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From: yarvin-norman@cs.yale.edu (Norman Yarvin)
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Subject: Re: San Francisco P.D. and 911 Priorities
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djb@mailer.cc.fsu.edu (David Brightbill) writes:

>The door latches and stays locked until a fire or
>police person responds to the call and lets the citizen out.

So if the call to the fire department is for real, the caller gets
roasted while waiting, and if it's a false alarm, the vandal must
destroy the booth on his way out.

>One benefit is for folks being attacked by muggers.  They can
>pop into a kiosk and hang out till help comes.

A very low percentage of muggings occur within a few feet of a phone
booth.  For those that do, a simple door latch would work as well.