Police would like you to please stop being such an ass and calling 911 for no reason

But they won't make my burger right!

They should be happy I call at all. Fine, I'll just leave those lonely dispatchers alone if they're going to be such dicks about it.

You're not the boss of- *pepper sprayed*

miss diminutive: They should be happy I call at all. Fine, I'll just leave those lonely dispatchers alone if they're going to be such dicks about it.

You're welcome to call me instead.

Maybe if the number were longer or more complicated butt-dialing 911 wouldn't be a problem.

The days of rotary phones are long gone. There's no need to have a short number like 911 anymore.

AverageAmericanGuy: Maybe if the number were longer or more complicated butt-dialing 911 wouldn't be a problem.

The days of rotary phones are long gone. There's no need to have a short number like 911 anymore.

Err... because everyone

a) can remember 3 digits
b) already has it memorized from hearing it their entire lives?

Dimensio: AverageAmericanGuy: Maybe if the number were longer or more complicated butt-dialing 911 wouldn't be a problem.

The days of rotary phones are long gone. There's no need to have a short number like 911 anymore.

Perhaps a new number, such as 0 118 999 881 999 119 7253, could be implemented.

That's also a joke in yo town.

My ass has something to say and you are going to listen!

You've got the wrong number. This is 91... 2.

Or design phones that prevent butt-dialing.

Dimensio: AverageAmericanGuy: Maybe if the number were longer or more complicated butt-dialing 911 wouldn't be a problem.

The days of rotary phones are long gone. There's no need to have a short number like 911 anymore.

Perhaps a new number, such as 0 118 999 881 999 119 7253, could be implemented.

I hope it comes with a catchy tune to help remember it.

I've called 911 three times. Once when I was robbed, once when someone rear ended me, and once when someone tried to pepper spray me. They only came when I was robbed...would've been nice to have the police report when the guy ended up not having insurance.

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I butt-dialed 911 once a year or so ago. They called me back and yelled at me.

Maybe if they would allow me to lock the keys on the phone for all calls. My blackberry is terrible about it because all it needs to butt dial 911 when locked is dial, down on the little wheel and then any key.

If instead of any key it said 'type yes to make the call' it would solve the problem.

The 911 operators wanted to make it easy to dial. This is the result.

mod3072: I butt-dialed 911 once a year or so ago. They called me back and yelled at me.

I had a cordless phone that would dial 911 when it had a low charge. Found out at a MOST inconvenient time (now, if only I could remember his name...).

My old Sanyo candy-bar phones would let you dial 911 when they were otherwise locked. I once pulled my phone out of my jacket pocket after fumbling to get it (small phone, large inner breast pocket) and discovered I had gotten as far as "91". I keep my phone in my pocket. Phones that have exposed buttons are going to get their buttons pressed randomly in that environment.

I'm of two minds on this:

1. You want it to be easy to dial 911 and the person dialing it may not be the owner of the phone in some cases, and so may not know the unlock code if it's locked with a code. (Think "owner is unconscious, but his phone's right here.") So, allowing 911 while not unlocking the phone is reasonable and desirable on some level.

2. It's way too easy to trigger accidentally. There's no way to completely lock your phone short of turning it off, and that's obnoxious. There needs to be a better way of determining that the call to 911 is intentional without setting too high a bar.

Dimensio: Perhaps a new number, such as 0 118 999 881 999 119 7253, could be implemented.

You mean, it hasn't?

Bathia_Mapes: b04155: Or design phones that prevent butt-dialing.

Yeah, they've already done that. It's called a flip phone.

I was referring more along the lines of improving non-flip phones, but whatever.