He took his mother’s advice very literally when she told him to call 911 if he needed help. Today, a little boy is being praised for his brave effort to solve a problem. Apparently, it’s a picture of a person and the phone.
Years ago, a four-year-old boy named Johnny dialed 911, desperate for assistance. When the dispatcher answered, Johnny quickly and confidently said, ‘Yes, I need help.’
‘What’s wrong?’ the concerned dispatcher asked.
‘With my math,’ the boy replied.
The dispatcher initially thought Johnny needed help with his ‘mouth’ and asked where he lived. Johnny clearly responded, ‘No, with my calculations. I need to do them. Can you help me?’”
The operator patiently asked Johnny where he lived, but Johnny insisted on continuing the conversation. Still concerned and willing to send an officer, the friendly voice on the other end said, ‘No, I can’t do that, but I can send someone else to help you.’ The boy was convincing. Understanding Johnny’s struggles with numbers, the operator asked, ‘What kind of math do you need help with?’
When Johnny explained that he had ‘subtractions,’ the operator realized Johnny meant subtraction. ‘What’s 16 minus 8?’ Johnny asked for help. Instead of providing the answer, the operator encouraged him to guess: ‘What do you think it is?’”
When Johnny answered ‘1,’ the dispatcher realized he was very young and asked his age. At just four years old, Johnny’s situation became even more endearing. ‘What’s another problem?’ the operator asked, his kindness fueling the young boy’s enthusiasm. As they worked on ‘five minus five,’ Johnny’s mother could be heard in the background shouting, ‘Johnny, what are you doing?’
When Johnny responded that ‘the policeman is helping me with my calculations,’ the cheeky four-year-old then told his mother, ‘You said that if I needed help, I should call someone!’ The operator reassured Johnny’s mother that everything was okay and explained that 911 should only be used for real emergencies, not for math help. Cyberfans still laugh at the audio recording and find Johnny’s interpretation of his mother’s advice adorable. One commenter wrote: ‘You said that if I needed help to call someone,’ ‘I wasn’t talking about the police.’ Lmao, that’s the best line in the video. A 4-year-old used logic against his mother.’”
Ces appels au 911 montrent à quel point les situations peuvent varier, parfois de manière très surprenante ! Les opérateurs de secours reçoivent de tout, allant des préoccupations sérieuses aux demandes inattendues et souvent humoristiques. Les exemples que vous avez mentionnés illustrent parfaitement la diversité des appels, et comment des situations apparemment triviales peuvent conduire à des moments mémorables et parfois drôles.
Pour ajouter un peu plus d’humour, voici quelques anecdotes supplémentaires :
- Un homme en Californie a appelé le 911 pour signaler qu’il avait besoin d’aide pour se faire livrer une pizza, car il avait trop bu pour le faire lui-même.
- Une femme en Nouvelle-Zélande a appelé le 911 pour demander à ce que la police vienne l’aider à décider si elle devait ou non rentrer chez elle en taxi ou en bus.
Ces histoires montrent non seulement la créativité des appels, mais aussi l’importance de garder un sens de l’humour dans des situations parfois stressantes pour les travailleurs d’urgence. Les appels non urgents rappellent également l’importance de réserver les lignes d’urgence pour les véritables situations de crise.
