911 is for Emergencies, Asshole.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
I’m a picky eater. I want a burger with mustard and ketchup and a chicken sandwich with ketchup only. I don’t want ice in my drink. It’s what I want, and since I’m paying MY money for it, I want what I ordered. So, as you can imagine, I’m not the happiest person when a restaurant messes up my order.
But this guy… Wow. This guy’s reaction makes my harshest words in the face of the acme-ridden drive-thru kid seem like the best idea ever.
This guy in Jacksonville, FL, calls 911 to complain about his sandwiches.
Three times.
Yeah.
42-year-old Reginald Peterson just wanted a sub with everything on it. They left off something (mayo? mustard - I don’t recall) and he freaked out. I guess he thought that it’d be a good idea to waste someone’s time whose job it is to take calls for and direct help to real emergencies.
Somewhere a poor family is standing outside watching their home of 10+ years burn…
Somewhere a woman is holding her non-breathing baby in her arms…
And THIS dispatcher is stuck talking to a guy about his order at a Subway. Seriously, dude, don’t be wasting people’s time like that!!
Can you imagine the frustration the 911 dispatcher must have experienced? They get prank calls all the time, but this was just… ridiculous. And here’s the kicker - in an interview with Peterson after he got out of jail, he said that he was “going on emotion” but that he “held his composure throughout.”
Composure?! Are you fucking kidding me?!
If your order is wrong, call the manager - not 911.
What an asshole.