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Even if it were true, there's a more charitable and in my opinion more plausible explanation: people are afraid to bother the emergency line with redundant call
by emsy 7y ago
Even if it were true, there's a more charitable and in my opinion more plausible explanation: people are afraid to bother the emergency line with redundant calls. These days it's probably more plausible than ever, because we hear of prank calls to the emergency line and don't want to occupy the emergency line more than necessary.
- jdavis703 7y agoYou can actually be evicted for calling 911 too often – even if those calls are legitimate [0]. 0: https://thinkprogress.org/chronic-nuisance-laws-ordinances-evicting-people-with-disabilities-from-their-homes-7c64a7129dea/ https://thinkprogress.org/chronic-nuisance-laws-ordinances-e...
- Chris_Chambers 7y agoYou appear to be assuming that everyone is as socially awkward as you are.
- goto11 7y agoYou are playing into the false story by suggesting that it is true that a number of witnesses was aware of the violence but didn't call the police.