Job Creator calls 911 to complain about homeless, get arrested.

[OGIS]

Murika.

Base Camp Brewing owner calls 911 seven times to complain about homeless, gets arrestedThe owner of a Portland brewery called 911 seven times in 10 minutes to complain about the mayor and the city's homeless situation, only to wind up in jail on an illegal weapon charge, court records show.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/03/se_portland_man_arrested_on_we.html?utm_source=far k&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link

[Captain Obvious]

"Job creator" lol

What is this idiot calling 911 to complain for anyway?

[Standing Wolf]

It's probably wrong, but for some reason I am inordinately amused by stories of people calling 911 for stupid reasons. We had a local mayor call 911 a few years ago because she got lost on her way to a meeting and needed directions. I've read about people - usually it's a woman, for some reason - calling 911 because a fast food restaurant messed up their order or wouldn't serve them breakfast after 10:30. Love those stories!

[GrassrootsConservative]

We had a local mayor call 911 a few years ago because she got lost on her way to a meeting and needed directions.

That's an absolutely profound waste of tax dollars. Amazing.

[Bo-4]

Never drunk-dial 911 :D

https://progressnownm.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/listen-susana-martinez-drunk-dialed-9-1-1-and-the-audio-is-amazing/

[Mac-7]

But at least Ogis correctly acknowledged that private businesses create jobs.

Even its often only for republicans and illegal aliens that want to work since obama voters seem to prefer welfare.

[michiganFats]

This is what burners are for.

[southwest88]

That's an absolutely profound waste of tax dollars. Amazing.

There are often local ordinances that allow the police (or city or county, as the case may be) to recoup any expenses, if it's a prank or trivial call or otherwise unjustified. The police may choose not to pursue it - not sure if it's their call or that of the local DA. But in any event, there is recourse.

Same for search & rescue calls, putting out wildfires, etc. If a SAR call is prank or unjustified, or a fire call is found to be a result of a fire set deliberately - the responding authorities can charge the caller in the first case, & prosecute in the second (the trick with wildfires is determining a particular perp or set of perps). It's important to have resources on call for need, & not waste their time on stuff outside their jurisdiction anyway.

If the public won't respond to common sense, civil or criminal prosecution may yet tip the scales of justice. We can hope, anyway.

[GrassrootsConservative]

There are often local ordinances that allow the police (or city or county, as the case may be) to recoup any expenses, if it's a prank or trivial call or otherwise unjustified. The police may choose not to pursue it - not sure if it's their call or that of the local DA. But in any event, there is recourse.

Same for search & rescue calls, putting out wildfires, etc. If a SAR call is prank or unjustified, or a fire call is found to be a result of a fire set deliberately - the responding authorities can charge the caller in the first case, & prosecute in the second (the trick with wildfires is determining a particular perp or set of perps). It's important to have resources on call for need, & not waste their time on stuff outside their jurisdiction anyway.

If the public won't respond to common sense, civil or criminal prosecution may yet tip the scales of justice. We can hope, anyway.

No shit dude, everyone knows that there can be fines for abusing 9-1-1.