Woman Alerts Police of Hostage Situation Through Pizza Hut App

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday May 6, 2015 @07:03AM from the a-side-order-of-help dept.

mpicpp writes with this ABC News story about how a Pizza Hut app may have saved a woman's life. "A Florida mother held hostage by her boyfriend used the Pizza Hut app to notify police she needed help, authorities said. Cheryl Treadway, 25, was allegedly being held at knife point in her home by Ethan Nickerson, 26, in Avon Park on Monday, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office told ABC News today. 'She was held hostage by him all day,' Public Information Officer Nell Hays said. Nickerson took away Treadway's phone, police said, but she was eventually able to persuade him to let her order a pizza using her Pizza Hut app. 'She told him, "The kids are hungry. Let's order a pizza. Let's get them some food,"' Hays said, noting that's when Treadway was able to sneak in a written message through the delivery. Along with her order of a small, classic pepperoni pizza, she wrote: 'Please help. Get 911 to me,' according to police. She also wrote: '911hostage help!'"

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Kudos to her by 93+Escort+Wagon · 2015-05-06 07:17 · Score: 5, Insightful

She kept her head under extremely stressful and frightening circumstances, and thought of a clever way to notify the authorities. Good for her!

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Re:Sometimes, people are their own worst enemy... by Anonymous Coward · 2015-05-06 08:00 · Score: 4, Insightful

I think it is pretty clear he is trying to create humor by commenting on the least relevant part of the story (the pizza, rather than the hostage situation) as well as juxtaposing the relative importance of choosing a partner (with kids no less) vs. brand of pizza to order.
In common parlance, this is know as a "joke".
You can go on and accuse me of having soggy knees now...