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In this file photo taken on Nov, 5, 2017, a gamer plays video games with an Xbox console during the 2017 Paris Games Week exhibition at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris. Photo by AFP /Toronto Sun
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There are a lot of valid reasons to call 911.
But your mom changing the password to your gaming system is not one of them.
Halton Regional Police sent out the cheeky reminder Tuesday afternoon on its Twitter account.
“Never thought we’d have to say this, but here we are. Mom changing your Xbox password is NOT a reason to call 911. Yes, this happened,” the tweet said, with an accompanying picture of Jim and Darryl from the TV show, The Office, playing on their Xbox.
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Never thought we'd have to say this but here we are. Mom changing your Xbox password is NOT a reason to call 911. Yes, this happened. ^ra pic.twitter.com/Hlf1odFRfW
Police have repeatedly told the public that calling 911 to report annoyances over the noise an Amber Alert makes is a misuse of the system.
In November, Peel Regional Police posted an audio 911 call from a young woman who was looking for a police escort to Union Station because she was running late.
“Being late for a trip is never ideal. Calling 911 to ask the police to act as an ’emergency’ ride service, to get you there on time? Yeah … not gonna happen,” police tweeted of the “real call.”
In 2012, the Toronto Sun reported people called 911 for numerous non-emergency reasons, such as being cross with a stripper’s skin colour, angry at fast-food staff for not putting ice in their soda or wanting to know how long a 24-hour licence suspension lasts.
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