No doubt she's a bit of a whack job, but crazy ain't criminal.
I hadn't thought of the 911 call type thing. I actually called 911 last night to report a dead deer lying on a very narrow road. It was still there when I drove by later, so I guess it's not a high priority item.
I'm not really sure under what conditions you can call 911. I would think it is fair to call them if you don't have the local PD phone number handy.
It's like the Amber Alert thingy. It's a good thing, but every time somebody has a fight with their ex, I don't think Amber is the solution.
There was a big write up recently about a woman who took off with her kid to Australia. Over and over the media called jer a "kidnapper".
Sorry. I don't buy that the actual mother of a child can ever be a "kidnapper". The media finally fessed up she was going to be charged with "custodial interference".
True kidnapping is a serious, serious offense. We need to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Yeah. I used it once to report a parking lot accident. First words out my mouth were, "This is not an emergency - just don't have a PD number handy." I wasn't chastized for calling 911. The prosecutable ones would be making a false report, e.g., FIRE at such and so address, when there isn't.
There was a big write up recently about a woman who took off with her kid to Australia. Over and over the media called jer a "kidnapper".
Sorry. I don't buy that the actual mother of a child can ever be a "kidnapper".
That's just another example of lazy semantics on the part of the media. Labels are used to create certain impressions, and to derail or avoid substantive discussion. See for example, "filibuster" and "conservative."