I suspect this Asbo might be quite cleverly written ensuring that she'll break it very quickly and thus be sent to prison (usually why I'm against them too) It bans her from calling the ambulance service, but also from consuming alcohol (or any intoxicating substance) anywhere in public in the whole of the UK (apart from in a pub). She's of no fixed address. I would guess those circumstances mean she'll breach the terms very quickly and that the legal advisors would have forseen the potential of the 'life threatening' question which may have been why they did this. I think we need strong measures to protect against ambulance abuse, and a zero tolerance approach towards violence to NHS staff, but something about this makes me feel quite uncomfortable. Bendy Girl