As 911 dispatchers will tell you, there are plenty of dumb 911 calls out there. It seems many callers often don’t quite understand what constitutes an “emergency.”
Calling 911 is no joke, though. For example, “swatting” (i.e., getting the SWAT team called to someone’s house on a bogus crime report) is dangerous and can get you arrested. Same goes with making too many 911 calls or otherwise abusing the system.
However, that didn’t stop some of these people, who made our list of the 10 dumbest reasons to call 911…
It should go without saying, of course, that if you fear for your safety or the safety of others, you should never hesitate to make a 911 call. For all other emergencies, though? Well, see above.
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