Phone tapes: Concerned Minneapolis 911 dispatcher asked police supervisor to respond to George Floyd
Source: StarTribune
A 911 dispatcher watching real-time footage of George Floyds arrest in south Minneapolis was so alarmed by police officers actions that she called a supervisor who did not immediately respond to the scene, according to a newly released phone recording.
The recordings, of a phone conversation between the unidentified dispatcher and a Minneapolis police supervisor, were released Monday on the citys website.
I dont know, you can call me a snitch if you want to but we have the cameras up for (squad) 320s call, and
I dont know if they had to use force or not, but they got something out of the back of the squad, and all of them sat on this man, so I dont know if they needed you or not, but they havent said anything to me yet, the dispatcher said.
Yeah, they havent said anything yet
just a takedown, which doesnt count, but Ill find out, the supervisor responded.
No problem, we dont get to ever see it so when we see it were just like, well, that looks a little different, but
the dispatcher said.
Sounds good, bye.
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matt819
(10,749 posts)Looks like the police supervisor didn't give a damn either.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)ArizonaLib
(1,242 posts)Did the dispatcher circumvent procedures?
PSPS
(13,603 posts)stopdiggin
(11,317 posts)rather than person performing job, would be considered an end run in many job situations. Don't know about the term "snitch" specifically. Might mean something special to dispatch (or cops), might not.
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)if shes misread it, or shouldnt have said anything. Speak up, woman! Stop covering your ass! Im seeing this officer with his knee on the guys neck!
Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)should I do as a bystander. I certainly couldnt physically intervene.
CALL 911 - report exactly what Im seeing - non responsive person in need of medical attn, & what looks to be like excessive force. Emphasize they need to send an ambulance. Let there be internal struggles and confusion between the call center and police supervisors, I dont care. I think by bystanders doing that, it would force dispatcher into having to consult with someone else about it instead of leaving it to his/her own disgression.
Am I missing something here?
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Im aware that new agencies can turn on cameras and see. They can even project the scene on a giant viewing screen inside the dispatch center. Go take a tour one day, if you get time.
Our dispatchers were civilians, not sworn officers.
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)This should be problematic for the supervisor as they just cut the dispatcher off then didn't bother to show. Big time command and control issues here. May not be criminal but it surely should result in being put on unpaid leave and demoted.