密苏里共和国的Tricia Byrnes不会因在危机热线上 谎称持枪威胁而面临指控 Missouri Rep. Tricia Byrnes won't face charges for falsely claiming a gun threat on a crisis hotline.

密苏里州立Rep. Tricia Byrnes在988危机热线上谎称头顶有枪,以测试其有效性后,不会受到指控。 Missouri state Rep. Tricia Byrnes will not face charges after falsely claiming to have a gun to her head on the 988 crisis hotline to test its effectiveness. Cole县检察官办公室确定Byrnes是本着诚意行事的,认为她是在进行合法测试。 The Cole County Prosecutor's Office determined Byrnes acted in good faith, believing she was performing a legitimate test. Byrnes正在赞助一项法案,以改进危机顾问规则,并列举了对自动反应导致访问现场顾问出现延误的关切。 Byrnes is sponsoring a bill to improve crisis counselor rules and cited concerns about delays in accessing live counselors due to automated responses.