[nfb-talk] FW: 112 - Very Important About Unmarked Police

[David Andrews]

What Mike says is true -- if we don't have some 
guidance for our lists, chaos would set in and 
people would post whatever they wanted to 
whatever list they found.  Then it all would be useless.

David Andrews, Moderator

At 08:42 AM 2/3/2011, you wrote:
>Dear Joshua: I won't presume to speak for Dave 
>Andrews as he administers this list, not 
>I.  However, since this issue (off-topic posts) 
>comes up from time to time, I ask you to stand 
>back and consider your post below: There are 
>blind women on this list and many other 
>lists.  Blind persons (men and women both) are 
>part of society.  So it could be argued that 
>*any* post is relevant to this or any other 
>list.  Therefore, no post is off-topic.  This is 
>patently ridiculous, however, as there would 
>then be no reason for any list to specialize in 
>discussion of particular subject matter.  Yet it 
>is perfectly acceptable, nay desirable, 
>Netiquette to have lists keep their discussion 
>to particular topics.  NFB-Talk, Music-Talk and 
>all other NFB lists are no exception.  If posts 
>on safety, glurge topics such as inspiring 
>Christmas stories and so on, were allowed, the 
>list would become overwhelming and people 
>(including me) would leave in droves. Moreover, 
>a good bit of the time, such posts prove to be 
>either false or greatly exaggerated or only 
>partially true.  It's a good idea to check with 
>TruthOrFiction, Snopes, UrbanLegends or other 
>such sites before crediting, let alone 
>reposting, such material. Peace! Mike Freeman 
>[Sent via iPhone] On Feb 2, 2011, at 23:02, 
>Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> 
>wrote: > Mr. Andrews, this is aplicable to this 
>list. There are blind women on > this list, who 
>may be traveling musicians. They and their 
>drivers > should know this information. I want 
>this posted on the Music Talk > list, as well. 
>This is very helpful. Blessings, Joshua Ps: I 
>sometimes > have a female driver take me for 
>concerts, so this helps me with > advice for 
>her. > > On 2/2/11, David Andrews 
><dandrews at visi.com> wrote: >> This is off topic 
>for this list -- please stop posting it and the 
>like. >> >> David Andrews, Moderator and List 
>Owner >> >> At 01:09 PM 2/2/2011, you 
>wrote: >> >> >> >> >>> 
>SRBaker >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Date: Wed, 2 
>Feb 2011 11:00:28 -0800 >>> From: 
>gelfand at sbcglobal.net >>> Subject: Fw: 112 - 
>Very Important About Unmarked Police >>> To: 
>bakerpa1pm at charter.net; >>> 
>mtsmith11170 at sbcglobal.net; stu at pdrinfo.com; >>> 
>srbaker at charter.net; babahug at hotmail.com; >>> 
>livorsi at lawyer.com; bryan at 60sound.com; 
>cgwindham at yahoo.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > 
> >> >>> >>> >>> ----- Forwarded Message ---- >>> 
>From: jkrmr3 <jkrmr3 at yahoo.com> >>> To: jkrmr3 
>`123 <jkrmr3 at yahoo.com>; >>> 
>gelfand at sbcglobal.net; Margie Kugler 
><mkugler at AHRC.org> >>> Sent: Mon, January 24, 
>2011 6:27:04 AM >>> Subject: 112 - Very 
>Important About Unmarked 
>Police >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> 
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> > >>> >>> >>> >>> Attached 
>Message >>> >>> >>> >>> From: >>> >>> >>> 
>To: >>> >>> >>> Cc: >>> >>> >>> 
>Subject: >>> >>> >>> Date: >>> >>> 
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> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Subject: 112 - Very 
>Important About Unmarked 
>Police >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> 
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> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> 
> > >>> >>> >>> >>> Some knew about the red light 
>on cars, >>> but not the 112. >>> It was about 
>1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, and >>> Lauren was 
>driving to visit a friend. An >>> UNMARKED 
>police car pulled up behind her >>> and put his 
>lights on. Lauren's parents have >>> always told 
>her never to pull over for an unmarked car on 
>the side of the >>> road, >>> but rather to wait 
>until they get to a gas station, etc. >>> >>> 
>Lauren had actually listened to her parents >>> 
>advice, and promptly called112 on her cell 
>phone >>> to tell the police dispatcher that she 
>would not >>> pull over right away. She 
>proceeded to >>> tell the dispatcher that there 
>was an unmarked >>> police car with a flashing 
>red light on his >>> rooftop behind her. The 
>dispatcher checked to >>> see if there were 
>police cars where she was and >>> there weren't, 
>and he told her to keep driving, >>> remain calm 
>and that he had back up already on the 
>way. >>> >>> Ten minutes later 4 cop cars 
>surrounded her and >>> the unmarked car behind 
>her. One policeman went >>> to her side and the 
>others surrounded the car >>> behind. They 
>pulled the guy from the car and >>> tackled him 
>to the ground. The man was a >>> convicted 
>rapist and wanted for other crimes. >>> I never 
>knew about the 112 Cell Phone Feature, >>> but 
>especially for a woman alone in a car, you >>> 
>should not pull over for an unmarked car. >>> 
>Apparently police have to respect your right to 
>keep going to a safe place. >>> *Speaking to a 
>service representative >>> at  Bell  Mobility 
>confirmed that 112 was a >>> direct link to 
>State trooper info. So, now it's >>> your turn 
>to let your friends know about 112. >>> >>> You 
>may want to Send >>> this to every woman (and 
>man) you know; it may save a life. >>> >>> This 
>applies to ALL 50 states >>> >>> >>> 1. 
>snopes.com: Cellphone 112 Emergency 
>�� >>> Will dialing 112 connect you 
>with an emergency >>> call center when your cell 
>phone has no signal? >>>  ...Claim: Even when 
>your cell phone signal is >>> blocked, dialing 
>112 will connect you with an >>> emergency call 
>center. Example: [Collected on the 
>Internet,... >>>  ...your mobile phone has no 
>signal (so even >>> if you were in a tunnel) if 
>you dial 112 it >>> diverts to a satellite 
>signal and puts you through to the 999 
>call... >>>  ...The global mobile emergency 
>number, 112, >>> is "special" in the sense that 
>(unlike other >>> local emergency numbers, such 
>as 999) it will use any tower your... >>> Fri, 
>23 Apr 2010 11:18:08 GMT 
>http://www.snopes.com/science/mobile.asp >>> >> > 
> > >> 
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