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Anonymous / unauthenticated calling to emergency services is a good feature to preserve.

Reacting as though they are credible enough to warrant deadly force is not.

Sure, but that only works so far. Even a european-style police force would eventually snap if they had to do 100 break-ins to combat ongoing crime if 99/100 calls were fake.

Both issues need to be addressed.

Surely if 99/100 calls were fake, that should reinforce the idea that a fake call is a possibility, and ensure that police are less likely to react with deadly force unless a threat is proven.

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