My chest hurts... left arm is numb... [JOKE]

SteveDallas · 08-17-2010, 11:11 AM

No, seriously, I feel fine.

WTF? Normally, I'm a "nobody ever went broke underestimating the stupidity of people" kind of guy. But even so, this takes the cake.

Quote:

Sixty nine percent of the adults surveyed said emergency response agencies should regularly monitor their Web sites and social media networks so they can respond promptly to requests for help posted there; 74 percent said they would expect help to arrive in an hour.

http://www.dailywireless.org/2010/08/16/twitter-911/

dmg1969 · 08-17-2010, 11:32 AM

I did it just yesterday, but it's not very convenient. I saw an accident outside of my house. I went to the computer and logged into facebook. Then, I searched for my local police/fire/EMS and sent them a friend request. EVENTUALLY, they accepted my friend request and I was able to report the accident.

Talk about stupidity.

Pico and ME · 08-17-2010, 11:45 AM

Oh ffs, whats wrong with just dialing 911. People suck.

Flint · 08-17-2010, 05:16 PM

Marginally related... We had a power outage at our facility and could not get in touch with the city. The local newspaper, however, provided information via Twitter. At that time, Twitter was our only source of information.

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Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Marginally related... We had a power outage at our facility and could not get in touch with the city. The local newspaper, however, provided information via Twitter. At that time, Twitter was our only source of information. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-17-2010, 11:45 AM	#3
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Oh ffs, whats wrong with just dialing 911. People suck.

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