Man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes.
Tampa police said 29-year-old Joshua Basso made sexual comments to the 911 dispatcher and asked if he could come to her house. Investigators say she hung up, but he called back four more times.
He was arrested about 15 minutes later at his home late Wednesday and charged with making a false 911 call. Basso reportedly told officers that he didn’t think he would get in trouble for calling 911.
Tampa jail records show Basso is being held without bond but don’t indicate whether he has an attorney. He is listed as unemployed with arrests for theft and other crimes dating back to 2001.
I understand that people shouldn't abuse 911. It's a line for serious emergencies, life and death issues but seriously, what was this guy supposed to do? He was hard up for sex and he was out of minutes on his calling plan. He couldn't call a phone sex line and if he was strapped for cell minutes I doubt he could afford internet access either. So he did the only thing he could and called 911. It just so happens there was a sexy female dispatcher and he figured he could get a little action. It seems perfectly reasonable to me.
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