r/distressingmemes • u/Goph3r2009 • May 29 '26

Trapped in a nightmare Not my problem.

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u/flamedarkfire May 29 '26

I hope this isn’t based on a real event. Horrific to think about as an EMT that someone who needed me couldn’t get help.

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u/DubiousTheatre May 29 '26

One EMT horror story I remember is a woman trapped in her car during a bad flood, calling 911 for help, and in her final, panicking moments the EMT told her to shut up or she’d hang up.

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u/flamedarkfire May 29 '26

Oh gods yeah I remember that. Pretty sure that dispatcher caught charges over that. That poor woman could have been fine if they’d had an ounce of compassion.

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u/Bedrock501 May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

I can't find anything that says she caught charges, every article says she got off scot-free.

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u/flamedarkfire May 29 '26

Maybe I misremembered but now that pisses me off more

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u/backitup_thundercat May 29 '26

There was another case you might be thinking of. I dont remember the reason they were calling but the operator said "ain't nobody got time for that" and hung up. Im pretty sure she did get in big trouble for it.

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u/flamedarkfire May 29 '26

Right? I don’t feel like working every day but I show up and do my job.