Woman calls police to report theft of her snowman :facepalm:

[RadioSilence]

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11908583

Woman dials 999 to report snowman theft in Kent A woman who dialled 999 to report the theft of a snowman from outside her home has been branded "completely irresponsible" by Kent Police. The force said the woman, from Chatham, thought the incident required their involvement because she used pound coins for eyes and teaspoons for arms. During the call the woman said: "It ain't a nice road but you don't expect someone to nick your snowman." Kent Police said officers had given her advice on real 999 emergencies. The force said the call was made at the same time as operators fielded thousands of other phone calls about the heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures in the county. During the conversation she said: "There's been a theft from outside my house. "I haven't been out to check on him for five hours but I went outside for a fag and he's gone." When she was asked who had gone, the woman replied: "My snowman. I thought that with it being icy and there not being anybody about, he'd be safe." She was then asked whether it was an ornament, and answered: "No, a snowman made of snow, I made him myself. "It ain't a nice road but at the end of the day, you don't expect someone to nick your snowman, you know what I mean?" The operator then told her she had rung an emergency line and she should not be calling it to report the theft of a snowman. Ch Insp Simon Black said: "This call could have cost someone's life if there was a genuine emergency and they couldn't get through. "It was completely irresponsible. "We have spoken to her and advised her what is a 999 call, and this clearly was not."

[melx]

Good god.....

 

this case aside for a moment though, you know what I think half the problem is in the country with people dialling 999 for non-emergencies all the time? Nobody knows the phone number of the police (other than the emergency number) then people panic and dial 999. I have the Hampshire police number stored in my mobile so if I ever need to call them, it's there ready to dial. Most people I believe don't do this and when a situation arises and they need the police (but it isn't an emergency) they don't have a clue what number to call and just dial 999...

[RadioSilence]

i think you're right.

they're trying a thing up here where you dial 111 for non-emergencies and 999 for emergencies.

 

or we could have this

[IRG]

This made me laugh. I can see some dumb ass in the south doing something similar here...

[hangwire]

learning something new everyday

in UK, dial 999 [NOT 911 as in USA]

[melx]

 

 

 

lol....

 

that 111 thing sounds a good idea, I bet that would solve a lot of the problems, I read somewhere that 90% of calls to 999 aren't considered emergencies... that's really bad.

[RadioSilence]

 

lol.... that 111 thing sounds a good idea, I bet that would solve a lot of the problems, I read somewhere that 90% of calls to 999 aren't considered emergencies... that's really bad.

 

here's a bit on it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11036575

[hangwire]

learning is fun! so next time you get mugged in the UK you'll know who to call

I don't see myself going to the UK for a few years... so fix your mugging problem before then...
It's probably those damn irish

[woolyh]

It's probably those damn irish

[RadioSilence]

I don't see myself going to the UK for a few years... so fix your mugging problem before then... It's probably those damn irish

 

those pesky irish

 

just visit somewhere other than london. only london has any crime

[hangwire]

my cousin works at Hethrow [i have no idea if I spelled that right] and lives 30 mins from work... so hitting London would be a weekend thing with a local

[andreas]

And in Sweden (as in most of Europe), the emergency number is 112. More learning...

 

"Hello? Operator! Give me the number for 911!" - Homer Simpson

[Rizza]

Norway has three: 110 - Fire, 112 - Police, 113 - Medical.

 

THE MORE YOU KNOW

[Army of Darkness]

It's snow joke! I bet she got a frosty reception from the police

[RadioSilence]

[Dr.Picklebottom]

logistically, i just dont see the point of stealing some old hags snowman. itd be alot of work, youd need a truck, and itd just melt. couple of pennies and some teaspoons? theres got to be a better way...

[Phillbis]

Did they mention that it was 60 degrees the day she called the police?

[theboywho]

In the UK 112 works as well.

Apparently people have also been phoning 999 quite a lot to complain about people throwing snowballs.

[HeartfeltDawn]

Stories like this make me yearn for US-style deviant cops who take the law into their own hands and taser the {censored} out of people.

[Mind_Riot89]

logistically, i just dont see the point of stealing some old hags snowman. itd be alot of work, youd need a truck, and itd just melt. couple of pennies and some teaspoons? theres got to be a better way...

POUNDS man. POUNDS. We're in a recession: this is serious business.

[Donald Draper]

 

In the UK 112 works as well. Apparently people have also been phoning 999 quite a lot to complain about people throwing snowballs.

 

 

Yeah, I was told that 112 is actually more effective than 999, can't remember why though...

[JRBain]

Haha not seen that in ages. But come on, aside from calling the police over a bloody snowman of all things, who's stupid enough to put pound coins for eyes? It's not like passing kids aren't going to nick them...

[Exdeath]

pfft, you wouldn't believe what they call the paramedics for over here