Eldorado Posted October 7, 2018 #1 Share Posted October 7, 2018 A Colorado police department shared audio from a 911 call placed by a 10-year-old boy who needed help -- with his math homework. The Fort Collins Police Department posted a video to Facebook featuring the audio from a 911 call from a boy who was stuck on a long division problem. "Hi, this isn't an emergency, but I'm 10 years old and I'm working on my math homework right now and I can't figure out what 71 divided by 3,052 is," the caller says to dispatcher Chris Clow. Full short report: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2018/09/27/Boy-10-calls-911-for-help-with-math-homework/9321538060151/ At Facebook: 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 7, 2018 #2 Share Posted October 7, 2018 The dispatcher actually helped him too. A "thank you" from the boy wouldn't have gone amiss. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted October 7, 2018 #3 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I would've given him the wrong answer, to deter him. Imagine when he's at University and starts calling for help with Particle Physics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn8779 Posted October 7, 2018 #4 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Aw, poor little guy! It sounds like he really wanted to do well. Wrong path but the right intent. Kids are precious 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troublehalf Posted October 8, 2018 #5 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Still Waters said: The dispatcher actually helped him too. A "thank you" from the boy wouldn't have gone amiss. Did you watch the video? At 1:04. Edited October 8, 2018 by Troublehalf Linking Facebook video + time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 8, 2018 #6 Share Posted October 8, 2018 6 hours ago, Troublehalf said: Did you watch the video? At 1:04. Yes I did, I watched the whole video but somehow missed that. Ok, my mistake, sorry to the boy for misjudging him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troublehalf Posted October 8, 2018 #7 Share Posted October 8, 2018 8 hours ago, Still Waters said: Yes I did, I watched the whole video but somehow missed that. Ok, my mistake, sorry to the boy for misjudging him. No worries, it happens! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 9, 2018 #8 Share Posted October 9, 2018 That was precious! Obviously NOT a reason to call 911, but, it was all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted October 9, 2018 #9 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Girlfriend ran a dispatch center for many years and has heard it all. When I told her this, she said she would have allowed the dispatcher to give the child the answer and then sent a uniformed officer to the house to have a little chat with the parents. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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