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A 50 year old man from Washington State strapped a cell phone to his chest. His wife came home and found him passed out drunk with the phone taped to his chest and called 911. Thinking it was a cell phone bomb, the police responded with a bomb squad and evacuated the mobile home park.
Bomb? Man Tapes Cell Phone to Chest
Robert Dix told police that everyone had over-reacted. He had been drinking some vodka and was afraid he would lose his phone. He decided with his drunken wisdom to tape it to his chest before he passed out to keep track of it.
Dix was not arrested, but was taken to the hospital and admitted for psychiatric observation. Admittedly, this was a bizarre thing to do, but not so much from being crazy as from being in a drunken stupor.
Was Dix charged for the police call and bomb squad? Here in California they would have sent him a whopping bill! Personally I find the whole thing rather amusing, but I have to ask, “What was his wife thinking? Did he have a history of suicidal behavior?” I think perhaps sobering him up was a mistake. She should have taken advantage of his drunken sleep, bundled him up and kicked him to the curb.
