The number of nuisance 911 calls is growing — and it's mainly a result of thoughtlessness.
As the province’s emergency services struggle with the COVID endemic, it’s a depressing reality that the number of nuisance 911 calls continues to grow.
But the primary cause of nuisance calls is sheer, inexcusable thoughtlessness. Here are some of the top 10 exasperating calls received in 2020-21 by E-Comm, the agency that co-ordinates 911 calls: Many of these grievances are preceded by the caller telling the 911 operator: “I know this isn’t an emergency, but…”
The agency has tried reminding the public of the need for sensible restraint, but apparently to no effect. The question is what if anything can, or should, be done. It is not an offence to make a nuisance call to 911. So should it be some form of offence to mischievously tie up emergency lines? Clearly there are downsides.
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