If you ever feel like a useless bastard just think 'well, at least I didn't call the actual police because my ex-girlfriend over-fed my hamster'. It'll help bring you a little bit perspective.
Because some guy did do that. Just let that sink in.
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He rang the police because his pet hamster 'looked like a fat little pig', which is not only a massive waste of time but isn't that body shaming the hamster? Not cool, pal. Not cool.
He's not the only bellend who reckons his life is so important that he can bother the police with trivial bullshit like this. According to the Daily Mail, someone else called because the burger they'd been sold was too spicy. As well as someone who called to report a horny dog and another idiot thought it was sound to call the police to come and catch a spider. SMH.
Northumbria Police released the list of fucking ridiculous calls to raise awareness of the time-wasting they have to put up with, which will, hopefully, stop dickheads doing it in the future.
As well as being annoying and properly cringeworthy, these calls cost the taxpayer a shitload of money.
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