Calling 911

So, there are numerous things that would lead a person to calling 911. Some are more serious than others, but I am pretty sure we are all in agreement that 911 should only be called in life and death emergencies.

Not for the reason this woman called.

Woman calls 911 over lack of shrimp in fried rice
Associated Press, 04.07.09, 07:43 PM EDT

A woman called 911 to report she didn't get as much shrimp as she wanted in her fried rice at a Fort Worth-area restaurant. Police on Tuesday released the taped emergency call, in which the customer is heard telling the dispatcher, "to get a police officer up here, what has to happen?" The customer also said: "He didn't even put extra shrimp in there."

The upset customer was gone when an officer arrived Monday afternoon.

Restaurant workers said the woman had been denied a refund after leaving with her order, then returning to complain.

Cook June Lee said there was nothing wrong with the meal, and that "some customers are happy. Some are not."

Waste of time, waste of taxpayer money, and a perfect example of how petty and selfish other people's children really are. I really can't make it anymore simple that that.