Not P but DFW: refer the call

[Mark Kohut]

>From context above it I'd say '
"refer the call [to the police"}...at least to whatever authorities are
responsible for you
being able to take such dicily human calls...

On Sun, Aug 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The following excerpt is from David Foster Wallace's *Host*:
>
> Q: If a drunk driver calls in, do you have to notify the police or
> something?
> A: “Well, this is why screening is tricky. You’ll get, say, somebody
> calling in saying they’re going to commit suicide — sometimes you have to
> refer the call. But sometimes you’re getting pranked.
>
> What does "refer the call" mean exactly?
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