Re: 911 (was Re: crime in big cities and Europe)

From: Martin Ling (martin@nodezero.org.uk)
Date: Tue Jun 20 2000 - 18:16:02 MDT

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On Tue, Jun 20, 2000 at 08:03:31AM -0700, James Rogers wrote:
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> Every time I have ever called 911 (always for someone else), I was put on
> hold for 3-5 minutes before someone even answered.

Really? In the UK, 999 response is almost always immediate. I honestly
find it hard to imagine a system boasting anything less can be
considered to be working well enough.

Martin

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