Tired of receiving emergency 999 calls from the chronically clueless about "good stain removers" or "rats in the kitchen" the Met recently launched an alternative phone line for non-emergency situations.
It is hoped the number, 0300 1231212, will help cut down the 50,000 monthly calls - a quarter in all - that do not require an emergency response. A laudable effort, though when people are calling 999 because they "can't turn their tap off", one wonders if dialing an eleven-digit number might be beyond their skill.
But the Police can also be chronically clueless. Fancy leaving two dogs locked up in a vehicle on the hottest day of the year. Needless to say those poor doggies died.
Thursday 2 July 2009
Ploddishness & Cluelessness
Tired of receiving emergency 999 calls from the chronically clueless about "good stain removers" or "rats in the kitchen" the Met recently launched an alternative phone line for non-emergency situations.
It is hoped the number, 0300 1231212, will help cut down the 50,000 monthly calls - a quarter in all - that do not require an emergency response. A laudable effort, though when people are calling 999 because they "can't turn their tap off", one wonders if dialing an eleven-digit number might be beyond their skill.
But the Police can also be chronically clueless. Fancy leaving two dogs locked up in a vehicle on the hottest day of the year. Needless to say those poor doggies died.
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