https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-...cid=spartandhp
That's the way to go!

On 2019-08-05 6:09 p.m., heyjoe wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:04:10 -0600

>
> 911 . . . for kids (and a Mom) selling lemonade? What kind of
> emergency is that? How does that require immediate response by law
> enforcement?
>
> The 911 caller deserves a ticket/fine for abusing the 911 system.

This has become a problem here in Ontario over the last few months as a
result of a number of late night Amber Alerts. There have been three of
incidents of late night alerts where millions of people had their cell
phones blaring away for supposed abductions often hundreds of miles
away. A number of angry,frustrated people have called 911 to complain.
So not the cops and a some members of the public are saying that they
should be charged for abusing the 911 system.

I am not one of those who called. I have not even lodged a complaint.
However, I don't blame them for complaining. There should be some easy
way to contact them to complain. I should point out that the system is
set up to override our phone settings. You can turn off the
notifications, but the Amber Alert will still go off. So the next step
is to shame people into feeling like idiots for not turning off their
phones. Well, that's bullshit. Some people need their phones on. They
may use them for alarm clocks. They may be on call. They may have family
members on the road. They are our phones, and we should not have to turn
them off to avoid alerts they don't want to here.

The shamers thing that people are horrible for not caring about the life
of a child. Yet, they think it is okay to disable the alerts, which we
cannot do, or we can turn our phones off. It is okay to look at the
alerts, pat yourself on the back for caring, and then go back to sleep
without doing anything. But.... don't dare to complain.

Most of these alerts have been post marital squabbles and custody
issues. One alert, from more than 300 miles away, was about a women
taking her child and not returning it to the grandmother who had
custody. One was a grandfather with three grand children and he
apparently got confused and lost. The most recent was another domestic
issue where the father got friends to distract the mother and then snuck
in the back and took the kid. The Amber Alert was issued at 3:05 am.
The police had already arrested several people, determined the location
of the father and attended that residence and talked to the father at 3
am, five minutes before the alert woke up 10 million people.

In cases like this I do not have a problem with people complaining. I
don't even mind if they call 911 to make an issue of it. Give us the
option to opt out.

U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-...cid=spartandhp
> That's the way to go!
>

If I was a cop, that's exactly what I would do. Then file a warrant
against the 911 caller.

On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 17:09:28 -0500, heyjoe >
wrote:

>On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:04:10 -0600
>in Message-ID: >
>"U.S. Janet B." > wrote :
>
>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-...cid=spartandhp
>> That's the way to go!
>
>911 . . . for kids (and a Mom) selling lemonade? What kind of
>emergency is that? How does that require immediate response by law
>enforcement?
>
>The 911 caller deserves a ticket/fine for abusing the 911 system.

there are a lot of mean and bitter people out there these days and
making trouble for someone lights up their day

On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 18:45:11 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-08-05 6:09 p.m., heyjoe wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:04:10 -0600
>
>>
>> 911 . . . for kids (and a Mom) selling lemonade? What kind of
>> emergency is that? How does that require immediate response by law
>> enforcement?
>>
>> The 911 caller deserves a ticket/fine for abusing the 911 system.
>
>This has become a problem here in Ontario over the last few months as a
>result of a number of late night Amber Alerts. There have been three of
>incidents of late night alerts where millions of
snip

Didn't we cover your Amber Alert irritation last month?

On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:21:18 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 18:45:11 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2019-08-05 6:09 p.m., heyjoe wrote:
>>> On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:04:10 -0600
>>
>>>
>>> 911 . . . for kids (and a Mom) selling lemonade? What kind of
>>> emergency is that? How does that require immediate response by law
>>> enforcement?
>>>
>>> The 911 caller deserves a ticket/fine for abusing the 911 system.
>>
>>This has become a problem here in Ontario over the last few months as a
>>result of a number of late night Amber Alerts. There have been three of
>>incidents of late night alerts where millions of
>snip
>
>Didn't we cover your Amber Alert irritation last month?

lol

U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 18:45:11 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2019-08-05 6:09 p.m., heyjoe wrote:
>>> On Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:04:10 -0600
>>
>>>
>>> 911 . . . for kids (and a Mom) selling lemonade? What kind of
>>> emergency is that? How does that require immediate response by law
>>> enforcement?
>>>
>>> The 911 caller deserves a ticket/fine for abusing the 911 system.
>>
>> This has become a problem here in Ontario over the last few months as a
>> result of a number of late night Amber Alerts. There have been three of
>> incidents of late night alerts where millions of
> snip
>
> Didn't we cover your Amber Alert irritation last month?
>

I didn't follow it. What did he do? Maybe dumped some trash at some
place responsible for the alerts?

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-...cid=spartandhp
> That's the way to go!

Great post and amusing, JanetUS.

Bet the person that called lived right nearby and was peeking out
the window waiting and watching for the lemonade stand police to
show up. Bet that person was horrified to see all the cops show
up and buy lemonade. LOLOL!

Every neighborhood seems to have at least one nosey (or nosy),
annoying neighbor that can't just mind their own business. I have
one nearby....way too nearby. Good story.

On 2019-08-06 8:29 a.m., Gary wrote:

> Every neighborhood seems to have at least one nosey (or nosy),
> annoying neighbor that can't just mind their own business. I have
> one nearby....way too nearby. Good story.

When we first moved here the patio was exposed to view from the road
and the neighours. I had planted a row of fir seedlings but it would be
years before they would form a visual barrier. One Saturday morning I
went to the lumber store and got enough lumber to put up just a couple
sections of fencing. I was finished shortly afternoon and went inside
to have some lunch. Just as I got to the kitchen the telephone rang. It
was the old lady next door. "Hi Dave. I see you've but up a fence."
Yep, and I figured it had already paid for itself.