Police Shame Pranksters On YouTube

Barence writes "British police are shaming hoax 999 callers and time-wasters on YouTube in an effort to cut down on non-emergency calls. Video clips uploaded include a lady phoning police to ask what year the internet started, the dramatic tale of a man whose wife would only provide salmon sandwiches for lunch, and another worried soul who had lost her glasses and could not see properly to peel potatoes. Anyone else think the chance of YouTube fame is more likely to encourage copycats than educate people about the wrongs of hoax calling?"

Comments

Jolly Good!

[HaloZero]

Let's start a channel to isolate these hooligans. Keep them all in one place, for our own efficient comic consump-.... I mean, to prevent their debauchery from spreading throughout all of YouTube! (Yeah. Right?)

Ooh, Sounds fun!

[B4light]

I want to go make a prank emergency call too! :D

Itsatrick

[krkhan]

Anyone else think the chance of YouTube fame is more likely to encourage copycats than educate people about the wrongs of hoax calling?"

Anyone else think that British Police *is* the one going after Youtube fame because they weren't getting enough channel views?

My YouTube is slow

[wisty]

My ISP is slow, and I can't download those videos fast enough. Is there anyone I can call for help?

Re:Salmon sandwiches, eh?

[xaxa]

The salmon sandwiches are left over from last night! Oh no!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pCuWcM0kq2U

Re:Bloody Brilliant Idea

[CowboyNealOption]

I wouldn't exactly call the Youth of America contenders for the Olympics in the categories of Intelligence and Common Sense.

I can't wait to see these events on tv. I wonder if anyone will spontaneously catch fire after they lose an event?

Re:TRUFAX.

[clang_jangle]

simply use a public phone that doesn't have a camera pointed at it.

What, in England?!