Stupid people calling 911 for stupid reasons happen many times a day, everywhere in the world. E-Comm 911, southwest British Columbia’s emergency communications centre, released a list of 10 of the worst 911 calls made in 2013, and it really shows how mentally strong 911 operators are. Most of us would not be able to sustain that much stupidity:
E-Comm’s top-ten 911 nuisance calls for 2013:
- “I’d like to speak to someone about renting a fire truck to block off a street for a party.”
- A caller phoned 9-1-1 to get their date’s contact information so they could confirm details of their plans.
- A caller phoned 9-1-1 to report a missed newspaper delivery.
- 4. Caller asks 9-1-1 if they can get the ‘OK’ to drive in the HOV lane because “traffic is backed up and they are late for an important meeting.”
- Caller dials 9-1-1 to activate voicemail on his cellphone.
- “I threw my phone into the garbage can and can’t get it out.”
- Caller dials 9-1-1 to ask for a morning wake-up call.
- Caller dials 9-1-1 to ask how to call the operator.
- “Can an officer come over to tell my kids to go to bed?”
- “My son won’t give me the remote control.”
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Another example of stupidity in all it’s glory:
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