Considering all of the nationwide cutbacks in services due to the bad economy - including with police, fire and safety - it's hard to imagine what Joe McCain was thinking as he abused these services for a simple traffic jam. He has since sent letters apologizing, but this was a waste of expensive time and resources for people who are trying to help with emergencies. Maybe Joe thought he was something special because his brother is running for President or maybe growing up with generations of Admirals and Navy elite, he thought he was above the rest and could abuse the emergency services system.
Let them eat cake.
Joe McCain, who lives in Alexandria, Va., told Washington radio station WTOP he was returning from a campaign event in Philadelphia around 2 a.m. on Oct. 18 when he got stuck in traffic on Interstate 495 at the Wilson Bridge. His account of the timing differed from the police, who said the call was made at 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 21.
Frustrated because of the traffic, he called 911 to find out what was going on. The operator asked him to "state your emergency."
"Well, it's not an emergency, but do you know why on one side at the damn drawbridge of 95 traffic is stopped for 15 minutes and yet traffic's coming the other way?" Joe McCain said.
The operator asked him if he was calling 911 to complain about traffic. McCain then uttered an expletive and hung up the phone.
McCain told WTOP that he thought his cell phone was on mute.
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