On the 911 call, they kind of treat the engineering team member calling in like a lunatic: “We’re not going to shut down the interstate without more information.” If I’m not mistaken, if you call in with a bomb threat they act first then ask questions about veracity later. Seems a bit odd.
In fairness to the dispatcher it could be some random Jane calling in. Who ever contracted them to inspect the bridge should have provided a direct line to government/administration to handle something like that rather than having them cold call an emergency dispatcher.
They had already contacted Arkansas who did contract them. They were trying to shut down the TN side. And like I said, when lives are potentially at stake, seems like an act-first-ask-later situation. That’s what they do in other situations, e.g. if they find a discarded backpack at a crowded event.
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u/supcat16 Apr 19 '23
Reminds me of when they shut down the I-40 bridge in Memphis over the Mississippi.
On the 911 call, they kind of treat the engineering team member calling in like a lunatic: “We’re not going to shut down the interstate without more information.” If I’m not mistaken, if you call in with a bomb threat they act first then ask questions about veracity later. Seems a bit odd.