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The 911 service should be able to receive text messages. Imagine if you heard someone breaking into your home, but they didn't know where in the house. Imagine if you'd just witnessed a crime and the perpetrators didn't know you were there. Instead of potentially giving yourself away by talking on
the phone, you could just send a text message to 911, thus summoning help without compromising your own safety.
Similar
http://www.xiam.com...gencyservices.shtml
[Helium, Oct 04 2004]
And this is similar to the similar one
http://www.globalid...widea.php?idea=4851
[Helium, Oct 04 2004]
The UK system
http://www.odsc.org/news/textmessage.htm
text your 999 calls [oneoffdave, Oct 04 2004]
[link]
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<BEEP, BEEP. BEEP, BEEP>
"Thank-you for your message. An officer is on their way." |
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"Just the text, ma'am."
--Sgt. Joe Friday (WTAGIPBAN) |
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I've only once had occasion to make an emergency call. The operator would not, initially, take details because I was calling from a mobile 'phone. |
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That changed when I began detailing the injuries to the two adults and three kids in the car... fractured sternum, 4 broken legs from the ten in the vehicle, facial injuries to one of the boys in the back seat (where he had hit the First Aid kit in the seat pocket in front of him), broken wrists and ankles for the driver... I also asked that police be sent, as I had detained the driver of the other vehicle in a citizen's arrest, owing to his obvious inebriation. |
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Texting seems like a slow way to the same result. Talk quietly, if you don't want people to hear. |
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The emergency services in the West Midlands in the UK are trailing this system for deaf people, with a view to extending it to the whole UK, following Home Office approval [link]. |
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Ideal, especially for slasher movies. |
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hlp i m bn mrdrd :( plz cn u hlp :P ty :( :( :( |
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This service has been implemented in Kuala Lumpur recently. Follow this link http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/content.asp?y=2003&dt=1218&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Home_News&pg=hn_09.htm |
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Was about to post this but you got there before me. |
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