I think the commenter I responded to may have thought that 18 months probation had to do with a probationary period at work, and I assumed that they just had more information than me. But now after reading the court document linked above, I highly highly doubt that she returned to that job.
I agree. I initially went of that commenter's reply saying 10 days jail and probation to mean her work probation. The court document is much more detailed.
Speaking as someone who lives in a city that has had a significant dispatcher shortage the entire decade I've lived here, I can see why they kept her. Literally we just need bodies answering the phone. One time when I was being followed in my car, my 911 call was redirected to a neighboring city, and the operator couldn't tell me the address of the police station as I was trying to drive to it.
I was gonna say, it's probably really hard to keep people in that job. Probably a lottt of turnover since it can be emotionally draining and traumatic. But.... the easy fix would be a higher pay rate. So even with a high turnover, you'll always have decent candidates that DO care, at least until they emotionally can't anymore. Rinse and repeat. 911 dispatchers have such a hard job, I couldn't even imagine doing it myself.
Obviously not the same as what's going on here, but here in SoCal, you commit a dui, you get a point on your license and i think if you get 3 points they take away your drivers license for a year. In new Orleans, you get your 25th dui, and you just pay the ticket*.
*-I know there are new laws by now and I would like to hope it's changed by now. We have daiquiri shops that are drive-thru. And it may have changed but it used to be that as long as you left the straw in the wrapper, technically you weren't open carrying alcohol in public.
Edit again: whoah new Orleans has gone to defcon 1....it's way more reasonable. I'm like way off base now.
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u/TankApprehensive3053 7h ago
She should have been terminated after the jail time.