Slime Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Maybe the internet really IS making us all dumber (I was gonna post this in Reverse Polarity, but it's more of a general interest story) Trapped girls call for help on Facebook http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/07/2678945.htm The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) in Adelaide says it is worrying that two girls lost in a stormwater drain raised the alert on a social networking site rather than ringing triple-0. The 10- and 12-year-old girls updated a Facebook status to say they were lost in a drain on Honeypot Road at Hackham in Adelaide's southern suburbs on Sunday night. Glenn Benham from the MFS says it was fortunate a young friend was online at the time and was able to call for help for them. "It is a worry for us because it causes a delay on us being able to rescue the girls," he said. "If they were able to access Facebook from their mobile phones, they could have called 000, so the point being they could have called us directly and we could have got there quicker than relying on someone being online and replying to them and eventually having to call us via 000 anyway." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Limelight* Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 All i'm going to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 QUOTE (Slime @ Sep 8 2009, 11:59 AM) Maybe the internet really IS making us all dumber (I was gonna post this in Reverse Polarity, but it's more of a general interest story) Trapped girls call for help on Facebook http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/07/2678945.htm The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) in Adelaide says it is worrying that two girls lost in a stormwater drain raised the alert on a social networking site rather than ringing triple-0. The 10- and 12-year-old girls updated a Facebook status to say they were lost in a drain on Honeypot Road at Hackham in Adelaide's southern suburbs on Sunday night. Glenn Benham from the MFS says it was fortunate a young friend was online at the time and was able to call for help for them. "It is a worry for us because it causes a delay on us being able to rescue the girls," he said. "If they were able to access Facebook from their mobile phones, they could have called 000, so the point being they could have called us directly and we could have got there quicker than relying on someone being online and replying to them and eventually having to call us via 000 anyway." I guess posting it on Facebook gets them more attention. Unbelievable. Part of me wishes that there would have been some kind of glitch in the system and they'd have had to tough it out in the storm drain for a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 If they could log in to FB, then they could have dialed 000 or 911...OR, they could have called their parents or some other family or friend. Imagine that! And, how'd they get into a storm drain in the first place? The internet is training the next generation to be attention whores. Comforting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernjim Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 one word.... http://transitionland.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/facepalm.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 it truly is a "mechanized world out of hand" seems like they were not really lost but hoping to gain the attention of some young men to rescue them? lost in a stormwater drain? anyways while was on that website i checked out another strange story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Good grief. If anyone relied on me to check Facebook to rescue them, they'd starve to death. Call 911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakesideMaiden Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 they were some place dangerous where they were not supposed to be, probably doing something they were not supposed to do.... young kids, not wanting to get in trouble - that's why they posted it on Facebook to get a friend to come help them out as opposed to the authorities or their parents.... dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingcinderellaman Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 QUOTE (Mara @ Sep 8 2009, 01:16 PM) Good grief. If anyone relied on me to check Facebook to rescue them, they'd starve to death. Call 911. You mean you can use a cell phone to make calls and talk to people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 QUOTE (LakesideMaiden @ Sep 8 2009, 01:35 PM) they were some place dangerous where they were not supposed to be, probably doing something they were not supposed to do.... young kids, not wanting to get in trouble - that's why they posted it on Facebook to get a friend to come help them out as opposed to the authorities or their parents.... dumb. yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarkus406 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Gasp, you can call 000 on a cell phone?! That's like...SOOO news to me! OMGZ I need to post a comment about this on my Facebook and update my Twitter!!! LULZ Im really starting to hate the way people are these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Im assuming "000" is the Australian equilivant to "911"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Sep 8 2009, 09:05 AM)QUOTE (Slime @ Sep 8 2009, 11:59 AM) Maybe the internet really IS making us all dumber (I was gonna post this in Reverse Polarity, but it's more of a general interest story) Trapped girls call for help on Facebook http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/07/2678945.htm The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) in Adelaide says it is worrying that two girls lost in a stormwater drain raised the alert on a social networking site rather than ringing triple-0. The 10- and 12-year-old girls updated a Facebook status to say they were lost in a drain on Honeypot Road at Hackham in Adelaide's southern suburbs on Sunday night. Glenn Benham from the MFS says it was fortunate a young friend was online at the time and was able to call for help for them. "It is a worry for us because it causes a delay on us being able to rescue the girls," he said. "If they were able to access Facebook from their mobile phones, they could have called 000, so the point being they could have called us directly and we could have got there quicker than relying on someone being online and replying to them and eventually having to call us via 000 anyway." I guess posting it on Facebook gets them more attention. Unbelievable. Part of me wishes that there would have been some kind of glitch in the system and they'd have had to tough it out in the storm drain for a couple of days. Tough love Jack!! And back in the day, once your parents found out it was a good ole' ass whoopin' for being there in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Would have been poetic justice if instead of help they'd just got a load of Mafia Wars shite in their notifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 QUOTE (Fridge @ Sep 8 2009, 04:55 PM) Would have been poetic justice if instead of help they'd just got a load of Mafia Wars shite in their notifications Along with a few friend requests from people they don't know, and maybe a little spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Megadon Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 THEY FACEBOOKED FOR HELP?? really, honestly, wtf?? I hope their parents smacked them but good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Are they stupid or something? Twitter would have been a lot faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 QUOTE (Queen of Megadon @ Sep 8 2009, 03:57 PM)THEY FACEBOOKED FOR HELP?? really, honestly, wtf?? I hope their parents smacked them but good. Nope, can't do that these days. Parents go to jail or the kids get taken away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladirushfan80 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 QUOTE (barney_rebel @ Sep 8 2009, 08:26 PM) Are they stupid or something? Twitter would have been a lot faster. Sayin'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 QUOTE (troutman @ Sep 8 2009, 04:28 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Sep 8 2009, 09:05 AM)I guess posting it on Facebook gets them more attention. Unbelievable. Part of me wishes that there would have been some kind of glitch in the system and they'd have had to tough it out in the storm drain for a couple of days. Tough love Jack!! And back in the day, once your parents found out it was a good ole' ass whoopin' for being there in the first place. You got it......and I knew I would've deserved it too, despite the fact that I wouldn't have liked it. Now that same whoopin' might get you in the middle of a lawsuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 QUOTE (troutman @ Sep 8 2009, 09:01 PM) QUOTE (Queen of Megadon @ Sep 8 2009, 03:57 PM)THEY FACEBOOKED FOR HELP?? really, honestly, wtf?? I hope their parents smacked them but good. Nope, can't do that these days. Parents go to jail or the kids get taken away. OK, I see you already made that point. With my son, I teach/train him while he's young, because I know that when he hits 10, he won't listen anymore. Shoot, I'm having a hard time getting him to listen at the age of 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Megadon Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^^yeah yeah, understood. But I'm thinkin even a judge would smack them for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 QUOTE (barney_rebel @ Sep 8 2009, 04:26 PM) Are they stupid or something? Twitter would have been a lot faster. But less reliable. Could you imagine getting the Fail Whale while trapped in a storm drain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 They have nothing better to do than gaining someone's attention and doing the wrong thing. So lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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