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There should be a version of Siri and Google Assistant for children to teach them politeness, where you have to say Please for the commands and Thank You afterwards or else it stops doing what you ask it to.

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IF YOU NEED TO CALL 911 BUT ARE SCARED TO BECAUSE OF SOMEONE IN THE ROOM, dial and ask for a pepperoni pizza. They will ask if you know you’re calling 911. Say yes, and continue pretending you’re making an order. They’ll ask if there’s someone in the room.

You can ask how long it will take for the pizza to get to you, and they will tell you how far away a dispatcher is.

Here is an example video

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I’ve done this.  I’m alive because of this. 

My flat-mate’s date for the night was almost as drunk as her.  She had passed out in her room and locked the door.  He refused to leave because he wanted to have sex.  He also demanded food because he was dealing with “whiskey dick”.  He didn’t like the lack of food in the fridge.  I called 911, did the stuff stated above, and he was getting PISSED about how long the “order” was taking.  He took my phone, demanded they “hurry the fuck up”.  Police arrived two minutes later, arrested him, and helped me file a police report.  Pressing charges wasn’t necessary because he had warrants on him from THREE different states for the very thing he planned to do to me.  Several months after this happened one of the officers informed me he was charged with two felonies because he crossed stay lines, and will be serving no less than 35 years in prison.  The officer ripped into my flat-mate about her bringing home complete strangers, while drunk, knowing full well this shit could happen. 

This was 14 years ago.  

Do the pizza order, do it as calmly as you can.  The dispatcher I spoke to said things like this:

“If he’s drunk say you want mushrooms.”  I said I want extra mushrooms.

“If he’s threatening you with sexual assault say you want onions.”  I said I want onions.

She went like this with different toppings and sauces for a description of him, like pineapple if he’s blonde, black olives if he’s tall, extra large if he’s tall, etc.

They’ve heard this sort of coded call before.  They’re trained for it.  They will understand what you’re saying.  Order the pizza.

Really though. I’m in training for dispatch and this was one of the first things they taught us. Pretend you’re talking to a friend or relative, pretend you’re ordering pizza, we’ll figure it out. We’ll word questions so you can answer in an easy, casual way. Please, just make the call and we will do everything we can to help you.

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Why the fuck is this not more widely known?

https://www.snopes.com/crime/cops/911pizza.asp

CLAIM

A woman managed to call 911 during a domestic abuse incident by pretending to order a pizza.

RATING

LEGEND

ORIGIN

In May 2014, a thread in the popular AskReddit subreddit sought feedback from 911 dispatchers on the “one call they could never forget,” with one participant contributing the following:

I’m seeing an article showing up all over about a woman who, while in the middle of a domestic abuse situation, calls 911 and pretends to order pizza. The operator figures out what is going on and has officers dispatched to her location. Can’t find out if it’s true or not. Help?

While 911 operators often have experience ranging from funny to harrowing, one comment in the thread stood out against more than about 5,000 others. In October 2014, that one comment crossed over and began appearing on high-profile blogs, prompting interest in its veracity.

The original story was indeed compelling. The 911 dispatcher who posted it (Reddit user Crux1836) related a tale of a domestic violence victim’s subverting her attacker by pretending to order a pizza after calling emergency services:

I had a call that started out pretty dumb, but was actually pretty serious:

“911, where is you emergency?”

“123 Main St.”

“Ok, what’s going on there?”

“I’d like to order a pizza for delivery.” (oh great, another prank call).

“Ma’am, you’ve reached 911”

“Yeah, I know. Can I have a large with half pepperoni, half mushroom and peppers?”

“Ummm… I’m sorry, you know you’ve called 911 right?”

“Yeah, do you know how long it will be?”

“Ok, Ma’am, is everything ok over there? do you have an emergency?”

“Yes, I do.”

“… And you can’t talk about it because there’s someone in the room with you?” (moment of realization)

“Yes, that’s correct. Do you know how long it will be?”

“I have an officer about a mile from your location. Are there any weapons in your house?”

“Nope.”

“Can you stay on the phone with me?”

“Nope. See you soon, thanks”

As we dispatch the call, I check the history at the address, and see there are multiple previous domestic violence calls. The officer arrives and finds a couple, female was kind of banged up, and boyfriend was drunk. Officer arrests him after she explains that the boyfriend had been beating her for a while. I thought she was pretty clever to use that trick. Definitely one of the most memorable calls.

It’s not precisely clear why or how that user’s story crossed into news reports five months after it was posted. In the same discussion thread, the man who posted it came back to acknowledge he’d seen his comment published on news sites but didn’t know why it was picked up as new.

BuzzFeed profiled the story in a 29 October 2014 article and interviewed an individual claiming to be the original poster. The man, Keith Weisinger, provided additional details about the 911 pizza call and said he had no information about the woman’s fate following the incident:

“This call occurred almost 10 years ago,” he said. “I worked the graveyard shift, 6pm-6am, and I remember this call being pretty late — close to midnight.”

Weisinger said the woman — who he believed was in her 30s — was calm at first, but gave short, hurried responses. “I remember feeling relieved we had an officer close by who could respond quickly,” he added.

Weisinger said he never found out what happened to the woman after she called:

“This is a part of the job most 911 dispatchers find frustrating. Beyond the immediate resolution — arrest, hospitalisation, etc. — we rarely hear what happens to the people who call.”

While Weisinger hasn’t been widely acknowledged in circulated accounts of the 911 pizza call, he was awarded “Reddit gold” by fellow site users for his contribution to the thread. It’s very likely Weisinger is the individual responsible for sharing the tale on Reddit, but it’s difficult to verify whether or not the incident in question occurred as relayed by him without additional detail.

Others have expressed skepticism about the veracity of his story, however, noting that the very same scenario was used in a public service announcement for the Norwegian Women’s Shelter Association back in 2010:

Police emergency call line: Hallo

Woman: Yes, hi. This is Monica Andresen. I would like to order a pizza for 74 Church Street.

Police: (interrupts) This is the police emergency line.

Woman mumbles in the background.

Police: This is the emergency line for the pol …

Woman: Yes, that’s right. The address is 74 Church Street. We would like to order a large pizza no. 11, with ham and mushrooms.

Police: (confused) Ehhhhh … yes

Woman: Yeah. And it would be really great if could get here as quickly as possible.

Police: Yeah. Yes, I understand. We’ll be right there.

Voice-over: More than a quarter of Norwegian women are exposed to violence from their partners. Get help before it’s too late. Read more at WomenShelter.no.

On 26 January 2015, another public service announcement inspired by the story was published to YouTube with the following description:

Watch the official Super Bowl NO MORE ad (the first-ever Super Bowl commercial addressing domestic violence and sexual assault) and pledge to say NO MORE at http://nomore.org. The 30 second version of NO MORE’s Super Bowl ad will air live during the first quarter of NFL Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, 2015.

Read the rest at Snopes.com 

I’ve been 911 dispatch for 2 years and have had a few calls similar to this. In emergencies most people can’t think this 100% through but saying something like this will get help. We’re fairly smart and after a couple questions will understand.

Most important thing is give us an address. Second, leave the phone “open” so we can hear what’s going on. This works if you can’t be seen on the phone/have to be quick. We can gather a lot of info and based on what we hear we will know what’s needed.

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