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		kramerger on Dec 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colorado ski town fielding dozens of automated 911... False alarms may cause someone in real distress to not receive the help they need.

cookie_monsta on Dec 28, 2022 [–]

This is exactly the point. Tying up phone dispatchers time is annoying and marginal. Sending limited search and rescue teams off on wild goose chases could have fatal consequences.

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