Q: if someone asks me to call 911 for them from another state could i do it without legal issues
i play online games and usually talk to people i play with, i dont know them in real life however if one day they are freaking out and asking me to call 911 for them to (their location) and it turned out they were lying to me or giving me a fake address would i still get in trouble. cause if there is a chance that they need help i want to be able to provide the help but i dont want to get into legal trouble by doing it
A:
If you were to dial 911 from your location, you would get an emergency operator specific to your locality. That operator might be able to contact another emergency operator at the location where you believe the emergency is located, however.
If you honestly believe there is a true emergency, it is unlikely you would get in trouble. If, however, the authorities have cause to believe that you were participating in a feigned emergency you would have to be able to prove that you actually believed it was an emergency.
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