On the other hand, how many people caught in the grips of suicidal depression or mania are coherent enough to consider all the details.
Yes, it was most likely a hoax, but on the smallest possible chance it was real, appropriate measures had to be taken. Calling the police was the best option, as they are the ones most trained to analyze, identify, triage, and handle these situations in the time-critical fashion that they may be.
Thanks again, y'all.
--Avi
On 10/1/07, wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org < wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
From: "Angela Anuszewski" psu256@member.fsf.org To: "English Wikipedia" wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:56:43 -0400 Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: London local available? On 10/1/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
They did, thankfully.
On 01/10/2007, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/1/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
The police just called me back. "It was a young lad's idea of a
hoax"
was the expression the officer used to me. Apparently he's been
given
a severe talking to.
So they found the "young lad" alive and well?
Ok, since it all turned out ok, I feel ok in making this comment... something quite didn't pass the sniff test about that note anyway. How do you bury yourself if you are already dead??
on 10/1/07 3:14 PM, Avi at avi.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
On the other hand, how many people caught in the grips of suicidal depression or mania are coherent enough to consider all the details.
Yes, it was most likely a hoax, but on the smallest possible chance it was real, appropriate measures had to be taken. Calling the police was the best option, as they are the ones most trained to analyze, identify, triage, and handle these situations in the time-critical fashion that they may be.
Thanks again, y'all.
You and James did absolutely the right thing, Avi. Would we even consider questioning the details of the note if it had been worded exactly the same way - and the person had been found dead?
Thank you, Avi.
Marc Riddell
On 10/1/07, wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org < wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
From: "Angela Anuszewski" psu256@member.fsf.org To: "English Wikipedia" wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:56:43 -0400 Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: London local available? On 10/1/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
They did, thankfully.
On 01/10/2007, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/1/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
The police just called me back. "It was a young lad's idea of a
hoax"
was the expression the officer used to me. Apparently he's been
given
a severe talking to.
So they found the "young lad" alive and well?
Ok, since it all turned out ok, I feel ok in making this comment... something quite didn't pass the sniff test about that note anyway. How do you bury yourself if you are already dead??
On 10/1/07, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote:
on 10/1/07 3:14 PM, Avi at avi.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
On the other hand, how many people caught in the grips of suicidal depression or mania are coherent enough to consider all the details.
Yes, it was most likely a hoax, but on the smallest possible chance it was real, appropriate measures had to be taken. Calling the police was the best option, as they are the ones most trained to analyze, identify, triage, and handle these situations in the time-critical fashion that they may be.
Thanks again, y'all.
You and James did absolutely the right thing, Avi. Would we even consider questioning the details of the note if it had been worded exactly the same way - and the person had been found dead?
Thank you, Avi.
Marc Riddell
On 10/1/07, wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org < wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
From: "Angela Anuszewski" psu256@member.fsf.org To: "English Wikipedia" wikien-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:56:43 -0400 Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikimediauk-l] Fwd: London local available? On 10/1/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
They did, thankfully.
On 01/10/2007, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/1/07, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
The police just called me back. "It was a young lad's idea of a
hoax"
was the expression the officer used to me. Apparently he's been
given
a severe talking to.
So they found the "young lad" alive and well?
Ok, since it all turned out ok, I feel ok in making this comment... something quite didn't pass the sniff test about that note anyway. How do you bury yourself if you are already dead??
Yes, good work, just calling the police and ignoring your sniff test. Sometimes responsibility is the only call.
KP
On 02/10/2007, K P kpbotany@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, good work, just calling the police and ignoring your sniff test. Sometimes responsibility is the only call.
And it's easy enough to call saying "I realise it might be a hoax, but I thought I should call just in case." The police are used to dealing sensibly with questionable reports.
- d.