A Nashville woman who waited hours for someone to respond
to her call to 911 emergency services didn't hear the worst
part of the call.
After Sheila Jones hung up the phone, a local news reporter
found that one 911 operator said, "I really just don't
give a shit what happens to you."
"I think I'm more hurt than I am mad that my life didn't
mean a damn thing to them," said Jones, after hearing
the tape played back to her for the first time. Jones had
called for help after an ex-boyfriend assaulted and threatened
her.
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911 officials told Nashville's NewsChannel 5 that the staffer
who took the call "was a trainee who was [later] fired
... not for the comment, but for flunking his final exam."
This video is from NewsChannel 5, broadcast May 12, 2008.