Trooper suspended for "Too bad" response to 911 ca

Trooper suspended for "Too bad" response to 911 call
Newspapers and electronic media across the country have picked up a story about a Connecticut state trooper who was suspended for saying "too bad" in response to a 911 call about a motorcycle crash that ultimately led to the rider's death.

When a friend of Justin Sawyer called 911 to report Sawyer had been in a street motorcycle crash in Lisbon, Connecticut, the state trooper who took the call responded by saying "YeahÂ…too bad" and hung up.

A second emergency call to 911 by another friend of Sawyer's answered by the same trooper got a similar response: "Yeah, help will get there. Shouldn't be playing games." The trooper then hung up again.

A third 911 call was answered by a female dispatcher who assessed the status of the injured rider, told the caller not to let anyone touch him, and then said: "I will send an ambulance out there, OK?"

That incident happened in August. Sawyer died a week after the crash from his injuries. After a months-long internal investigation, Robert Peasley, the 18-year veteran trooper who took the initial calls, was suspended without pay for 15 days beginning on March 21.

Police officials maintain that despite Peasley's comments, he acted promptly to send emergency personnel to the scene. Officials also apologized to Sawyer's family for Peasley's comments. The police union, which believes the trooper's punishment is harsh, says Peasley is remorseful for his actions.

The story has gained attention well beyond Connecticut and has appeared on CNN, NBC, and in USA Today, among other national media outlets.

Troopers answer 911 calls??????

KRS

them damn troopers... never can trust them

i wonder if he knows he could have just ate doughnuts on the way there?....

What an a$$

What was that guy thinking?! It's thier job to respond to EVERY call. No matter what. He should be fired.

Could the death have been prevented if the ambulance got there any quicker, and the injuries treated? If they could have, then this guy needs to go to jail. What an hole, he must have something against bikes, I hope he chokes on a doughnut.

i hope that cop chokes on a doughnut and drowns in his coffee..lol that woudl be so funni

Do I smell bacon?!?!

I personally want to F*** him up! What a b****!!!! I want to know the same thing kawasaki kid wants to know, would the death be prevented if they got there quicker?

there would of been a hell of alot better chance for him to survive i would think..i hate cops they think the are shit hott and everything..my dad got to arrest cops b4 even tho he was a fed. for the government

That cop should have gotten more than just 15 days suspension... I'm talking about jail time.

How can someone be such an a$$.

kawasaki kid wrote:

Could the death have been prevented if the ambulance got there any quicker, and the injuries treated? If they could have, then this guy needs to go to jail. What an hole, he must have something against bikes, I hope he chokes on a doughnut.

Editor wrote:

Police officials maintain that despite Peasley's comments, he acted promptly to send emergency personnel to the scene.

ok, i cant believe i just stuck up for a cop! but you guys should read closer. he didnt not respond to the accident, he just gave the dude some sh!t.