Cop shot 4 times, once in the neck (vid)

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

As one has to be able to get to a radio to call dispatch which does take some focus, adding to that possible dispatch times, etc, I wonder if the PD version of Life Alert would be useful. Under extremis circumstances, hit the button on your vest say to send for the cavalry. Obviously needs to be covered in some fashion to avoid false signal, but you don't have to worry about the bad guy intentionally setting it off

If and when you can get to your radio, you can add details to the situation to assist in most focused response. "I've fallen and can't get up" for LE. Cheap tech that exists.

Such things exist in various business etc already.

We have that on our pac sets. Little orange panic buttons on most of the motorola pac-sets sets off an alarm to dispatch and gives dispatch priority to that channel as well. Hit it on accident and you owe pizza to dispatch...

[kwelz]

I feel the closing arguments are worth a watch as well. He really drives it home.

[T2C]

As one has to be able to get to a radio to call dispatch which does take some focus, adding to that possible dispatch times, etc, I wonder if the PD version of Life Alert would be useful. Under extremis circumstances, hit the button on your vest say to send for the cavalry. Obviously needs to be covered in some fashion to avoid false signal, but you don't have to worry about the bad guy intentionally setting it off

If and when you can get to your radio, you can add details to the situation to assist in most focused response. "I've fallen and can't get up" for LE. Cheap tech that exists.

Such things exist in various business etc already.

At our agency, removing the television set, banning personal reading materials and banning the use of personal cellular telephones from the communications center would go a long way in improving Telecommunicator response times to officers requesting assistance.

[Firefly]

You only get a lifetime to react....yours or theirs.

[WillBrink]

We have that on our pac sets. Little orange panic buttons on most of the motorola pac-sets sets off an alarm to dispatch and gives dispatch priority to that channel as well. Hit it on accident and you owe pizza to dispatch...

Sounds like tech that needs to be expanded then.

[Averageman]

At our agency, removing the television set, banning personal reading materials and banning the use of personal cellular telephones from the communications center would go a long way in improving Telecommunicator response times to officers requesting assistance.

Does that GPS locate your position also?

[T2C]

Does that GPS locate your position also?

No................

[Averageman]

No................

That would be the cheese.

[T2C]

That would be the cheese.

GPS would serve no purpose if assistance is required. It would only help investigators find the remains of the LEO who needed assistance.

[Averageman]

It would be nice to know that if I have to activate it, my position would be known to the incoming back up and EMTs in case I fade out from blood loss or unconsciousness.