It's always someone else's fault.

 

Back in November, Matthew Sanchez took a whole bunch of Xanax pills. When he finally collapsed, a "friend" who had been hanging out with him all day smoking marijuana called 911, then left the unconscious Matthew alone in the apartment. Coincidentally, there was another 911 call at the same apartment complex at the same time, and emergency personnel thought there was only one call for help.

 

Six hours later, Matthew was found dead. Samuel Sanchez, Matthew's brother, says, "My baby brother's dead because of their mistake."

 

No, Samuel, your baby brother is dead because he overdosed and his "friend" abandoned him after doing drugs with him all day. Why did the friend leave? Because he had an outstanding warrant.

 

Samuel says sure, his brother overdosed, but that's what 911 is for. No, Samuel, it's not. Emergency services are for people who are hurt in accidents, people who are having heart attacks or strokes, people who have been hurt through no fault of their own. It's a darn shame that those people sometimes have to wait because 911 is tied up on calls involving nothing more than sheer stupidity perpetrated by worthless drains on society.

 

"Fatal overdose call disregarded." The Dallas Morning News; November 20, 2012; p. 1A.