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My cousin is a 911 operator. I was just at a family gathering with her. I'd been meaning to solicit her opinon on MWAG calls. I was recounting the call made on us at the most recentFirestone OC gathering. Before I could ask her anything, she interrupted with, "Why do people waste our time with that? I always want to ask 'Was the gun pointed at you? Then don't bleepin' worry about it!"
Apparently however, MWAG calls are not the worst profiling she gets. The real award winners go to people who call in and say, "Help, there's a black man who is....actually WALKING through my neighbourhood!" She says silence is usually the best response. Let them think through what they've actually just said. "So, the MWAG is suddenly dangerous because he also happens to have long hair?"
My cousin is a 911 operator. I was just at a family gathering with her. I'd been meaning to solicit her opinon on MWAG calls. I was recounting the call made on us at the most recentFirestone OC gathering. Before I could ask her anything, she interrupted with, "Why do people waste our time with that? I always want to ask 'Was the gun pointed at you? Then don't bleepin' worry about it!"
Apparently however, MWAG calls are not the worst profiling she gets. The real award winners go to people who call in and say, "Help, there's a black man who is....actually WALKING through my neighbourhood!" She says silence is usually the best response. Let them think through what they've actually just said. "So, the MWAG is suddenly dangerous because he also happens to have long hair?"