Calling 911

[StL FinFan]

Rather than disrupt the wallet thread, I decided to create a new one.  I was disturbed by Maine saying a woman called 911 because he iphone was not in her purse.  Really?  Isn't that abuse of the 911 system?  No one is injured.  There is no robbery in progress.  No one has a visible weapon.  How does not finding your iphone constitute a 911 emergency?   If I were the purse - finder, I would have left the store and charged her with assault if she laid a hand on me to stop me, ungrateful bitch.

[jtex316]

Rather than disrupt the wallet thread, I decided to create a new one.  I was disturbed by Maine saying a woman called 911 because he iphone was not in her purse.  Really?  Isn't that abuse of the 911 system?  No one is injured.  There is no robbery in progress.  No one has a visible weapon.  How does not finding your iphone constitute a 911 emergency?   If I were the purse - finder, I would have left the store and charged her with assault if she laid a hand on me to stop me, ungrateful bitch.

Agreed 100%.

[Dave Gray]

Yeah.  People abuse 911 all the time.  There's an audio file floating around the net somewhere about a woman that called 9/11 at the McDonald's window about McNuggets or something like that.

[bsfins]

How many people know the number to their local police department...I'd say not many..I imagine most police stations have like our ass backwards police department,1 number that directs you through a computer controlled menus system to direct your call,or operator...and you're probably gonna sit on the line....

People already know 911 Dial 911 "Bitch stole my P.O.S. Iphone" Tah-dah

911= instant gratification...Dial 911 to get the police, Ambulance,or Fire department direct line...

While I agree with you it's abusive...People dial 911 for the dumbest shit anyways....(remember the 911 call about a fast food dispute? )

[Sunstroke]

This sort of thing would just enrage me... If I did a good deed for someone and they went all psycho and accused me of stuff, I might spit in that person's face and end up actually being guilty of a crime.

[Phishfan]

Yeah.  People abuse 911 all the time.  There's an audio file floating around the net somewhere about a woman that called 9/11 at the McDonald's window about McNuggets or something like that.

There was video all over the place also. It is a bit misleading to say the call was over McNuggets, but I guess technically it was. She called 911 because they didn't have the McNuggets but also refused to give her the money back.

[MaineDolFan]

I asked my sis in law if the woman was given a ticket for misuse of 911.  Apparently it was a fine line in this case:  The woman felt like she had been robbed and had the person "cornered" in the store that "robbed" her.  The woman claimed the value of her iPhone exceeded $500, therefore it would have been a criminal versus civil issue. 

The police that responded were pissed as well, from what I am told, but in this case they had their hands tied.  Perception is reality and the woman thought she was being robbed.  I can see it, it's a little different than ordering a hamburger and not getting it.

[Brian Fein]

She did her a favor by taking away that POS iPhone.

[StL FinFan]

I asked my sis in law if the woman was given a ticket for misuse of 911.  Apparently it was a fine line in this case:  The woman felt like she had been robbed and had the person "cornered" in the store that "robbed" her.  The woman claimed the value of her iPhone exceeded $500, therefore it would have been a criminal versus civil issue. 

The police that responded were pissed as well, from what I am told, but in this case they had their hands tied.  Perception is reality and the woman thought she was being robbed.  I can see it, it's a little different than ordering a hamburger and not getting it.

I can buy that explanation for calling 911.  I still would have found a huff and left in it.

[MaineDolFan]

^Me too.  In a weird way I can sort of understand the woman who left her purse behind.  Picks up the purse, opens it and finds something missing.  I would be like "crap!  really??"

That is where it ends.  I wouldn't accuse the person who was turning it over of anything.  I would be thankful that my $1,000 Coach bag, wallet and credit cards were all there.  Thank the woman and be on with my day.  I certainly wouldn't have called 911 over a freakin' phone.  Then again, Verizon allows me to have insurance on my BB.  Someone steals it I pay $50 and get a new one.  AT&T won't let you place insurance on iPhones...and they ain't cheap!

[StL FinFan]

^ Wait a sec.  If her iphone was missing how did she call 911?

[jtex316]

Maine I'm not buying your 911 rationale. If a person even thought about freaking out on me after I saved / recovered her purse, I'd tell her to Fuck Off and call her every name in the book on the way out.

It's not up to citizens to take the law into their own hands (e.g. "corner" someone in a store). "Perception is reality". Great legal defense.

[bsfins]

^ Wait a sec.  If her iphone was missing how did she call 911?

Store clerk?

[JVides]

They couldn't call mall security?  They had to go right to 911?

Anyway...even if you don't know your local PD's phone number, you can get it via 411 and not tie up the 911 emergency lines.

[bsfins]

^^^ The Problem I have with Dialing 411 for the Police department...that's fine, if your vehicle was broke in,and you've got a couple of hours to kill,for a police officer to come right up a report....Might as well save you the $$$ of dialing 411,and grab a phone book....I think the average store clerk isn't thinking, about clogging up the 911 line when someone is flipping out that someone stole their P.O.S. Iphone when someone returned their purse....