Man dials 911 alleging DVD rental service putting him on “Gay List”

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                                                                                                                     –Guest reporting done by Chip of the Chip&Jay Show

We have all heard of bizarre 911 calls however Linda Allred had no idea what she was in for when she arrived to her 911 dispatch job on July 24th.

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Linda tells Call the Cops that it was a pretty quiet day until around 7:00 PM when she received a call from Charlotte North Carolina resident David Peterson. Linda tells us this was the first of many calls from David that night.

David Peterson who lives in a rural area of Charlotte has a bone to pick with one of today’s largest DVD retailers and after not receiving satisfaction from the company’s corporate office David took his complaint to 911.

David claims that on July 2nd 2014 he placed an order on the company’s website to rent the movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. On July 5th he eagerly ran to his mailbox to pick up his recently ordered DVD only to find the movie How to Train your Dragon sitting on top of a stack of bills.

To most this may be considered an easy mistake made on part of the DVD retailer however David is convinced there is a far more complex and sinister explanation.
David tells 911 dispatcher Linda Allred that the DVD retailer has clearly placed him on a “gay list” and that when their computers picked up on the keyword “dragon” it automatically sent him How to Train your Dragon.

After spending over 8 minutes assuring Linda that he is “into women” David goes on to tell Linda that this injustice cannot go unpunished. David explains that if one of his neighbors had seen the DVD he would be considered the laughing stock of the neighborhood. David says the incident could have had a direct impact on his landscaping business. David was quoted saying “folks want to know that a certain type of gentleman is caring for their lawn, they want a man with a green thumb not a brown one”.

Linda tells Call the Cops that she repeatedly told Mr. Peterson that 911 is to be used only for emergency calls and that he needs to take his complaint up with the company in question. David assured Linda that he already took these measures and got nowhere. He told Linda that the company has gone into cover up mode and is insisting that it was a simple mistake. David told Linda that he knows better and was quoted saying “this is how it starts, today I receive a children’s DVD in the mail and tomorrow I receive a Play Girl”.

Linda eventually had to hang up on Mr. Peterson and tells Call the Cops that after he continued to call back and tie up the emergency line she had to send an officer to his residence. Linda tells us that abusing 911 is a serious issue and that she personally hopes criminal charges are filed against Mr. Peterson.