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988 is not 911. Authorities are only called in extreme circumstances. Please do call if you feel the need.
by nkingsy 3y ago
988 is not 911. Authorities are only called in extreme circumstances. Please do call if you feel the need.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoYou called 998, you called the "authorities" already. Cat's out of the bag. Van's engine is running. They know where you live and they know how fast you're moving. They can't know how many doses you took or how many rounds are left. You'll wake up chained to a bed with screams and moaning in the hallway. Nurse Ratched is here with your pills.
- EdwardDiego 3y agoYour attitude actively harms people with mental illness. Well done.
- lifeonlars 3y agoBut doesn't the attitude that one should trust the 998 system also actively harm people with mental illness?
- omniglottal 3y agoYour attitude of dismissal over why a suicidal person would prefer to avoid calling 988 is disingenuous and perpetuates real harm while it serves as a wolf in sheep's clothing.
- joecool1029 3y agoThe whole point of the article was that there's no transparency. Nobody knows how many calls gets passed along to 911 and there's no way for an end user to know if they are getting pinged/traced. It is a fraud and a violation of trust for 988 to bill itself as confidential under these circumstances.