To be so embarrassed

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DP and myself were having a small argument on Xmas eve day about how much we had spent on the kids. I accidentally rang the police from my pocket and they came round due to hearing us arguing. They said it was due to them having no response on the phone and believed it to be a DV call.
They came round and took us into seperate room and asked us questions. We all laughed about it in the end but they did say it would have to go to social care as kids involved but the most we would probably get was a phone call. So embarrassed that this has happened.
Worse still, we knew the police officers through work.

Op I know what a MASH report is, that's the initials of the department that anyone can refer to. And the other poster is correct, it's not always an automatic referral SS,.

The Apple Watch can call 999 by accident if it detects a “fall”. I once had it call 999 when I was on a roller coaster as it thought I had fallen

My iPhone calls emergency services if I click the side button 3 or so times in quick succession. I didn't know this until last week when my hand shuddered on the button (I have a problem with my wrist that seems to make the whole hand go a bit funny right now)

It really wakes you up when your phone suddenly starts calling emergency services without you realising that it can do that.
I hate to think what would have happened if I hadn't seen and cancelled it straight away.

Still not entirely sure exactly how I did it but I think I had clicked the lock button quickly a few times... not keen on trying to recreate it to find out.

I have accidentally called 999 with my phone in my pocket. I didn't realise for ages but could hear the operator on the other end and didn't know where the voice was coming from.
In our area social care are always notified if police attend a potential dv incident where children reside. Follow up depends on the details of the visit and details of previous referrals if any.

I didn't even know about the 112 emergency number so had to look it up.

My phone can't pocket call at all, it has a pocket mode so the screen won't activate if the sensor is covered.

But you can emergency call from the lock screen (not when the sensor is covered, like it would be in a pocket or bag).

I’m confused. What is your AIBU?

You seem to have all the answers too re referrals so what is the purpose of your thread?

Your story seems far stretched - your phone just went off at exactly the same time you were having an argument with your husband.

At what point did you realise you’d made the call by accident. Did you then hang up?

I’m exhausted just reading this thread!

So many posters making a drama out of a crisis.

Or a mountain out of a molehill.

YANBU to be embarrassed, how mortifying for you.

I'd ignore the very knowledgeable expert inquisition committee here that have started out with believing it's totally impossible to accidentally call the emergency services using a mobile phone and, if you co-operate will have you explaining everything down to grass being green and the sky being blue only to be met with incredulous eyeballs at every stage.

Incredulous eyerolls, that should be.

Incredulous eyeballs sounds a bit Halloween.

That too mashedspud 😂

I'd be more than embarrassed. you haven't told the truth OP. The police don't turn up for trivia

I don't live in the UK, but a similar thing happened to me in that my drunk OH called the police when we were having an argument. They arrived on the doorstep and took us into separate rooms to talk. I even got a letter from victim support!! I still feel embarrassed when I see one of the police involved. So I fully believe the OPs story.

I am sure I have read this exact same story on AIBU before.

@Survivingchipandkippee I didn't know at all until the police turned up and they told me to look at my phone.

I also didn't realise about the side button calling if pressed 3 times in quick succession. That will be it then as that's part of my phone that isn't working properly.

I called police twice for DV. At no time were SS involved, or have been since. Cafcass have, but not SS.

Doubt it was an accident but you’ll survive . With the embarrassment hopefully you won’t waste police time again .

@Toppedtoo12 I even included the call log up thread.

@TheOrigFV45 it will have been but they will have decided it wasn't worth a call.

I'd be mortified if someone unwittingly overheard me arguing. That it was police was rather unfortunate.

Well our health visitor just rang. She asked what happened I told her. She said I know where they are if I need anything. That was it.
I am very fortunate to have a lovely health visitor anyway and she knows us very well as she supported me through some feeding issues when baby was born.

Really quick response from the health visitor. Sounds like you live in a good area for public services (I haven't seen ours since the 6 week check).

@sunshinekids compared to where I used to live they are amazing.

With my first I had PND and a baby with reflux and colic and it still took her 4 weeks and me begging for support for her to come out.

So what was the point of this thread in the end?