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{{Jagadeesh, Vinayashree. “If you are in trouble, don't call 100.” The Hindu, The Hindu, 13 Sept. 2014, www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/if-you-are-in-trouble-dont-call-100/article6408265.ece.}} |
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This is a toll free emergency number to get into the contact with the police in India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Dial-100-police-arrive-in-5-min/articleshow/16045242.cms|title=100 Intro|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> Greece and Israel. Dialing 100 automatically will get connected to the nearest police station. In case of police emergency, dial 100. |
This is a toll free emergency number to get into the contact with the police in India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Dial-100-police-arrive-in-5-min/articleshow/16045242.cms|title=100 Intro|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> Greece and Israel. Dialing 100 automatically will get connected to the nearest police station. In case of police emergency, dial 100. All though this is effective there's a down fall to using the 100 (emergency telephone number), in certain areas of India, Greece, and Israel this can make it hard for citizens to connect to the local landlines (Jagadeesh, 2014). Not being able to contact local authorities can create conflicts when there are situations that are out of hand. This is an effective one call emergency number would need to be improved for future to improve landlines in these countries. |
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This is a toll free emergency number to get into the contact with the police in India,[1] Greece and Israel. Dialing 100 automatically will get connected to the nearest police station. In case of police emergency, dial 100. All though this is effective there's a down fall to using the 100 (emergency telephone number), in certain areas of India, Greece, and Israel this can make it hard for citizens to connect to the local landlines (Jagadeesh, 2014). Not being able to contact local authorities can create conflicts when there are situations that are out of hand. This is an effective one call emergency number would need to be improved for future to improve landlines in these countries.
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