Just had a thought in connection with my job and realized that I have encountered a few Ns calling the Hotline for whatever.
If any Ns you know threaten to call Child Protective Services on you if you refuse to do as they dictate, there's a good chance that the call will go nowhere. A few weeks ago, I received a call demanding that CPS investigate someone. Because it was after the daytime office had closed, the calls I receive are supposed to be for emergencies only. I took down the caller's name, caller's phone number, the name of the child involved, the age/birthdate of the child, then.....things got really WIERD!!!!
When I asked for the address of where the child lives, which CPS has to have in order to be able to investigate, the caller responds: "He's somewhere in (large city), it's YOUR job to find him!" (The thought that hit my brain was "What the F?!?") I explained that CPS does not have the resources to search every home in (large city) to find this child. That's when this caller started SCREAMING at me: "He's being EDUCATIONALLY neglected and I DEMAND that you DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY!!!!!" (By this point, I'm thinking to myself: "Oh @#$! I'm dealing with a FLAMING N on this call!") I tried to politely and calmly explain that CPS does not have the resources to (a) search (large city) to locate a child at an unknown address and (b) investigate educational issues. Suggested she contact either the child's school or the county board of education. She screamed louder and DEMANDED to speak with my supervisor. (As it happened, I turned on the speaker feature of my phone and my supervisor heard for himself the way she was acting while listening to what I was saying.) My supervisor indicated to me to transfer to call to him and he proceeded to explain what CPS can do and what CPS can't do. I could tell from his reactions that she was screaming orders and demands at him! When she couldn't get the answers she wanted from my supervisor, she hung up on him.
Sheesh!!!
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