Here in Lee County, we take 911 seriously. Like, really seriously. And yes, I know Flavor Flav once told us “911 is a joke” in a pretty killer song back in the day, but that doesn’t mean you can actually treat it like one, especially not around here.
Now, full disclosure: I host karaoke at bars all over Southwest Florida. I’ve seen it all. Seen people sing their hearts out, forget the lyrics halfway through the chorus, hug strangers like they’ve known them for 20 years, and yes… I’ve also seen people get kicked out. Sometimes it’s because they’ve had a few too many. Or they’re acting a little foolish. Sometimes it’s both. It happens. But what shouldn’t happen is using 911 as some kind of petty revenge button after you get shown the door.
According to the Gulf Coast News, a 41-year-old man named Kevin Samuelson allegedly decided that being kicked out of Sea Grass Sports Grill.. Also lovingly known by locals as the Scrounge Lounge, was reason enough to repeatedly call 911. Not once. Not twice. But multiple times. And what was he reporting? Underage drinking.
911 Is Not a Joke:
Deputies say these calls started late Thursday night and kept rolling into the early hours of Friday morning. Each time, deputies responded to the bar, checked things out, and confirmed the same thing: no underage drinking, and yes, the caller had already been kicked out. Case closed, right? Nope…