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 exocet_cmYou delete it, I'll find itPremium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
kudos:2 | reply to ColorBASIC
Re: They shouldn't be able to call it "9-1-1" "Testing" the system is ok, but use it VERY sparingly and by sparingly I mean maybe once every few years.
If you dial 9-1-1 simply tell the operator that this is a Non-Emergency Call, you have new phone service, and you wanted to make sure you can get through to 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency. Most, if not all, 9-1-1 operators are nice (at least when I call they are).
In any event DO NOT hang up if 9-1-1 goes through and DO NOT "test" the system often. If you hang up and the operator can't get back through the police will come-a-knockin. If you call multiple times or prank call (or the operator thinks you are prank calling) that will warrant the police to visit as well.
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| That's true. Misdialed "911" by mistake and said "ooh, sorry, misdialed."
3 minutes later, Sgt. Stadanko shows up asking questions. What a wonderful world live in! | |
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join:2007-04-09
Des Plaines, IL | said by rocco_fanucc:That's true. Misdialed "911" by mistake and said "ooh, sorry, misdialed." 3 minutes later, Sgt. Stadanko shows up asking questions. What a wonderful world live in! There have been many cases when the victim of a violent crime manages to break free from their attacker just long enough to find a phone and dial 911. In some cases, the attacker rips the phone cord from the wall, disconnecting the call. In others, the armed assailant convinces the victim to say it was a mistake and then hang up.
In the latter case, that's often the last recording of that person's voice. This is why the police investigate all improperly terminated 911 calls. If all is well, no big deal. If not, that policy could save your life one day. | |
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