God Made Telecommunicators...

**GOOSE** · 03-06-07, 05:10 AM

If god made police so firemen would have heroes then god made TELECOMMUNICATORS so heroes could have some direction...Amen.

**OfficerResource.com** · 03-06-07, 05:29 AM

**121Traffic** · 03-06-07, 06:17 AM

+1 Reca

**countybear** · 03-06-07, 06:35 AM

um.. do you mean, dispatchers?

**Trojan 42** · 03-06-07, 06:59 AM

Using the word Telecommunicators to make Dispatchers or in fact, just Radio Operators, sound important, is just like someone saying they're a Refuse Disposal Operative. They still talk garbage.

**conalabu** · 03-06-07, 08:17 AM

It's nice when you do have a decent dispatcher who can give you direction. Its not so nice when you have to tell the dispatcher directions or when you can't get them to answer you. Or when they give crap information. Or when they don't know what the heck they are talking about. Or when they...etc. You guys get the point.

**Piggybank Cop** · 03-06-07, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by conalabu

It's nice when you do have a decent dispatcher who can give you direction. Its not so nice when you have to tell the dispatcher directions or when you can't get them to answer you. Or when they give crap information. Or when they don't know what the heck they are talking about. Or when they...etc. You guys get the point.

What, you don't like all the high adventure?

**GOOSE** · 03-06-07, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Reca

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR HELPS RECA,ALSO DON'T LOOSE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR...W/OUT RADIO OPRS WHERE WOULD U BE?

**GOOSE** · 03-06-07, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by 121Traffic

+1 Reca

I UNDERSTAND ,I THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD CALL OFFICERS DIRECT AND ELIMINATE THE MIDDLE MAN OR WOMAN SINCE LEO'S THINK THEY CAN DO BETTER...HAPPY TRAILS

**GOOSE** · 03-06-07, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by countybear

um.. do you mean, dispatchers?

DAH...EITHER WAY U SAY IT WHERE WOULD U BE? POLICEMAN.

**GOOSE** · 03-06-07, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by conalabu

It's nice when you do have a decent dispatcher who can give you direction. Its not so nice when you have to tell the dispatcher directions or when you can't get them to answer you. Or when they give crap information. Or when they don't know what the heck they are talking about. Or when they...etc. You guys get the point.

HANG IN THERE CON COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY! aka:2 way?

**GOOSE** · 03-06-07, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Trojan 42

Using the word Telecommunicators to make Dispatchers or in fact, just Radio Operators, sound important, is just like someone saying they're a Refuse Disposal Operative. They still talk garbage.

CLEVER TROJAN 42,TELECOMMUNICATOR WASN'T MY IDEA I JUST USE IT...KIND OF LIKE HOW SOME USE LEO INSTEAD OF POLICEMAN
OR COP... OR EVEN FLAT FOOT.

**GOOSE** · 03-06-07, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by 1sgkelly

What, you don't like all the high adventure?

THX 1 SGT ITS NICE TO SEE SOMEONE FINALLY REALIZES ITS NOT A PERFECT WORLD AFTER ALL.

**Trojan 42** · 03-07-07, 03:23 AM

Hey Goose. The Caps Lock Key is 3 up on the left.

**OfficerResource.com** · 03-07-07, 04:45 AM

Originally Posted by GOOSE

A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR HELPS RECA,ALSO DON'T LOOSE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR...W/OUT RADIO OPRS WHERE WOULD U BE?

Goose I was joking with my post. You are the one that is getting all uptight! I have no problem with OUR dispatchers. at my dept our Dispatchers are very good!

**121Traffic** · 03-07-07, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by GOOSE

I UNDERSTAND ,I THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD CALL OFFICERS DIRECT AND ELIMINATE THE MIDDLE MAN OR WOMAN SINCE LEO'S THINK THEY CAN DO BETTER...HAPPY TRAILS

Actually, some places do exactly that (route calls to officer's dept. cells) and then the officers input the info into an MDT or write it on a blotter. Granted, these places are usually extremely small. But when was the last time you heard of a dispatch center without cops to actually go to the calls?

**countybear** · 03-07-07, 08:13 AM

Communications is the first line of defense in the chain of officer safety, imho.

A good dispatcher makes better (and safer) officers, a poor one can get a cop killed. I applaud those who take their job seriously, and take the time to learn what street cops need to know on any call.

I believe that dispatchers should do a few ride-alongs while training. Bravo to the departments that actually include it in their training programs for communications personnel.

**Piggybank Cop** · 03-07-07, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by GOOSE

THX 1 SGT ITS NICE TO SEE SOMEONE FINALLY REALIZES ITS NOT A PERFECT WORLD AFTER ALL.

I don't know what the hell thay are all bitching about; where I work our sergeants are the dispatchers.

Now that is just so wrong on so many levels.

**Vendetta** · 03-07-07, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by GOOSE

If god made police so firemen would have heroes then god made TELECOMMUNICATORS.....

Cheetos would make millions of dollars

Pizza Hut would make millions of dollars

The movie channel would have a million viewers

Sonic would sell millions of milkshakes, sundaes, etc

Office chairs would be made extra wide

Take your pick

**countybear** · 03-09-07, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by stokerress

Countybear we use to do ride alongs, but 2 female jailors ruined it screwing around with some officers on duty and knocked us of riding anymore..I use to ride with the officers all the time and was on the sert team for a couple years..I loved it..

I think that's why some departments only allow ride-alongs with the shift supervisors. (No guarantee that there won't be a problem, but less likely, I guess. I think its really needed, though. Such activities give communications folks a really important perspective on what questions street officers immediately have when answering a variety of calls.