I Want Me Back - Former Police Dispatcher

[Terry]

Welcome VCC, I'm a cop and can't tell you how many times a dispatcher saved my ass. I didn't know how much MY dispatchers meant to me untill one day about 15 yrs ago a dispatcher named Rhonda was the only reason I was able to go home to my kids. I was dealing with a victim who had called from a payphone (not too many cellphones then). Rhonda had a feeling something was wrong, told me to answer the payphone. She told me something was just not right and I should check the purse. When I asked the girl if I could look in her purse she jammed her hand in the purse and pulled out a handgun and pointed it at my head. We fought over the gun and I got it away from her. She later told the investigator that she hated cops, her life and wanted to take out a cop before she died. Needless to say after that anytime a dispatcher wanted a pizza, they got 5 or 6 steaming hot. Don't ever think of anything you've done as failure. There were plenty of times you did something you didn't realize that let a few officers go home after the shift ended. Dispatchers are always the "not so silent partner". Again Welcome.

 

[vcc123]

Thank you Terry.. I needed to hear that.. I wish I could have done something for Ron.. I felt so helpless.. I couldn't reach through the radio to him.. all I could do was sit there and talk.. I felt so helpless. I wish there had been a payphone that day. :dontknow:

 

[Terry]

VCC, after being kicked in the butt by my doc and Anthony I've kinda changed my way of thinking. Make a list of the times youv'ed made a positive difference in officer's lives and one for the negative. I'd be willing to bet a paycheck the positive list will be MUCH longer. You're human, not superhuman.

 

[vcc123]

Pm

Terry.. I sent you a pm.. let me know if you get it or not.. my brain is scrambled. :crazy-eye

 

[beatle_bailey]

Welcome Vcc123

I'm soory I did not do this earlier but welcome to the Forum
bin here for maybe six months and just never thought to do this ,, and forgot people did this for me :doh: hope you and hubby find what you need hear ,, God bless Beatle Bailey

 

[vcc123]

Thank you Beatle.. you inspire me!! :smile: