the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Aug 19, 2024
Computers handling 9–1-1 calls in Washington, D.C. went down eight times since late May, and twice in the last week, with one outage lasting two hours. A family says they tried to get help for their unresponsive five-month-old during that time. The baby died.
On top of that, 88% of 9–1-1 shifts don’t have even the minimum staff. The problems with D.C.’s 9–1-1 have been chronic and long term. Not only is this not improving, but it has gotten dangerously worse.
City residents cannot depend on getting immediate help. The government has proved it is unwilling or incapable of solving these essential problems.