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Originally Posted by flameswin
Are people saying police can't find out if a car is in the impound lot with a licence plate number? I'm pretty sure they can.
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No,it seems to be "The police will know this information automagically without consulting the impound lot" that is the crux of the debate.
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Also, if I came back and found my car was stolen, count me in the "hey 911, my car was stolen!!!" camp. To me that's a 911 call, never would have occurred to me that it would be abuse of the system or not worthy of that call, until this thread.
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Different people have different definitions of "need police right now". In situations like that, I look at it this way. If I call and have police show up right now, this very second, what are they going to do? Do I need police to come right here, right now, or is this something that maybe isn't a life or death, crime in progress emergency? I guess, that for me, 911 has always been "I need (police/fire/ambulance) at this exact location RIGHT NOW!". Mainly because the bad guy is still there doing something, or the accident victim is laying there bleeding (or hurt, really), or the fire is burning. For most anything else...the non-emerg number is pretty easy to remember, fast to dial, and likely would suit just fine.
Different thresholds for different people, is all.