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# I actually think it is a waste of time
and also a little bit wrong.

I for one am tempted to drive to Manchester and make a hoax 999 call.
(, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 13:37, archived)
# I think they're doing it to prove how many idiots they have to deal with every day.
(, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 13:38, archived)
# I think it's ace.
Very good illustration of the amount of rubbish that they have to deal with...

call 1079 Woman reports her horse refuses to come back over bridge #gmp24

One of the better uses of the medium of Twitter I've seen actually. Shows up its fragility as well since they are having to rotate between 4 different twitter accounts due to the volume...
(, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 13:42, archived)
# I also think it's a good idea, although it also looks like
a ploy to get the government not to cut their budget. Possibly.
(, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 13:54, archived)
# Fair play IMHO
It throws a lot of the Daily Fail-esque 'why aren't they just catching the real criminals' kind of opinions into pretty stark context.
(, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 13:58, archived)