These are not people I deem "friends". They are "friends of friends". With the close knit deaf community in these parts, everyone knows everyone else.
I can understand some of the calls. For example, one caller was someone I deemed a "friend" that wanted me to witness what his hearing roommates were doing to him. I advised him to call 911. When the police got there, I told him to tell the officer to call his VP with his cell phone so he would have the convo interpreted right there in his room. It took the officer several minutes to figure out what was going on, but once he made the call and saw that the convo was being interpreted, my friend was able to explain with clarity what was going on.
That ... I can understand.
However, I have "recently" been getting calls from people I barely know, and are friends of my roommates. There are specific couples that tend to want to argue publicly via VP. That is what I do not get. It seems that these couples want as many people involved as possible.
What motivates this? And yes, it is much more drama than I am willing to tolerate. However, it does seem to be an increasing trend. It used to be rare.
edit to add: I also suggested ... several times ... that 911 needed to be called to dissolve a volatile situation. The answer I would often receive was "Nah ... I don't want to do that, I don't want to get the police involved" to which I replied, "So why the hell are you calling me? I can't help you".
I don't understand the motivation for this.