When I was a Samaritan, mobile phones were giving people the opportunity to phone us in private, without being overheard on a home phone, or being stuck in a draughty phonebox. So we’d typically be called by victims of domestic violence from car parks and lay-bys. If they were running out of credit, we would phone them back.
Today I learned something new. Anyone who feels in immediate danger, but is afraid to talk on the phone, can call the police on 999. If the call is silent, the call-taker will ask the caller to press 55, when prompted, which will let the police know, wordlessly, that they need urgent help.
Licenced today: Orford Castle, in Suffolk…
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