9-1-1 gaga

[MrBishop]

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WHITE ROCK, B.C. - A B.C. man probably wishes he had given his 11-month-old son a set of keys to play with instead of a phone, after the infant accidentally dialled 9-1-1 and brought police to dad's marijuana grow operation.

Mounties say a 9-1-1 call came in from a White Rock, B.C. residence Friday morning but whoever was on the other end of the line hung up. Officers arrived at the residence and after numerous knocks on the door went unanswered, they entered the home.
"The gentleman was quite surprised," said White Rock RCMP Const. Janelle Canning.

She said the 29-year-old male, startled by the sudden sight of police, insisted he hadn't made the call.
When it was suggested a child might have dialled, the father objected and said his son was far too young.
That's when police spotted the baby boy, phone in hand.

"We saw him playing with the cordless phone and just pressing all the buttons, so evidently he had called 9-1-1," Canning said.

With that mystery solved, officers began inspecting the residence and soon discovered a 500-plant marijuana grow operation.

GooGooGaaGah (Puff puff pass Pop)

 

[Inkara1]

If you just punch a bunch of buttons, it will default to 911.

 

[Leslie]

One of the kids did that once. The police came and asked the boys' father if everything was ok. He said yes, and they left.

I could have been the one who called while I lay dying upstairs, but they left. That still weirds me out.

 

[paul_valaru]

One of the kids did that once. The police came and asked the boys' father if everything was ok. He said yes, and they left.

I could have been the one who called while I lay dying upstairs, but they left. That still weirds me out.

/Takes notes.

 

[Leslie]

Har.

 

[Professur]

With that mystery solved, officers began inspecting the residence

Am I the only one who finds fault with that line?

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Am I the only one who finds fault with that line?

No, you're not. I was wondering the same thing.

 

[H2O boy]

reasonable suspicion maybe? theyre called to a residence, there is no discernable reply on the phone line, and as was alluded to earlier, they make sure no one is in the home incapacitated or otherwise in need of help. had they not looked around and someone had been chained up inside a root celler or whatever, they would have been crucified for not doing so

but its canada, maybe there laws are different

 

[JJR512]

Am I the only one who finds fault with that line?

At first, I also thought it was a bit strange. However, H2O boy's explanation above does seem to have some merit, for exactly the reasons he mentioned, as well as for what Leslie said. Suppose Leslie was in some kind of distress and incapable of shouting out but there happened to be a phone right there? Then she gets as far as calling 911 but passes out.

I believe that in general, when police lawfully search a house for a person, whether by warrant or by probably cause, then they are only allowed to look in places where a person can reasonably be expected to be. In other words, they can open doors or look under beds, but they can't open drawers, nor can they touch computers. However, if they see evidence of a crime in plain sight, I believe they are allowed to pursue that evidence. If a drawer is opened and they see a gun inside it, they can probably check to see if it's legally owned. If there is a picture of a naked girl who is obviously a minor on the computer screen, they can probably pursue a child pornography investigation.

Obviously, 500 marijuana plants would need a pretty large space, large enough that the police could reasonably think it's possible for a person to be in that space, so if they are indeed allowed to inspect the house for other people in danger as H2O boy suggests, and they see those marijuana plants in plain sight, then they get to (and have to) do something about it.

 

[MrBishop]

reasonable suspicion maybe? theyre called to a residence, there is no discernable reply on the phone line, and as was alluded to earlier, they make sure no one is in the home incapacitated or otherwise in need of help. had they not looked around and someone had been chained up inside a root celler or whatever, they would have been crucified for not doing so

but its canada, maybe there laws are different

The printed article doesn't mention it, but the radio newspiece does. There was a heavy scent of Marijuana in the place. Growing plants smell VERY strongly. 500 plants that much more... unless he was using hydroponics, in which case the level of humidity in the place would've been extreme.