So I was walking and found this garbage bag that had flys on it and it was tied up. I kicked at it a bit and it did feel like something limp was in there like it was dead. Tried to untie it as well so might have my fingerprints on it. But yeah a car came up and was yeah someone actually concerned for me and he's like I'm going to pray for you man. So that right there just got me to stop looking any further at the bag. But I'm still kinda of interested if I should've said something right then and there. My phone was almost dead anyway. But yeah I was thinking maybe I might find a dead body maybe a part of a dead body. I didn't look any further but it was out of place I felt. Should I report such finds?

  • Dem Bosain@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    911, what's your emergency?

    I found a dead body on the side of the road.

    Where are you? I'm sending police to you now.

    Uhh, I touched it.

    OK, don't do that. Do you have hand sanitizer?

    I may have eaten some.

    ...

    Also, I tripped. I may have slipped inside.

    What does that mean?

    I...completed.

    Listen just stay where you are, police are on their way.

  • turnerpike20@lemmy.ml
    hexagon
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    3 months ago

    So I did call the non-emergency phone number. Could be a waste of time for the cops or whatever. What I was doing is walking to Burger King to get a Whooper I walked 5 miles there and 5 miles back home found it on my way home.

    • buttwater [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      Damn don't think I've ever been "walk ten miles for burger king" hungry.

      Anyway, dead bodies are typically the kind of things you want to report ANONYMOUSLY

  • TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    The person said they'd pray for you because they thought you were a dumpster diver i.e. that you were gonna eat out of the trash so that's what happened there. And so... It was also probably just a bag of food waste going gnarly.

    It's actually really funny to me that a cop has to go look in the funky bag. That's a better use of their time than a lot of things they get up to of a day. Nice one!

  • Spongebobsquarejuche [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    My friend found a tent on his property. It had mold on one side of it, a horrible smell and basically a black cloud of flies. He tried to open it but the stench was so bad he just called the police.

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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    3 months ago

    In my country, you can phone the nearest station(not using emergency line) and the police will check it for you. That's how a lot of murder victim is found in my country anyway. They will also check for suspicious package left at the train station to make sure it's not a bomb.