peeonyou [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoIn one of the richest cities, of one of the richest states, in one of the richest countries in the world, they will now charge $427 for calls to 911www.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkIn one of the richest cities, of one of the richest states, in one of the richest countries in the world, they will now charge $427 for calls to 911www.mercurynews.compeeonyou [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoIf I’m in San Jose and I see a car accident and I call 911 - they’re going to charge me? I did a ctrl-f for “witness” - zero results.
minus-squarepeeonyou [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoyeah the real question is who gets the charge, and then how the fuck do they plan on collecting it?
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoIn the case of a car accident they want to charge the car insurance company. Get ready to get your rates adjusted.
minus-squareAcute_Engles [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI’m speaking from ignorance but life experience tells me they will attempt to charge someone at the scene
minus-squareFuture_Honkey@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agodeleted by creator
In bad country they charge you money just to come to the scene of an accident.
If I’m in San Jose and I see a car accident and I call 911 - they’re going to charge me? I did a ctrl-f for “witness” - zero results.
yeah the real question is who gets the charge, and then how the fuck do they plan on collecting it?
In the case of a car accident they want to charge the car insurance company. Get ready to get your rates adjusted.
I’m speaking from ignorance but life experience tells me they will attempt to charge someone at the scene
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