Retard of the month

[Nitemare]

http://www.ktvu.com/news/15310750/detail.html

HAYWARD, Calif. -- Authorities have arrested an alleged 911 cell phone caller who was believed to have made more than 27,000 emergency calls, overwhelming California Highway Patrol and Hayward 911 systems.

The 911 calls started flooding in last May. The caller responded to emergency operators with bodily noises, muttering and pressing beep tones.

"He completely overwhelmed our system," said Desi Calzada, manager of the Hayward Communications Center, which operates 911. "He delayed the answering of other 911 calls because we were answering his."

John Triplette has been arrested night for investigation of abusing the 911 emergency line, a misdemeanor.

The CHP communication center in Vallejo started getting bogus 911 calls last May, then the Hayward center began getting the calls in January.

But before he was arrested, Triplette allegedly managed to call in another 10,000 calls to the police, as well as 4,000 to the Solano County Sheriff's Department, according to Lt. Chris Orrey, a spokeswoman for the Hayward Police Department.

When the investigators finally tracked Triplette down at his home in the 24000 block of Amador Street, he told arresting officers he was sorry.

When asked why he made the calks, he replied: "Because it's free."

 

[txrandom]

Credit cards = free money!

 

[ChaoZ]

Lock his ass up and throw away the keys.

 

[KeithTalent]

Did they post his number? I'd be up for making some calls to this idiot even it wasn't free.

KT

 

[waggy]

I think he should be charged for each call.

 

[darkxshade]

I wonder how old this guy is. Sounds like something a child/teenager might do.

 

[MotF Bane]

That's a misdemeanor? Definitely should be a felony. Who knows how many other people were harmed by his idiocy.

 

[her209]

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[rivan]

Originally posted by: waggy
I think he should be charged for each call.

:thumbsup:

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

He should spend a couple years in prison for that. Many people could've been killed due to a lack of emergency support. Seriously, "I'm sorry" after 27k calls?

 

[GasX]

I can see the arraignment now.

Judge we are charching the de-fen-DANT with 27000 counts of misdemeanor 911 abuse. We are seeking the maximum sentence for each count with any jail terms to be served consecutively.

sadly, no jail time for misdemeanors...

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: waggy
I think he should be charged for each call.

Potential anal rapeage

27000 x $200 per call = more money than the douche bag could probably make in his lifetime

 

[biggestmuff]

Poor writing with errors.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
I can see the arraignment now.

Judge we are charching the de-fen-DANT with 27000 counts of misdemeanor 911 abuse. We are seeking the maximum sentence for each count with any jail terms to be served consecutively.

sadly, no jail time for misdemeanors...

Hopefully he'll pay out the ass in fines.

 

[Gooberlx2]

When asked why he made the calks, he replied: "Because it's free."

Really? I remember playing with an old rotary phone's...uhh...hang-up-thingy... when I was a kid and accidentally called 911. We were billed like $4 for a non-emergency call. That was just one call in Wisconsin. No investigation, no repeats necessary for them to catch on. It automatically showed up on that month's bill.

27,000 calls x $4 per prank = $108,000 he would have been billed over the year in Wisconsin. My guess is he would have stopped after the first month.

 

[IronWing]

27,000 calls in less than a year? Like how? This guy is beyond dedicated.

Why would it take that long to figure out the who-done-it? The 911 system where I live knows the number you're calling from and, if you call from a cell phone, can lock it in emergency mode so the only way to hangup is to remove the battery.

 

[frostedflakes]

27,000? WTF, does the guy have no life? Also you'd think it would get kind of old after about the 50th time.