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How many languages do you think the people at 911 should have to speak?
A 911 operator does not have to speak every language. But they should have access to people who do.
The person making that call may be calling to save YOUR life againshiela. Would you like 911 to hang up on them?
How do you even expect them to know what language is being spoken? Why should those who work at 911 be language experts? Do you have any idea what the job entails? How much it pays? They can't afford to hire language experts. If you can't speak English, you sure as heck shouldn't expect 911 to understand you.
When we were in Japan, if we needed to call for help, we called one of our English speaking friends. We sure as hell didn't expect everyone there to speak English, how stupid is that?
If I'm in trouble and the only person who can call 911 doesn't speak English, I expect I'll die. Maybe it's time to stop illegal immigration completely and curtail legal immigration reducing the chances of someone who doesn't speak our languages having to use our resources.
We expect our 911 operators to do everything possible to save a life. That can include identifying the language the caller is speaking and having access to someone who speaks that language
It is not a gotcha situation. That 911 caller may be a visitor from another country and the victim may be an English speaking American citizen