Man ‘Twitters’ For Help at Medical Incident

When Atlanta (Geo.) councilmember Kwanza Hall noticed a commotion on a street corner, he pulled over to find a woman having a seizure. He knew his phone battery was nearly dead, and so decided to send a Twitter message–instead of dialing 911–and have his 1,889 followers dial 911 for help. Indeed, people did dial 911, but police officials said it’s unclear how many of the “several dozen” 911 calls were prompted by Hall’s Twitter request. Hall appeared on CNN and other talk shows after the incident, but police officials aren’t enthusiastic about the use of Twitter to report emergencies. Maj. Joseph Dallas said a one-to-one conversation on the phone is still the best way to ask for–and receive–help. Read more here, and then check the readers’ comments.