Alexa calls cops on man allegedly beating his girlfriend

[mfcorey1]

A New Mexico man was arrested for allegedly beating his girlfriend and threatening to kill her — after Amazon’s Alexa called police, authorities said.

Eduardo Barros, 28, became angered with his unidentified girlfriend while house-sitting in Tijeras, about 15 miles east of Albuquerque, and the dispute suddenly turned physical on July 2, authorities said.

During the assault, Barros waved a gun and threatened to kill the woman before he allegedly asked: “Did you call the sheriffs?”

The question was inadvertently picked up by the smart speaker and the voice-powered virtual assistant recognized the phrase as a command — prompting it to call 911, Bernallillo County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Felicia Romero confirmed to The Post on Monday.

It’s unclear whether the speaker was connected to an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot device, but the Alexa virtual assistant was connected to a landline in the home, Romero said.

The violent ordeal unfolded after Barros allegedly got upset over a text message the woman received and accused her of cheating on him, KRQE reported.

https://nypost.com/2017/07/10/alexa-calls-cops-on-man-allegedly-beating-his-girlfriend/

[Hekate]

1. Well done, Alexa. Although I still think that device is creepy as hell & won't have one myself.

[exboyfil]

3. I just got my first Echo

I use it to control music and look up words when I am exercising and reading. A useful tool. I am thinking about getting an app that will read public domain poetry. It can also access my Audible account, but I always multitask when I listen to them.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. Alexa, read me some Vogon poetry.

"Oh freddled gruntbuggly,
Thy micturations are to me
As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee.
Groop, I implore thee, my foonting turlingdromes,
And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles,
Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts
With my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't!"

[exboyfil]

10. Won't work

Vogons vigorously protect their copyrights. Would jeopardize the Earth to try to access it in this fashion.

I was thinking Tennyson instead.

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. I'm getting one of these

[DeminPennswoods]

7. This makes me LOL

everytime I see it.

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. LOL...me too.

"AHHHH......MANDA!"

[ProudLib72]

11. You think it's funny?

Well, I don't know about that.

[A HERETIC I AM]

13. How many did ol' Satchel strike out last night?

And where's my phone?

[DeminPennswoods]

15. It's hilarious

and relatable if you have aging parents, relatives or friends or are hitting the "golden years" yourself.

[ProudLib72]

16. I'm repeating the line the old farts use

Satchel Paige is dead? Well, I don't know about that.

Those kids are just playing? Well, I don't know about that.

[DeminPennswoods]

17. LOL! I know

[marybourg]

2. Alexa can't dial 911 unless it's connected to another

device that provides the needed interface. And it was connected to a landline? And it took place in New Mexico? And it was reported by the NYPost? That’s 4 reasons to be just a wee bit skeptical of this tale.

[mfcorey1]

5. No, I am skeptical of Alexa. There have been other

incidents of the device interacting with what it determines as request from humans. I will never put one in my home.

[customerserviceguy]

18. Same here

No spy devices in my home, if I can help it.

[amdroid]

9. Yes it can

There is a product called echo connect that lets Alexa make and receive phone calls via a home phone service.

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. You can have Alexa call 911 with an app

and pay for it.Monthly fee.

Alexa can call any number you program it to. Actually not a bad deal, if you need the cops to show up in the middle of the night but can't call yourself.

[marybourg]

14. Seems to me that's exactly what I said.