11-07-2003 12:29									#1
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quote: OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- Police have apologized to a woman who learned her son was killed in a traffic accident from a voice mail message an officer left on her telephone. "I want to see that police officer reprimanded and I want some kind of training in that program so that it will never, ever happen again," said Judie Howell, whose 34-year-old son, Bobby, was killed June 26 in a Cass County car accident. Howell said an Omaha police officer left her a message telling her about the accident and that her son's body was sent to a funeral home in Plattsmouth. She filed a complaint with the Omaha Police Department. Lt. Tim Cavanaugh, commander of the internal affairs unit, sent a letter of apology to Howell. "On behalf of the Omaha Police Department, I again want to express my sympathy for the loss of your son and regret for the message left on your answering machine," Cavanaugh wrote. When reached Thursday, Cavanaugh declined to further comment. Officer Cathy Martinec, a police spokeswoman, said the matter was being investigated. Under standard department procedures, notification should be made in person by a uniformed officer and one other person, Martinec said. If a survivor cannot be located, a message must be left either at a residence or a place of business asking them to contact police as soon as possible.

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/US/Cent...e.ap/index.html

I thought it was absurd that this was the top story on our local news tonight, so imagine my surprise when I saw it on the front page of CNN International. Isn't there any real news happening? Even if there isn't any real news, is this really the best thing they could scrounge up to kill airtime with? I don't even care about this and I live in the area.

	11-07-2003 12:41									#2
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damn touchy-feelie liberals

she's lucky she got that much.

her only notification should be a bill by the coroner for transporting her son's sorry ass.

	11-07-2003 12:43									#3
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you know what would be really funny?

Is if they left the apology for bad death notifcation on her voice mail or answering machine.

	11-07-2003 12:46									#4
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jesus, whut hte **** is wrong with people these days?

(makes you think i could think either way of it doesn't you?)

	11-07-2003 12:47									#5
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Troll.
EDIT: Grrr...typing too slow. Crosspost (?) with Diss refering to his other thread.





Seriously, what a b*tch! I'd rather have a message in my voicemail box telling me that my mom and stepdad had been killed then to have to wait until later in the evening when it has become glaringly obvious that something is very wrong and going into panic mode, calling the police, and only THEN finding out.

They better stick her with the bill...

	11-07-2003 13:55									#6
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@ insensitive police officers.

	11-07-2003 14:17									#7
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[nebraskan mode] I don't know why the Omaha Police got stuck telling her in the first place. The guy died in Cass County, lived in Plattsmouth (seat of Cass County) and got sent to Plattsmouth after he died. Why didn't the Cass County sheriff give the lady the news? I know Brueggeman is a fat, lazy bastard, but that's no reason to force OPD to handle things like this outside the city limits. [/nebraskan mode]

	11-07-2003 15:41									#8
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quote: I thought it was absurd that this was the top story on our local news tonight, so imagine my surprise when I saw it on the front page of CNN International. Isn't there any real news happening? Even if there isn't any real news, is this really the best thing they could scrounge up to kill airtime with? I don't even care about this and I live in the area.

Core of the problem has been found.

	12-07-2003 03:34									#9
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	12-07-2003 03:47									#10
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She should look on the bright side, it could have been a text message