Lady Calls 911 Over Wrong Burger King Order

[VirginiaHuguenot]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f2JT6Rw1_rY

[Edited on 9-12-2006 by VirginiaHuguenot]

 

[Devin]

"You're supposed to be here to protect me!"

"Protect you from what? A wrong cheeseburger?"

Haha, what did she expect the cops to do? Put a gun to their heads and force them to make the burger?

 

[SolaScriptura]

If that really is a real call... that lady should be shot.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/cops/burger.asp

 

[ReformedWretch]

Prank or not, someone DID call 9-1-1 over this. I agree with Ben's sentiments about that.

 

[jfschultz]

Whether this specific case is true or not, probably every 911 service has many similar cases that tie up their lines.

 

[SRoper]

I don't think that's really a capital offense.

 

[ReformedWretch]

Originally posted by SRoper
I don't think that's really a capital offense.

What if someone died because an operator was busy with this call?

 

[Abd_Yesua_alMasih]

I think then that is manslaughter. You would have to prove the woman was trying to kill someone...

 

[Gregg]

A steady diet of these may someday lead to a 911 call.

 

[jaybird0827]

Originally posted by Gregg
A steady diet of these may someday lead to a 911 call.

That lady oughta be locked up.

 

[Puritan Sailor]

We've had 911 calls out here where someone will just call for an aspirin. You would be surprised how stupid some 911 calls are.

 

[govols]

Someone needs to put a stop to these kinds of things. There needs to be an investigation and people need to be prosecuted or worse.

The fast food joints are constantly messing up orders. 3 stikes and yer out kind of thing.

 

[Puritan Sailor]

Originally posted by govols
Someone needs to put a stop to these kinds of things. There needs to be an investigation and people need to be prosecuted or worse.

The fast food joints are constantly messing up orders. 3 stikes and yer out kind of thing.

Unfortunately it's because of fear of litigation that they have to answer all these frivolous 911 calls. I work with a firefighter and he said they have to answer every call along with the ambulance, even if the person is just calling for a common cold and want a ride to the doctor. Some states I think have more leeway with discerning true emergencies. But most simply overreact and answer everything.

 

[govols]

I was jesting more than anything. I agree they get some pretty dumb calls.

I live across the street from a fireman in our county and they got a call last week from a lady needing her 'frig moved to her basement.

They told her no, so she calls back in an hour to report a cat in a tree but they saw that she called from the same number and told her that they still wouldn't help her move her 'frig. They also told her that reporting a fire or emergency when there is not one can be a felony offense so she might want to call a neighbor for her help with a 'frig.

 

[SRoper]

Patrick, you totally missed John's joke.

 

[Scott]

"Patrick, you totally missed John's joke."

yeah, it was pretty good too