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In many (all?) parts of the US, even if you stay on the line and tell the operator that the call was a mistake, you'll still get a visit from the police. The th
by ams6110 9y ago
In many (all?) parts of the US, even if you stay on the line and tell the operator that the call was a mistake, you'll still get a visit from the police. The thinking is that someone who got a chance to dial 911 but then is discovered by a captor might be coerced into saying the call was a mistake. So they send the police to invesitigate ALL 911 calls -- hangups, mistakes, everything.
- Spooky23 9y agoAnother fun fact is that 911 in almost any dial sequence will dial 911. One of my colleagues discovered this when he was testing some dial plan thing years ago. I think he called 911 a few thousand times.
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- ncallaway 9y agoInteresting. I definitely made this mistake as a child. My dad's cell phone number started was 915-XXXX. I misdialed once and dialed "911". I explained that it was a mistake, and they said not to worry about it and hung up. No officer was dispatched. I wonder if something has changed since I made that mistake, if it's just inconsistent across the country, or if there is some discretion of the dispatcher to decide that the child probably did make a mistake.
- mjcl 9y agoI don't think anything has changed; I made test-calls to 911 (to confirm the call was routed properly) when commissioning new phone systems and never had police dispatched. I'd tell the operator that I was testing and wanted to confirm that they were showing the correct phone # and address.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoIt is something that every state and county could decide.