Learning stress leads to rescue use: Police Check emergency call abuse!

Learning stress leads to rescue use: Police Check emergency call abuse!

In a bizarre incident in Wiesau, district of Tirschenreuth, a 24-year-old man ensured an extensive rescue operation, which was triggered by his own calls for help. The young man, who prepared himself intensively for his master's examination on Pentecost Sunday, sent his girlfriend an SMS with the content "Help, help, rescue 112, 110!". This message suggested that he was in a serious emergency, which is why she immediately chose the emergency call, as the dejure.org Continued.

The increase in cases of abuse such as this can have serious consequences, because they block important resources for real emergencies. The strict punishment of such abuse is necessary in order not to endanger the emergency services. Other examples, such as false bomb threats or calls for meal orders for emergency numbers, also illustrate the problem of abuse, which according to Specialananwalt.de in Germany counted almost 11,000 violations.

In the case of the young man, the outcome of the procedure could deviate from each other, it should turn out that he was not maliciously. While accidental voting is not punishable, the focus is in a significantly different light in the event of conscious deception.

Overall, it remains to be seen whether this incident will serve as a deterrent example in order to clarify the population about the serious consequences of misuse of the emergency call and to further protect the emergency call systems.