Quantum Windbag
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This doesn't even make sense. Once they ascertained he was fine they should have left.
Simple Justice: Making a Scene
The catch-line for the original television commercials was "I''ve fallen and I can't get up." Lots of people thought it was pretty funny, but at the same time realized that it reflected a deep concern, that older folks living on their own needed a way to summon help if something bad happened. Well, something bad happened to Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr.
From the New York Times:Somehow the uncle, Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a former Marine who had heart problems and wheezed if he walked more than 40 feet, triggered his Life Alert pendant. The Life Alert operator came on the loudspeaker in his one-bedroom apartment, asking: Mr. Chamberlain, are you O.K.? All of this is recorded. Mr. Chamberlain didnt respond. So the operator signaled for an ambulance. Police patrol cars fell in behind standard operating procedure in towns across America. Except an hour later, even as Mr. Chamberlain insisted he was in good health, the police had snapped the locks on the apartment door.
Simple Justice: Making a Scene