Corrected entry: When Sid is being interrogated about Nancy's murder, a detective asks him "Did you call 911?" The 911 emergency number wasn't implemented in New York until 1984.
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Correction: 911 became the national emergency number for the US in 1968.
Regardless of the year 911 was implemented, it was not widely used until the 1990s. It was a phase in process which took decades to complete. By 1978 only a small percentage of the US was serviced by 911.
The correction is correct and valid. The scene takes place in NYC, so it doesn't matter how wide spread in the US 9-1-1 was or wasn't at the time. In 1970, NYC was already receiving 19,000 9-1-1 calls daily, and increasing each year thereafter. Plus, the fact that people in the UK knew about 9-1-1 in 1986 negates the idea that "911 wasn't widely used until the 1990's."
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