UK Police post 999 calls on YouTube to deter unnecessary emergency calls

British police receive unnecessary 999 emergency calls (911 used in the US), so they post a YouTube video of the calls to deter people from making unnecessary calls.

The Police officials at the Avon and Somerset Constabulary want to use the latest technologies to teach the public according to the Daily Telegraph.

The video is shown here in the article. You can hear in one of the calls a woman calling the emergency to locate her glasses so she can prepare lunch. Another call from a man complains to the 999 emergency staff that his wife didn’t leave him a proper meal.

The police through out the calls are very polite in answering them and don’t get frustrated. We have to commend them for that.

Because of the unnecessary calls, the government has enacted laws and fines them as much as $10,000 and face a possible prison sentence of six months.

Chief Superintendent Dave Hayler told Daily Telegraph:

"Wasting the time of the emergency services could cost lives because the emergency services might not be available to respond to real emergencies if they are attending hoax calls,"

Though the calls are funny, these calls unnecessary prevent calls that requires real help quickly. And most of the emergency centers are under staffed to get these calls. Unless an emergency, please use Google or some other places to get help.