Should the police have attended or not????

[Wacky Racer]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/458755

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Depends on what the call said really.

Fear for welfares we do attend only if there is an actual fear for welfare.

All we know from the storey is that the line went dead and if that is what the caller stated on the phone to 999 then its doubtfull that anyone would be sent. If there was rasping / choking sounds or anything else then yes police would have attended i would hope.

[streaky]

Taking a leaf out of the "fourth emergency service" book - membership lapsed when the driver died - perhaps?

Streaky

Waits for a "police spokesperson to say: "Mr X did not get the service he should have received.", but doesn't hold breath!

[technobob]

streaky said:

Waits for a "police spokesperson to say: "Mr X did not get the service he should have received.", but doesn't hold breath!

Asst Chief Constable said words to this effect on the local radio yesterday, also saying that an investigation has been launched and that a referral has been made to PCC. Officer concerned has been 'moved to other duties'

[g_attrill]

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Depends on what the call said really. Fear for welfares we do attend only if there is an actual fear for welfare. All we know from the storey is that the line went dead and if that is what the caller stated on the phone to 999 then its doubtfull that anyone would be sent. If there was rasping / choking sounds or anything else then yes police would have attended i would hope.

This is a lengthy recording of the incident - you can hear the chap's "last gasp", although it doesn't elaborate on what they told the control room:

www.vibeone.co.uk/pete.mp3

Gareth

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The key thing is what was told to control room which we will not know untill the report is released.

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OK it's Magic1548, hardly BBC Radio 1, but it, and Pete Price, are well known in Liverpool and if the Police wouldn't respond to their requests then it makes you wonder what an even more ordinary member of the public would have to do to get Merseyside Police out of bed.

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Why should it make a difference who you are when you call.

Its the information that was passed which was the key here not the fact the people were well known on the radio!

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Why should it make a difference who you are when you call.

Of course, it shouldn't make any difference. But in the real world, if someone reasonably well known, and who has some influence in the local media, asks for something to be done then you would have expected them to get the benefit of the doubt, rather than a flat refusal. Even if the operator didn't know who he was, the circumstances must have been explained during the call.

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That depends on what was relayed during the call! For all we know they said, "im a tad worried about joe blogs the line just cut out can you send someone to check on him"

If it was

The line cut out, hes had heart problems and i could hear rasping sounds on the phone i would have imagined a different response.