911: Who has called it and why?

[BigRedBuster]

Wow - I am an outlier here.  I think I probably call 911 5+ times a year.  I do spend a lot of time on the road, so much of it is accident reports (when it's not safe to stop), loose dogs on highways, but have also reporter domestic violence, fire alarms going off in an empty house, drunk drivers, smouldering fires ... last time was about 2 weeks ago when I saw road rage play out on a major Boston highway - guy getting out of his car to confront another guy. 

I always feel weird about it, but ultimately decide I'd rather be cautious - I have nightmares about the Kitty Genovese situation.  

This reminded me a time when driving the family to church, we came across a woman walking down the street badly bleeding. 

She had had worked all night as a nurse and got home 10 minutes late in the morning. Her husband beat the crap out of her. 

I was absolutely sick to my stomach pissed off at someone who could to that. 

I also was the first to the scene of a couple accidents I forgot. 

 

[Redux]

I've called a few times about dangerous drivers or people driving wrong way down highway.