realityhofosho t1_iu5cl55 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:44 PM

Reply to comment by grittyfanboi in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

Speaking of discreet, I once underwent an hours long training about how it is safer to text 911 (it was an active shooter training drill) while in a school in Philadelphia. Thanks to some other diligent individuals, at the end of 4 hours, we were then informed that Philadelphia "doesn't pay" for the luxury of texting 911.

Good thing this isn't an especially violent city,

Oh, wait...

aintjoan t1_iu5o91t wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:03 PM

Texting 911 absolutely works in Philadelphia. Have used it.

realityhofosho t1_iua9cwa wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:48 PM

Get OUT! Not that I don’t believe you. Am grateful for your response. Just flabbergasted that we were “corrected” by the police saying that we could not use this service.

CptAdama t1_iu67lwj wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:17 PM

This is incorrect. You can text 911 in all of PA.

Official PA text-911 site

realityhofosho t1_iua9151 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:46 PM

INCLUDING the city of Phila? That’s what we thought too. Made a phone call to the local police (district #1 in fact) in August of THIS year, and was told that no, “our area did not pay for this device”. Good to know if we were incorrect, but hey, if we were, clearly the local cops dont seem to know it.