911 dispatcher Texas emergency services inappropriate joke emergency call dispatcher reprimand

Mike Forbess, a 911 dispatcher in Watauga, Texas, was formally reprimanded after making an inappropriate joke during an emergency call.

A mother called for help because her daughters were fighting, and one had kicked a hole in a door. Forbess responded, "OK. Do you want us to come over to shoot her?"

The dispatcher later admitted the comment was wrong and apologized, stating he meant it as a joke.

Source: Reason
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