911 is for emergency calls, and nothing else.
The Norwood, Massachusetts Police Department tweeted this pro-tip last night, and it quickly went viral.
We interrupt your Twitter feed to remind you that 9-1-1 is NOT for finding out tonights TV program schedule. That is all. #thatjusthappened
- Norwood Police (@NorwoodPolice) January 14, 2015
This is reminiscent of the time Facebook went down and people frantically began calling the cops.