shockedcanadian
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The irony of a police state is that they focus on big funds for the Creepy Ones, but very little is left for support mechanisms and secondary assistance.
This kid died when he might have been saved. Blood is on some peoples hands as the system is bankrupt.
The city of Toronto will review an incident where a 911 caller was put on hold for almost seven minutes while a teenage boy was dying from a gunshot wound, the mayor and a top paramedic said on Tuesday.
The 15-year-old boy died in hospital after being shot Saturday night in the Emmett Avenue and Jane Street area.
One caller on the scene waited six minutes and 43 seconds to speak with a 911 operator, Toronto police confirmed.
Mayor Olivia Chow said that wait is "not acceptable."
"People need help immediately when they call. Every moment counts," Chow told reporters at a news conference.
Toronto is in the process of hiring 90 more 911 operators to lower call wait times, which have ballooned in recent years but have been improving in recent months, according to Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw. In May, Toronto police also launched an upgrade to the system in a bid to eliminate calls that were bogging down the emergency line.
This kid died when he might have been saved. Blood is on some peoples hands as the system is bankrupt.
The city of Toronto will review an incident where a 911 caller was put on hold for almost seven minutes while a teenage boy was dying from a gunshot wound, the mayor and a top paramedic said on Tuesday.
The 15-year-old boy died in hospital after being shot Saturday night in the Emmett Avenue and Jane Street area.
One caller on the scene waited six minutes and 43 seconds to speak with a 911 operator, Toronto police confirmed.
Mayor Olivia Chow said that wait is "not acceptable."
"People need help immediately when they call. Every moment counts," Chow told reporters at a news conference.
Toronto is in the process of hiring 90 more 911 operators to lower call wait times, which have ballooned in recent years but have been improving in recent months, according to Toronto police chief Myron Demkiw. In May, Toronto police also launched an upgrade to the system in a bid to eliminate calls that were bogging down the emergency line.
