HOWTO Remove Emergency Dialing from Blackberry when Locked

I have what seems to be a relatively straightforward problem. I lock my blackberry, put it in my pocket and discover that a perfect series of motions result in the phone dialing 911. I find out the phone has dialed 911 when the emergency dispatcher calls me back to ask if I have an emergency. Should I be concerned when they accept my “no Sir/Maam, we do not”?

After scouring the Internet this weekend, and waiting on hold with AT&T my fears were confirmed. There is simply no way to remove the “Emergency Call” option when the phone is locked. However I did find another option which has been working just as good if not better. By holding down the mute key the phone will go into standby mode disabling all of the keys except the mute button. Unfortunately I cannot figure out how to map the side keys to the standby function, but it is a step in the right direction.