See a Smoker - Call 911

Omaha, Nebraska

City officials and police in Omaha, Neb., are taking a new anti-smoking ordinance so seriously, they want cheaters reported through the 911 emergency system.

The city passed an ordinance that bans smoking in 97 percent of the city's businesses effective Oct. 2, and while there have been hardly any complaints of smokers defying the ban, police consider it just as serious as reporting a road accident, homicide or assault, WorldNetDaily reported Monday.

Despite the police department's opinion, Douglas County Emergency director Mark Conrey warned that trivializing the 911 telephone system to report by-law and ordinance infractions threatens its reliability and could compromise response times, the report said.

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