Forum Topic: 999 is a better emergency number

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think about it, there's a murderer chasing you, you've mananged to escape him for a minute, your hands are shaking horribly, and you try to dial 911, but you end up hitting 922 or 944, with 999, there's a much reduced chance of that, and if the police get your call, at least they'll know you've been murdered.


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lol.. that kinda makes sense


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Genius!

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So you've been chased by murderers extensively and can provide proof for this finger shaking phenomenon?

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You can make 999 your speed dial on your sell phone for 911.


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Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?

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At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, CNRHKick wrote: You can make 999 your speed dial on your sell phone for 911.

but not on really old models or payphones.


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At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?

that makes sense.


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At 5/3/08 09:28 PM, lawlmaster wrote:
At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?
that makes sense.

Way more sense.

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At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?

because emergency numbers cover everything from fire brigades to the coastguard


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I second this notion.

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Lets get the Gov't on this right fucking now.

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At 5/3/08 09:30 PM, DgsGaming wrote:
At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?
Makes sense, but what if it is accidentally pressed?

Well on most phones you have to press "talk" to continue with the conection, so that wouldn't matter.

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At 5/3/08 09:36 PM, bigjuicy wrote:
At 5/3/08 09:30 PM, DgsGaming wrote:
At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?
Makes sense, but what if it is accidentally pressed?
Well on most phones you have to press "talk" to continue with the conection, so that wouldn't matter.

but if your hand is shaking a lot, and think of how damned small all of those buttons are getting nowadays.


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that would be cool but little kids could press it on accident

'hello this is 999 what is your emergency'
'goo goo gaa gaa'
'please hang up the phone now wee have about 1,000 more people needing assistance'
'goo goo?'
'ok would someone get a swat team down there'

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I think we should just be able to scream as loud as fucking possible into the phone, and that has some voice-activation software which'll automatically connect you to the folks at 911.

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At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?

Finally someone notices the obvious. America is too stupid to think of this but a new-grounder can....


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At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?

Yea but a little kid would just push it to see what it does.

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My previous comment was made to produce a mental image of someone yelling unecessarily loud into a phone receiver. :/ Oh well.

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Why not comprimise with both sides and make it: 999-999-9999

How about we all just shut the fuck up?

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at least it's not something like 345-6343-4363 plus it's not even toll free

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At 5/3/08 09:59 PM, arykT wrote:
At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, bigjuicy wrote: Why not just put a police button on newer phone models?
Yea but a little kid would just push it to see what it does.

Little kids shouldn't own a brand new cell phone.


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but what about those people with the old style phones you know the one with the giant ring instead of buttons? they would just try turning the ring all the way and watch it slowing turn back going 9......................9................
............dead

999 is a better emergency number


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At 5/3/08 10:03 PM, sasuke2910 wrote: at least it's not something like 345-6343-4363 plus it's not even toll free

wait that's not possible maybe like this 562-342-7645

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At 5/3/08 09:24 PM, Bullion wrote:
At 5/3/08 09:23 PM, CNRHKick wrote: You can make 999 your speed dial on your sell phone for 911.
but not on really old models or payphones.

Who the fuck has speed dial on a payphone? If you spend enough time around a payphone to need speed dial, go home.


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In Australia our emergency number is 000, so there is no chance of that happening here =D.

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At 5/3/08 10:05 PM, Tojomajojo wrote: but what about those people with the old style phones you know the one with the giant ring instead of buttons? they would just try turning the ring all the way and watch it slowing turn back going 9......................9................
............dead

lol that guy made my day

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At 5/3/08 09:58 PM, DgsGaming wrote: Nope. You know there are idiots out there that just like to scream over the phone for no reason.

You know it's fun though.

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