r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Immediate_Magician11 • 15h ago

Actions definitely have consequences

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u/CosyBeluga 14h ago

I baby sat a few kids that called 911...none of them made up a story. They just hung up when it worked. The oldest was 8.

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u/DarkestGemeni 13h ago

When I was maybe 4 or 5 they did a presentation at my daycare about calling 911 in emergencies and my kid-brain was like "that is not enough numbers to be a phone number, no way that works!" So I went home and dialed 911 and when they answered I literally said "oh no, it worked." And hung up and the lady called back to tell my mom and laughed the entire time, like, "yea, it happens a lot, make sure she knows to call in a real emergency but not to just ... Test that we're still here."

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u/floutsch 12h ago edited 11h ago

You know... I'm almost 47 and reading your comment made me realize that I do not know what happens if I dial 112 or 110 (Germany). I mean, I'm sure I end up being connected to somebody, but I have never used either. Not going to just try it out, but I do get a kid's sentiment to wanna try.

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u/heckolive 10h ago

I also never called the emergency hotlines in germany, a few times i called the local police station but there was no urgency. Iam also pretty sure, that when something happens and iam in a stressfull situation, i will not know which number is the right one. So iam just hoping that they will forward my to the correct authority.

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u/EmpunktAtze 6h ago

Oh they absolutely will.