective.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-15 15:12|| 2024-08-15 15:12|| Front Page Top

#5 They would speak English, so no way they would understand the callers.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-08-15 15:24|| 2024-08-15 15:24|| Front Page Top

#6 A really smart reporter (ok that is a non-sequitur) would compare response times and service call durations against addresses within the District.
I'm confident that Kalorama, Dupont Circle, Georgetown and the tony neighborhoods of the near Southwest have far better statistics than say Anacostia. Even the dispatch drones know the number segments for the powerful people I'd wager.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-08-15 17:20|| 2024-08-15 17:20|| Front Page Top

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