One night, myself and my partner were notified by the local police department, that they needed a subject checked out. We arrive at the police station, and find a subject in the holding cell, and a lawyer at the desk outside the cell on the phone. The officer state, he is complaining of hand pain, my partner looks at it, it might have a fracture. He evidentally struck another guy in the head with his fist. He is complaining that the handcuffs are hurting his arms. My partner and I splint it with a SAM splint, after the police release the cuffs. He is being released, anyways the lawyer was bailing him out. The report given to us by the police was that, he was in the bar, and dragging his girl around and talking bad to her. Another man didn't like it and told him to stop. The kid then made a threat to the other older fellow. The older fellow then identified himself as a state patrol officer. The kid then proceeded to hit him in the head and face. I don't know if the guy was actually an officer or not, but the kid took a chance.
Another year approaching the threshold entering new explorations, new challenges, the same game. Coworkers have came and went a few more than normal this past year and likely more any day now. I am starting to think more like a go with the flow person and less with a complainer attitude. I won't say this year was easy, there were many 12 hour shifts and shift coverages due to long term illness and resignations. Nearing 10 years in the seat behind the headset and at times I feel unwanted, unrespected. Then a day comes up where my officers thank me or have a discussion with me about nothing. But it shows they are people to who maybe forget dispatchers need asked if they are ok too.