Approximately 40 years ago (1968), the 911 system was implemented in the United States. The sole purpose being that America would have a universal emergency telephone number, similar to the 999 system in Europe.
Now, it has become apparent that some people are quite ignorant about what defines an emergency. The average person would place events such as fires, murder, and even car accidents under the umbrella of emergencies.
However, under no circumstances should anyone waste precious emergency time to report the following as an emergency.
Ohio native Andrew Mizsak placed an emergency telephone call to complain about his 28 year old son’s messy room. The son, who lives in the basement, had apparently made a fist at his father when asked to clean his room.
In this case, I don’t know who to feel sorry for. The father for failing at his parenting duties and having to call 911 as a last resort or the son for being 28 freakin’ years old, still living with his parents (for free) and having a childish tantrum over a simple room cleaning task.
I see this as another case of parents failing to discipline their kids. When you have a 28 year old, an adult even, still living at home and he still doesn’t respect you as a father, you know something went wrong.
News Article: Man Calls 911 Over Son's Messy Room
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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3 comments on "911: "I Failed at Parenting""
The father should have tried the police threat when the child was 2 not do it when he was 28.
Definitely a scary guy that he's still living with his parents.
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That's sad. They should have just duked it out.
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