Woman calls 911 over lack of shrimp in fried rice

Israel
April 8, 2009 2:51am CST
OK. Here's another dumb 911 call. A stupid woman called 911 because her takeout order didn't have enough shrimp. What an idiot. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090408/ap_on_fe_st/odd_skimp_on_shrimp_5
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• United States
8 Apr 09
Unless they have some sort of mental illness causing this completely ridiculous behavior or they are younger than 6 years old, then I think they should be majorly fined because 911 is not something someone should be joking around with
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@Loen210 (1540)
• United States
27 Jun 09
I so agree with that, Spice. And CatLady, I wanted to see the article, but it says the site is expired. Must have been a mental disorder though. ?
• Israel
8 Apr 09
Some towns are fining people for abusing the system. They need to start that system in all towns.
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@abcnadz (457)
• India
8 Apr 09
i have heard of a lot of really dumb 911 calls. how can peple be like this ??? i heard a call in which a lady called up the 911 because some friend of hers hung up the phone on her. she was screaming on top of her voice saying. I DO NOT WANT HER TO HANG UP ON ME AGAIN. DO YOU UNDESRTAND THAT ??? lol have a great day
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• Israel
8 Apr 09
People abuse the 911 system when they feel slighted and don't get what they want. They need to get a life and grow up. So her friend hung up on her. Big deal. If that's the worst thing in her life, she should consider herself lucky.
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
8 Apr 09
Oh my what those operators hear this one is like the beeer one it all take s the cake!
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
9 Apr 09
Spoilt brats huh? and a waste of theoperators time when they could be on a nessary call! Like Heart attacks!
• Israel
9 Apr 09
Some people are just too strange. Calling the police emergency number when they don't get what they want.
@us2owls (1681)
• United States
8 Apr 09
911 is for emergencies and these idiots could very well cost someone their life with their stupid calls. Someone having gone into cardiac arrest has from 4 to 6 minutes to get attention before they suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen. In our county there is one person at night to answer 911 calls - if they were held up by someone such as this woman complaining about shrimp then a person desperately needing attention could be lost. They should pass something where people making stupid calls such as this to 911 can be fined no less than $100 per call. That might make them think.
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@BarBaraPrz (45527)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Apr 09
Or not...
• Israel
8 Apr 09
If they start charging for using 911 for non emergencies people will stop and think before they call over stupid things.
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• India
8 Apr 09
How fullish the woman was. It is very typical thing. It is also wrong use of mobile as well. Who she was?
• Israel
8 Apr 09
I don't know who she was. It was an article in the news.
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• Israel
9 Apr 09
What's your problem? How would I know more than was in the article? Do you really expect people to know everything, even things not in the news articles?
• India
9 Apr 09
If you don't have full information, then Why you strat this discussion.
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
8 Apr 09
That woman is one of the reason people who really need help didn't get one. She should be ashamed of herself.
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• Israel
9 Apr 09
She seems to be the type that feels overly entitled.
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I saw that yesterday. No wonder people with real emergencies can't get through.
@BarBaraPrz (45527)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Apr 09
Must have fried shrimp for brains...
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
8 Apr 09
lol...that's one way of abusing 911.
• Israel
8 Apr 09
Unfortunately it happens way to often. Abusing the system can tie up the lines and prevent real emergencies from getting through.
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@dodo19 (47095)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
8 Apr 09
This is really stupid, in my opinion. I really don't understand why people do this sort of thing. Talk about wasting police officer's time.
• Israel
9 Apr 09
They obviously have entitlement issues. The world doesn't give them enough and they get overly upset.