Thread by @StaySaif

As a reporter, I never share my opinion especially online, but CPS dispatch is an absolute joke. Walking the dog & drunk guy approached me, screaming, threatening me. He was drunk, upset over my race & that I didn't offer my cigar. Called 911, no unit ever came. 1/5 #Calgary #yyc

Speaking to dispatch for 15min while it happened and no units enroute. 3 inactive police units (no cherries on) drove by me during & after the incident, nobody stopped. It's been 51min after the incident started & still no units showed up. #yyc #Calgary 2/5.

The guy was abusive to me, other people in the park, getting in my face, threatening to beat me up, and pushed his wife who tried to atop him several times. CPS didn't take the request seriously and told me it wasn't a priority. 3/5.

I called the RTOC (after hours Media line) to ask why response times were like this. SGT. Sohm yelled at me, gave me very bad advice to turn my back on someone like that and walk way, told me to call 911 if I was scared, told me they were busy & hung up on me. 4/5.

This is why POC are scared of this sort of thing. Police just don't take it seriously until it's too late. I'm on the phone and dispatcher can hear the guy escalating the issue and it's not a priority? What are you waiting for? Someone to get hurt? It's beyond ridiculous. 5/5.

Would like to note, several people stood by at a distance, recording and waited to be witnesses, they all laughed at how long its taken CPS to respond and left. This guy and girl came over during the incident, tried to help deeacalate and stayed until the guy left, just incase.

UPDATE: It took officers 1hr 11min to respond. One officer tried to be helpful while his partner kept re-escalating the situation, telling me to talk to Nenshi and get more cops, it wasn't a priority call, & insinuated he was the victim for having to respond to my call.

Finished talking to them at 11:48 p.m., Officer McGregor said several times during our discussion there were more important calls they needed to attend to. 1hr later, 12:48 a.m., they're still parked in the same spot I left them, blocking the sidewalk at Scott Barb Park.