Manchester police being trolled by Jamaican rapper

[Dr Mindbender]

Win. :lol:

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/manchester%20police%20plagued%20by%20prank%20call% 20rapper/3689132


Manchester police plagued by prank call rapper

By Channel 4 News
Updated on 23 June 2010

Police in Manchester are under attack from a nuisance caller who raps about citizens rights in a Jamaican accent.

http://www.channel4.com/news/media/images/Channel4/news/articles/23_rapper_k.jpg
The police have launched an appeal (http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/pages/8213BA44F211362B8025774B0020E948.htm) to locate the man, who has made around 700 phone calls in the last three months alone - costing the force around £1,000 in handling the calls.

The rogue rapper has plagued police emergency call centres since January 2009 with prank 999 calls rapping, singing, preaching and playing loud music.

Police said they have blocked more than 60 SIM cards in an attempt to kill off the nuisance calls, but the man continues to make the calls via unregistered mobile phones.

Listen to the rogue rapper:
- Call one: emergency call centre deals with rapper (http://www.channel4.com/news/media/2010/06/day23/rapper1.wav)
- Call two: rapper calls for citizens rights (http://www.channel4.com/news/media/2010/06/day23/rapper3.wav)


Working with a number of different mobile phone operators, police have established that most calls are made from either Moss Side or Old Trafford.

Superintendent Karan Lee, head of call handling at Greater Manchester Police, said: "Despite numerous attempts to block the phones he has been using, this man continues to call 999 to make his inappropriate outbursts."

"I would hope he does not do this out of malice because he is putting lives at risk. At busy times, the line can be blocked by his calls which mean people with a genuine emergency cannot get through.

Police have released clips of the man's phone calls in a bid to track him down, urging anyone who recognises his voice to get in touch.

Superintendent Lee added: "Nuisance calls are no laughing matter. I do not know what motivates this man has to keep calling, but it is not funny when we cannot respond to a real emergency and if anyone does know who is responsible, I would urge them in the strongest possible terms to come forward. We need to stop this man's time-wasting calls before someone's life is put in jeopardy."

Jason Unsworth, call handling manager, said the man is often on the phone for several minutes.

"He is causing us a big problem because of the sheet volume of calls he makes and the time wasted dealing with him. We have to treat each call as if it was a real emergency, so it's frustrating and worrying when we get time wasters preventing people with real emergencies coming through," he said.

[CountryKid]

All fun and games till someone in your family dies because you can't get through to the Emergency Services.


Good luck with that.

[Quail]

This guy has put so much effort into this. 60 different SIM cards?!

[CountryKid]

Sim Cards here are like 27$

$1620

[Sam_b]

who raps about citizens rights


do not know what motivates this man has to keep calling


:blushing:

[the last donut of the night]

Win. :lol:

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/manchester%20police%20plagued%20by%20prank%20call% 20rapper/3689132


Manchester police plagued by prank call rapper

By Channel 4 News
Updated on 23 June 2010

Police in Manchester are under attack from a nuisance caller who raps about citizens rights in a Jamaican accent.

http://www.channel4.com/news/media/images/Channel4/news/articles/23_rapper_k.jpg
The police have launched an appeal (http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/pages/8213BA44F211362B8025774B0020E948.htm) to locate the man, who has made around 700 phone calls in the last three months alone - costing the force around £1,000 in handling the calls.

The rogue rapper has plagued police emergency call centres since January 2009 with prank 999 calls rapping, singing, preaching and playing loud music.

Police said they have blocked more than 60 SIM cards in an attempt to kill off the nuisance calls, but the man continues to make the calls via unregistered mobile phones.

Listen to the rogue rapper:
- Call one: emergency call centre deals with rapper (http://www.channel4.com/news/media/2010/06/day23/rapper1.wav)
- Call two: rapper calls for citizens rights (http://www.channel4.com/news/media/2010/06/day23/rapper3.wav)


Working with a number of different mobile phone operators, police have established that most calls are made from either Moss Side or Old Trafford.

Superintendent Karan Lee, head of call handling at Greater Manchester Police, said: "Despite numerous attempts to block the phones he has been using, this man continues to call 999 to make his inappropriate outbursts."

"I would hope he does not do this out of malice because he is putting lives at risk. At busy times, the line can be blocked by his calls which mean people with a genuine emergency cannot get through.

Police have released clips of the man's phone calls in a bid to track him down, urging anyone who recognises his voice to get in touch.

Superintendent Lee added: "Nuisance calls are no laughing matter. I do not know what motivates this man has to keep calling, but it is not funny when we cannot respond to a real emergency and if anyone does know who is responsible, I would urge them in the strongest possible terms to come forward. We need to stop this man's time-wasting calls before someone's life is put in jeopardy."

Jason Unsworth, call handling manager, said the man is often on the phone for several minutes.

"He is causing us a big problem because of the sheet volume of calls he makes and the time wasted dealing with him. We have to treat each call as if it was a real emergency, so it's frustrating and worrying when we get time wasters preventing people with real emergencies coming through," he said.

That's hilarious, but apparently Channel 4 doesn't have the recordings anymore. A shame.

[No pasarán]

All fun and games till someone in your family dies because you can't get through to the Emergency Services.


Good luck with that.

He probably asks to be put straight through to the police. I've never called the pigs in my life, so it's not gonna bother me if they are busy.

[Chambered Word]

All fun and games till someone in your family dies because you can't get through to the Emergency Services.


Good luck with that.

Yeah so the pigs are shitheads in general but you have to consider that sometimes they're useful. I don't see the humour in pranking emergency services. :rolleyes:

[RedAnarchist]

Sim Cards here are like 27$

$1620

$27? Are you sure, because that sounds way too high for a sim card - companies here practically give them away compared to that price, although some do cost a couple of pounds.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Why don't they just hang up... ?

[Catillina]

"He is causing us a big problem because of the sheet volume of calls he makes and the time wasted dealing with him. We have to treat each call as if it was a real emergency, so it's frustrating and worrying when we get time wasters preventing people with real emergencies coming through," he said.

Sounds bullshit to me, they do have more than 1 hotline to call them not?

[Vanguard1917]

I didn't know Mancunians could rap.


Why don't they just hang up... ?

They're not allowed to, apparently. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/10386731.stm

[Dimentio]

He sounds like king Julien XIII

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

They're not allowed to, apparently.

Even if the caller is very obviously a timewaster? I can't think of any situation in which it would be appropriate to rap during an emergency call.

Bizarre.

[Dr Mindbender]

Even if the caller is very obviously a timewaster? I can't think of any situation in which it would be appropriate to rap during an emergency call.

Bizarre.

Ah, but emergencies and police 'emergencies' are entirely different concepts.

Fair play to this guy for frustrating the brute hand of the status quo.

[CountryKid]

$27? Are you sure, because that sounds way too high for a sim card - companies here practically give them away compared to that price, although some do cost a couple of pounds.

Haven't bought one in like 4 years. That's how much they were back then though. I got one for my "Shit you actually passed 7th Grade" party.



Fucking with the Police lines when there are people who genuinely need to use it is bullshit. Heres to hoping he tries to call the police and can't get through when a knife wielding person attempts to pillage his village.

[khad]

All this shows is that in life, no matter where you go, you will find a Marsella.

[Tyrlop]

this reminds me of Frank Garrett.
But Frank Garrett was 10 times more hillarious, and that is something you can call platformism 4 fun, i believe?

[Dr Mindbender]

Fucking with the Police lines when there are people who genuinely need to use it is bullshit. Heres to hoping he tries to call the police and can't get through when a knife wielding person attempts to pillage his village.

I dare say hes not frustrating the needs of that many genuine people. The last time i needed to phone the police on my own terms was about 6 years ago when a couple of thugs knocked out a mate of mine and i had to accompany him to hospital. It took just over 2 hours for the slap headed flack jacketed freeloaders to decide to turn up.

Dont forget we're talking about a service that puts the wants of the bourgeoisie first before the needs of anyone else.



Heres to hoping he tries to call the police and can't get through when a knife wielding person attempts to pillage his village.
lol, Manchester? I know this is probably petty (but American ignorance of the british isles is one of my pet hates) Its like one of the most industrialised and largest cities in Europe. Manchester is twinned with St Petersburg, and culturally probably more akin to LA or San Francisco.

not every locale in England is green fields, thatched tudor-esque cottages with tights wearing elizabethan men of the Queens court playing 'English country garden' on a lute blisfully unaware of the eminent onslaught of a thousand vikings lusting for nuns and pillage.

Anyway, my work here is done...

http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/the_more_you_know2.jpg

[CountryKid]

tights wearing elizabethan men of the Queens court playing 'English country garden'



Dissapointing.


Sorry, I don't know anything about LA or the likes either. Just a big city "way the hell over there."

I overreacted, but I just can't stand people abusing a system which is "supposed" to help you.

Attempting to get into Paramedic school.

[Dr Mindbender]

I overreacted, but I just can't stand people abusing a system which is "supposed" to help you.

.

Honestly, when was the last time the police 'helped' you?

[CountryKid]

Honestly, when was the last time the police 'helped' you?

1. Guy steals friends gun
2. Guy runs around the park with the gun threatening people
3. Cops show up and beat his ass

[Dr Mindbender]

1. Guy steals friends gun
2. Guy runs around the park with the gun threatening people
3. Cops show up and beat his ass

The progressive thing to ask why did the guy feel so alienated by the status quo that he felt his only recourse was to run around with a gun threatening people?

also i dont celebrate the cops beating the ass of workers.

[CountryKid]

The progressive thing to ask why did the guy feel so alienated by the status quo that he felt his only recourse was to run around with a gun threatening people?

also i dont celebrate the cops beating the ass of workers.

He wasn't a worker. He was a drug dealing that sells at the skate park that is also in the park.


Also, are you shitting me?

[bcbm]

I overreacted, but I just can't stand people abusing a system which is "supposed" to help you.

we probably should never talk about food stamps.