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

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

[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.

[texbelle123]

Officer Martin didn't realize an ambulance was carrying a patient.
What, he would have acted like a human being if he had?

This man has no business carrying a badge and a gun, I don't care how "honorable" he served in a war where we are torturing people.

And if his superiors really don't think he did anything wrong, they should be fired as well.

Geez. When are we gonna stop seeing these kinds of reports on policemen? It's time to clean house and get rid of the "I'm the boss" cowboys wearing uniforms of any sort.

[apple2pie]

The police officer needs to be reassigned or fired ...he doesn't have the right temperment for work with the public and maybe others in general. I the patient in the ambulance had had a heart attack the officers stupidity could have cost a life.

[barbaram99]

There are good and cops. This at the centre of this story is not fit to be a cop and I am a lay person. I am appwlled. Cleaely he took his whiteness too far. I am white. It is meqnning less to me. A cop has no business flying in a rage. Time he/she hang up the bagde and leave. That cop was wrong no matter where happened. That is more that hate.

[erasmus111]

by jimmytorino June 16, 2009 9:56 PM PDT
We are to believe that the lights were not on because the patient somehow would have been disturbed by them? I think not!!!


I think so!! Here, if it isn't an extreme emergency, they don't put on the lights and sirens. Especially if it is upsetting to the patient.

And with how CRAZY your cops are becoming, the paramedics probably thought if they didn't, the cop would start shooting at them or something. Or maybe cut them off. I wouldn't put anything past them.

[birdwoman98]

Hello people, ever heard of PTSD? Is his chief going to wait until this tropper kills someone to get it?

[jt_lancer]

Your government agents at work. After all, they ARE the law. They are free to do whatever they want.

[novamba]

"It was the stupid moron paramedic that caused the confrontation. "
posted by credibilty2

I only see one stupid moron on this forum (clue, not the paramedic) If the cop was in such a rush to respond to a call, why didn't he proceed after being told there was a patient in the ambulance? He is told in the video several times and ignores it. I mean, there were family members there...did he not notice? The sirens are not on for a reason with a cardiac patient, genius. BTW, which department do you work for so that I make sure to avoid it?

[novamba]

...and it should be. That retard ex cop did not know he was pulling over a pro athlete, and that this would get picked up by the media. If they get suspended with pay, they should make the firing retroactive to the day of the incident, and demand repayment of his wages.

[aubfmet]

Paramedics are not perfect. Police officers are not perfect. Make them both take yoga lessons together. They may become great friends.