tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152252445577674991.post684642658500384873..comments2023-05-13T19:09:02.841+10:00Comments on kirribilli kim: quicko: 000KIMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12545570883965939034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152252445577674991.post-47078482316512916992013-10-21T05:23:01.766+11:002013-10-21T05:23:01.766+11:00In America it is acceptable to call when a crime, ...In America it is acceptable to call when a crime, such as theft, has been committed. Actually, it is encouraged to call then, so that the perpetrator might be more easily apprehended.<br />Maybe it was just when you were a little girl, and potentially subject to mischieviousness, that only dire emergencies were mentioned as acceptable times to use 911. Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152252445577674991.post-57230600101186731822013-10-17T13:57:47.088+11:002013-10-17T13:57:47.088+11:00There have been calls (pardon the pun) over the ye...There have been calls (pardon the pun) over the years for nuisance / frivolous calls (cat stuck up a tree) to be penalised. Here in Qld we also have some non-emergency numbers people can call - 13 HOON (to reporting hooning) and Police Link (131 444) for other non-life-threatening, crime not currently in progress situations.<br /><br />Part of the problem is that to get an outside line from PABX lines (business switchboard systems) one has to dial '0' first and people can still be in the habit of doing that when they use their own phone at home - hit the key too often and you've called 000.Laetitia :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08239718954326223338noreply@blogger.com