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    4 year old girl calls 911 nearly 300 times

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070705/.../odd911_caller

    CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. - Authorities tracked down a 4-year-old girl who called 911 nearly 300 times last month by offering to deliver McDonald's to her suburban Chicago apartment.

    Unbeknownst to her mother, the girl used a deactivated cell phone to call dispatchers 287 times in June — sometimes as often as 20 times a shift. [more]
    Awwhhh....Why didnt the police bring her some McDonalds?





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    LOL! i wonder how the girl associate the number 911 to mcdonald..
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    addiction of 4yr child for pizza.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shining Star View Post
    addiction of 4yr child for pizza.
    They don't sell Pizza.
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    I think it means they tracked her down by offering McDonalds, not that she was asking for it.

    LOL in either scenario.
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    Cutest 911 abuse ever?
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    My son called 911 when he was 4. His 2 yr old sister had scratched his nose with the edge of a book, so he called to tell them he was hurt. They asked him if he needed an ambulance and he told them to send a fire truck.

    So, never tell your kid "If you're ever hurt or need help in an emergency, call 911."

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    Quote Originally Posted by bear View Post
    They don't sell Pizza.
    They have opened pizza outlets in many countries.

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    Quote Originally Posted by x86brandon View Post
    I think it means they tracked her down by offering McDonalds, not that she was asking for it...
    That's exactly what it means.
    "We talked with her and we convinced her if she told us where she lives, we would bring her McDonald's," he said. "She finally gave us her address. So we sent the police over — with no McDonald's."
    I think this thread title needs some work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AH-Tina View Post
    My son called 911 when he was 4. His 2 yr old sister had scratched his nose with the edge of a book, so he called to tell them he was hurt. They asked him if he needed an ambulance and he told them to send a fire truck.

    So, never tell your kid "If you're ever hurt or need help in an emergency, call 911."

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    Quote Originally Posted by wbpro View Post
    LOL... what happened next?

    We noticed he was on the phone in the kitchen, so my husband grabbed the phone to see who he was talking to. The dispatcher first asked if everyone was alright, and then told us about the conversation she had with my son.

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    awww kids, our first is due around august 1st, I hope she doesn't grow up to a 4 year old 911 dialer haha oh well, poor kid.

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    If only they could have taught her to call 911 if she in fact *ate* at McDonalds.

    I guess it's hard to get a 4 year to read and comprehend "Fast Food Nation"...

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    LOL! I wouldn't send that girl McDonalds, either. Are you telling me that none of you did stuff like this when you were 4 years old? When I was 4 years old, I never knew phone exist.

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    We used to have these call-boxes at the end of each block that would dispatch EMS/Police/Fire when you pressed a button. My little brother, when he was 4 or 5, wanted to see what would happen if he pressed the buttons.

    He found out. My mother was less than pleased....

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    You wouldn't believe how long this story was on the news. A month or two before hand some other 3-4 year old again, in Illinois called 911 about 100 times in a week on a deactivated cell phone, that only was mentioned for a day or two : /
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    Quote Originally Posted by LiquidWebPhil View Post
    If only they could have taught her to call 911 if she in fact *ate* at McDonalds.
    So True!

    If only this was the worst thing your child would actually do. Thankfully they located the culprit! Possibly we need to pull out the battery on all of the cell phones we hand over to little ones to play with. She was just practicing her new skill probably. Just part of the proccess of learning when to call 911.

    And thats really cute AH-Tina that your son did that for his little sister. Shows how much he cares about his little sis!
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    Quote Originally Posted by GnomeyNewt View Post
    And thats really cute AH-Tina that your son did that for his little sister. Shows how much he cares about his little sis!
    He did it for himself cos his little sister scratched him

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    Quote Originally Posted by AH-Tina View Post
    My son called 911 when he was 4. His 2 yr old sister had scratched his nose with the edge of a book, so he called to tell them he was hurt. They asked him if he needed an ambulance and he told them to send a fire truck.

    So, never tell your kid "If you're ever hurt or need help in an emergency, call 911."

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    HAHA!! That really made me laugh


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    Quote Originally Posted by anon-e-mouse View Post
    He did it for himself cos his little sister scratched him
    Hehehe ... still cute!
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    If youre going to give your kid a deactivated cell phone, take the battery.

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    I recognize the situation, LiquidWebPhil When kids discover new items they experiment, so this can happen. But 300 times, that's a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zenndex View Post
    I recognize the situation, LiquidWebPhil When kids discover new items they experiment, so this can happen. But 300 times, that's a lot.
    True that is a *lot*. Maybe 911 could have treated the child for OCD...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MGCJerry View Post
    If youre going to give your kid a deactivated cell phone, take the battery.
    Thats one helluva battery to still be making calls without a new charge.

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