Posted on 01/03/2019 9:46:15 AM PST by Gamecock
Police in Western Australia have confirmed they sent multiple officers to an emergency call that turned out to be a screaming man with a “serious fear” of spiders.
A concerned passerby was walking outside a house in suburban Perth when they heard a toddler screaming and a man repeatedly shouting “Why don’t you die?”
After they called triple zero, officers arrived to find a man “trying to kill a spider”, who apologised for having an extreme fear of the arachnid.
“Caller walked past the AA and heard a male screaming out ‘Why don’t you die’ – repeatedly,” the log read. “The toddler inside was screaming … caller doesn’t know them, but has seen them a few times when walking”.
Twenty minutes later, officers on the scene provided an update.
“Police spoke with all parties who advised that husband had only been trying to kill a spider (has serious fear of spiders). Apologised for inconvenience to police.
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It’s when the spider answers back that the full police response is warranted.
It’s when the spider answers back that the full police response is warranted.
Spiderman versus Giant Bedroom Slipper or Giant Rolled Up Newspaper Man. Who Wins?
I once considered calling 911 after I heard a woman screaming in the next door apartment. Good thing I didn’t. But it continued on and off until she eventually moved out.
Some Australian spiders will chase you and try to kill you.
Poor guy is living in the wroooong country.
If the spider was a Huntsman Spider, I’d be looking for a can of RAID, or the spare cinderblock too.
Australia is load with all manner of Creepy Crawlers.
I thought these type of stories only came out of Florida.
Crikey!
It's Australia. They will kill you.................
In Australia, even the ants will kill you....................
After they called triple zero, officers arrived to find a man “trying to kill a spider”, who apologised for having an extreme fear of the arachnid.
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Today I learned that they call 000 instead of 911.
They come out of TX, too. I was yelling much the same while bashing a snake in the living room with a cast iron skillet. The neighbor heard me yelling and thought about calling the cops but didn’t. To think I could have been being killed but she couldn’t be bothered to help.
That poor traumatized spider.
[[husband had only been trying to kill a spider (has serious fear of spiders).]]
Who can blame him when the spiders over there are more dangerous than MS-13?
I've never been there, but from what I've heard that's pretty accurate.
However, I've heard Louisiana gives Australia a run for its money...
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