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When 911 Says “NO!” When 911 Says “NO!” I have always taken it for granted that 911 is there to help in an emergency. I expect the police to protect and serve me. Realizing suddenly that these basic privileges are not guaranteed is scarier than whatever you were afraid of when you called for help. In Reality, the police can't possibly send someone to personally respond to every 911 call for help. There are just too many people, and too many people don't have a great handle on reality. What is, or is not an emergency can be very subjective. A heightened security stance has necessarily been tight nationwide, and police everywhere have had to get tough. The nation needs to stand strong in the face of terrorism. Things are getting crazy out there. The 911 system is crucial to staying a step ahead of chaos, or responding in time to make the difference. In 2011, a new Illinois law made false 911 complaints a felony with strict penalties. Govenor Pat Quinn said, “By making the penalty harsher, this new law will help deter people from placing false 911 calls.” If this law then, is an effort to reduce the number of false 911 complaints, it has not shown to be. The number of false 911 complaints in Chicago has skyrocketed since this law's inception. It seems that very few people even know about this law until they are charged with this felony. Wouldn't it make more sense to have 911 operators warn of a possible felony at the time the call is made? This should be the recorded message when you are on 911 hold. Very few people make such calls with malicious intent. Many are people in trouble desperate for police assistance and being refused. That is much different than intentionally messing with 911. A simple warning would be more effective than this arrest now, inform you later game. It also might be a little more legal. In all 911 calls in which immediate response is dernied, when they say “NO,” operators need recite a legal statement to the affect of “You understand we know who you are and if anything you said is not true you will go to prison.” Like Miranda Rights, people have rights. I am certain such a statement would greatly reduce the number of false claims made in haste. More so than prison without warning. To be afraid enough to call 911 for help, and then be told “NO” is a sort of assault. It isn't hard to imagine people reacting severely in this situation and saying something stupid out of anger and fear. It is hard enough to deal with 911 response times when they agree you have an emergency. When 911 doesn't agree, what do you do? 
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