A man in Florida is mad that his sandwich from Subway isn't made right. Another man in Texas is upset that his cab isn't there yet. In Kentucky, a son wants his stepdad to stop nagging him about household chores. What do all these people have in common? They called 911 to resolve their issues. The 911 system is constantly bogged down with non-emergency calls, and some localities are doing something about it. Ranging from fines to usage fees, cash-strapped cities and states are trying to find ways to curtail non-emergency calls.

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I would totally be okay with these guys having to pay hefty fines to the state that go to funding emergency response systems.

Who calls 911 because their sandwich is missing the mayo?

I remember talking to someone who said he called 911 when he got lost in an unfamiliar city. Not too bright this fellow was. And yes, I am all in favor of massive fines for this sort of thing.

I've called 911 to report fire hazards, highway hazards, and car accidents... only to get a busy signal on over 50% of my attempts.
I really wouldn't be bothered if the sandwich guy was executed. Penalty fees sound fine to me.

Whether it's a penalty, an infraction or a usage fee for non-emergency calls, they need to do something. Glue brings up a good point. I have heard many times where people have tried to dial 911 to report a drunk driver or an accident to hear a busy signal... over and over. It's beyond chaotic.

My dad got his car busted into one night in a rough neighborhood. And the perp was actually still hanging around waiting for the car alarm to go off, and hoping my dad would like.. just go back upstairs.
Dad tried calling 911. After being on hold for half an hour an' still occasionally catching glimpses of the perp slowly circling the block to see if he'd leave the vehicle unattended, dad finally just gave up, got in an' drove away. I don't think we ever reached 911 that night.

But I guess I can rest assured that at least someone got their complaint about a condiment missing on their sandwich through to the proper ears.

I'm pretty sure that there are fines in Australia for mis-using the emergency number.... or maybe I was just told that as a child so I wouldn't play around and prank it....

How strange... This was on the news here last night.


Our police are going to be prosecuting the stupid people as well as the prank callers now.

Huge fines. I am more then ok with that.