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The Billy Mays 911 Tape, this is pretty sad -- (link)

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Jun 29 '09, 10:17

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WaPo (www.washingtonpost.com)

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are 911 calls public property so to speak? doesn't seem they should be this easy to hear. -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 10:18 20
- I expect they're FOIA requests. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 10:34
- they never seem to get released in canada -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:25
- Eh, I like knowing that there are awake, alert human beings answering those -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 10:20 8
  - i just think if i ever had to, god forbid, make that sort of call, it would be gruesome to think other people would want to listen. - Andie Jun 29, 10:22 7
    - I'm pretty sure regulations require those calls to be monitored. Also, there's a journalistic "right to know," IMO -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 10:25 2
      - i have no issue with them being recorded, i think it keeps everyone accountable. but like i would not want my medical records released for the world - Andie Jun 29, 10:33
      - wow. how about "none of your business?" (the fact that identifiable medical info can be so easily obtained and distributed - kare Jun 29, 10:27
    - oh, i actually did catch some of this on the news. and i didn't turn it. so i should take back what i said below - kare Jun 29, 10:25 1
      - I admit I'm kind of fascinated, but afterward I feel guilty. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:25
    - imagine being Joaquin Phoenix. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:23 1
      - Imagine being Billy's wife in this one - MDH Jun 29, 10:24
- i think they are, but it seems like it can easily be in violation of HIPAA laws -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:19 8
  - er, it *should* -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:19 7
    - I kinda wish I'd never heard the River Phoenix 911 call. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:21 6
      - I have pretty much no interest in listening to something like that. -- nm - znufrii Jun 29, 10:24
      - I've heard this is a wild one, but I've never heard it -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 10:23 1
        
        not wild so much as heartbreaking. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:24
      - *nods* -- nm - zork Jun 29, 10:23
      - that kind of stuff gives me a stomach ache. and i actively avoid it. -- nm - kare Jun 29, 10:23 1
        
        I listen to them sometimes. Think I'll avoid the Jackson one. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 10:24
honestly, I just dont get why this type of stuff is news. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 29, 10:18 1
- "The public has a fascination with death" -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 10:19

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