Comments on: Paramedic: Officer Was In "State Of Rage"

Ambulance Medic In Scuffle On Way To Hospital Says Trooper Had "Total Disregard" For Patient

[gramto8]

Flashing lights can KILL some patients. They can exacerbate ANY head trauma, stroke, seizure, and some cardiac patient's problems. Flashing lights WILL trigger seizures, and all of the above mentioned cases could be affected.

[gramto8]

There are different levels of transport. Someone who is in imminent danger of dying gets transported with both lights and siren, and the klaxon and yelper are added when necessary. A person who is seriously ill but stable will get transported with lights but no siren, unless the lights flashing could cause their condition to exacerbate. In such a case, the flashing lights are omitted. If a person is on a routine transport, i.e., a transport from a nursing home to a hospital, there are no lights or siren.

NEVER has an absence of lights and/or siren meant no patient and the law enforcement officers KNOW this!!

[fred-mertz]

That cop has serious "anger management issues". He should not be allowed to wear a badge or carry a gun.

[annabanana-1]

no credibility for credibility2..

Choking a paramedic who is trying to take a patient to a hospital isn't "overreacting"?

(note: "The Law" is NOT "the man"... and flipping the bird is not a crime)

[odbu812]

He didn't hear the driver, the med tech, or the son of the patient all telling the him that they needed to get her to the hospital?! did the cops lawyer actually say that or it didn't register? and they give this dope a gun? I seen the video. This is clearly an incident of rage, this guy has no business carrying a gun, what if it was a child with a toy water pistol? and parents and witness are scream it's a child with a toy ...don't shoot...it's a toy....He didn't hear it or it didn't register...would that excuse wash then? I don't want him protecting and serving me or my family!

[rednursercr]

Police do not have cart blanch to behave any way they please. How clueless you are that you don't know ambulances often run without lights when to do so would cause further distress to the patient. If you think that cop did not know that you are fooling yourself, he knew it. That paramedic stated clearly and calmly that there was a patient in their rig and that guy was so out of control he could not comprehend simple English. If you want guys like that walking around with guns, badges, pepper spray, and handcuffs, more power to ya but don't complain when your the one in their sites.

[rednursercr]

What a disgusting display by a member of the law enforcement community. Someone the public should trust and who is sworn to protect and serve. This was simply an abuse of power, nothing else. Law enforcement, paramedics, and health care providers often come in contact with each other while performing their duty and generally extend one another a measure of professional courtesy. If this officer had no problem with the way he behaved toward those paramedics, how does he treat the general public?! Law enforcement officers are subject to rude comments, verbal abuse, hostility, and harassment by members of the public who are just rude and disrespectful in general, and on a regular basis. Having thick skin and control over ones emotions is a non-negotiable requirement of the job. This guy has neither. The behavior recorded was absolutely unacceptable. If you watched the dash camera footage you can see and hear that the officer was angry and annoyed when he passed the bus, but continued on to the call, only to be further annoyed when it was obvious his assistance was not required. He turned around and picked a fight. I dread running into this guy or one like him someday. He was actually standing in the street cursing and screaming at these men about failure to yield for an emergency vehicle! The last time I checked an ambulance was also an emergency vehicle. This officer has plainly lost it if he ever had it, and if I was a member of that department I would be calling for his dismissal. What an embarrassment.

[liselle3]

This cop obviously should be fired - if he has this much of a power trip going on, he has no business carrying a weapon. What a first class arse.

[Randyne]

Wow. How clueless are you people. The ambulance was runnning with out lights, its clear the patient was not in danger. The paramedic dis-obeyed orders did not follow the instructions of the officers. He lucky they didn't shoot him. One simple rule in a balanced society. When instructed by a police officer to stay where you are --- Listen.

[rednursercr]

Police do not have cart blanch to behave any way they please. How clueless you are that you don't know ambulances often run without lights when to do so would cause further distress to the patient. If you think that cop did not know that you are fooling yourself, he knew it. That paramedic stated clearly and calmly that there was a patient in their rig and that guy was so out of control he could not comprehend simple English. If you want guys like that walking around with guns, badges, pepper spray, and handcuffs, more power to ya but don't complain when your the one in their sites.

[Randyne]

Wow. How clueless are you people. The ambulance was runnning with out lights, its clear the patient was not in danger. The paramedic dis-obeyed orders did not follow the instructions of the officers. He lucky they didn't shoot him. One simple rule in a balanced society. When instructed by a police officer to stay where you are --- Listen.