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Originally Posted by Anexkahn
its not as simple as always sending a full response, unless you want to double the resources out there (through increased taxes / user fees / special district funding soruces) prioritization, and resource management will continue to occur. now in this case, clearly some part of that system is failing and needs to be fixed -- but it isn't as simple as the "someone calls, you go" philosophy i'm seeing in alot of these posts.
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It would seem to me that by collecting fines for incorrect 911 calls (even if it's a fax, even if it's a cell call, et cetera) that it would pay for itself in the long run. It would also, over time, put a stop to 911 prank calling. Sounds to me like a self-correcting problem if you respond to EVERY call. No fees, no additional taxes, just make false calls PAY for their call. In the northern Midwest, many states now have laws where, if you do something stupid (like go fishing on ice that was deemed unsafe) and fall in, you PAY for your own rescue. And if you were in a vehicle, you PAY for pollution of your vehicle into the water, even if they have to wait weeks for a warmer thaw to pull the vehicle... you have to pay WEEKS worth of pollution. Preventing stupidity and pranks/stunts by fining the people involved surely makes things a lot easier to cope with in the long run.