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The 911 dispatchers shouldn't be dealing with suicidal people, they should be forwarding calls from suicidal people to the correct place. I would hope they alre
by 0xffff2 7y ago
The 911 dispatchers shouldn't be dealing with suicidal people, they should be forwarding calls from suicidal people to the correct place. I would hope they already do this. What happens if you call 911 and tell them you're suicidal today?
- mikeash 7y agoI don’t know, but I’d expect them to send the police if it’s an emergency (you’re in imminent danger of going through with it) and to tell you to stop tying up the line and seek help yourself otherwise. This would be just like calling them for any other medical problem. If you’re in imminent danger they’ll send help. Otherwise they’ll tell you to get off the line. They won’t forward you to a doctor.