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Man Screaming 'Why Don't You Die?!' At Spider Sparks Police Emergency Response

Man Screaming 'Why Don't You Die?!' At Spider Sparks Police Emergency Response

The man has since apologised for the inconvenience caused by his extreme fear of spiders

Jake Massey

Jake Massey

If you walk past a property and overhear someone screaming, you'd probably consider calling the police. Especially if they were screaming, 'Why don't you die?!'


But in Australia, such cries are less likely to be a criminal matter. There are all manner of creatures great and small that would find very little difficulty in ending you, so sometimes it's kill or be killed... or just kill cos you're scared shitless.

One man who lost his shit triggered a police emergency call-out in Western Australia after he was overheard by a passerby screaming that exact phrase: 'Why don't you die?!'

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Concerned by the shouts and the wailing of a toddler from inside the house in suburban Perth, the passerby called 000 (the number for the emergency services in the land Down Under). Police were deployed to the scene and attended at full speed with lights and sirens.

Upon arrival, around 20 minutes later, they found a man in the property 'trying to kill a spider'. Officers determined that no further action was required as there were 'no injuries sighted (except to spider)'. The man subsequently apologised for the inconvenience his frightful cries had caused.

Wanneroo Police tweeted a screenshot of the police log on Wednesday morning.

The log read: "Caller walked past the AA and heard a male screaming out 'Why don't you die' - repeatedly.

Wanneroo Police department's deleted tweet.
Twitter/Wanneroo Police

"The toddler inside was screaming... caller doesn't know them, but has seen them a few times when walking.

"Police spoke with all parties who advised that husband had only been trying to kill a spider (has serious fear of spiders). Apologised for inconvenience to police.

"No injuries sighted (except to spider). No further police involvement required."

The tweet was later deleted, but the force confirmed that the incident took place. A spokesman told the Guardian it was a factually accurate account, but a transcription should have been shared, rather than a screenshot of the police log.

He said: "There's nothing actually wrong with the contents of it, there were just some typos in it, things like that."

A tweet with a typo in - get that embarrassing shit deleted! Bet the bloke who spent 20 minutes loudly trying to kill a spider resulting in a police call-out wishes he could simply erase this humiliating episode too.

That said, I've been there. While living in Australia, a massive Huntsman spider crept across my bedroom wall. I panicked and chucked a shoe at it, but missed. I then lamped it about 17 times with a cooking tray. Had I not been living in a cabin in the middle of a farm I may have sparked a police response too.

So those of you who don't live in Oz, be grateful for your relative safety from wild beasts. Those that do live in Oz, keep your wits about you - and be brave, comrades.

Featured Image Credit: PA

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