Cop Suspended After Arresting Newlywed Rushing Wife to ER

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mns wrote:

what an i-diot.

MASONMC wrote:

He should have provided an escort.
That's what they do in the movies.

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Stupid wrote:

If you would have read he slowed at the red lights and went through them after he deemed that it was safe to. Really don't be stupid. I have known people that have made it because instead of waiting on an ambulance which can take forever they rushed to the ER. I love how you put "in all likelyhood was not an emergency" ... if someone you care about shows signs of stroke, heart attack, etc.. and you are close enough to take them to the hospital would you not do the same? Or would you just wait it out to see if it's bad enough that they need to go..of course by the time you make your decision it may be to late.

Looking at it right wrote:

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I have seen people cause accidents while trying to do what this man did and someone was killed in one of those accidents.(I have worked in emergency services for over 20 years.)So it is you and this gentleman who shouldn't be stupid.I stated in another post that when EMS is called only 10% of those calls are actually dispatched as emergencies.Out of those 10% only 10% are actually real emergencies when EMS arrives.Doing the math that means only 1% of EMS calls are real emergencies so there was a 99% chance that this was not a real emergency. Putting other lives in danger was STUPID and it doesn't matter how he drove.Emergency vehicles have been hit by inattentive drivers while using lights and sirens so this man could have been hit.Paramedics,had they been called,could have determined that there was no need to proceed through red lights and noone else would have been put in danger.The question wasn't whether she needed to go to the hospital but getting her there without endangering others.
Protect and serve means to do the most good for the most people.This officer was trying to protect everyone not just this one person.Nobody got hurt and that's good,but what if this guy had hit you while driving this way.Would you still say the officer was wrong ? Of course not;you would say why didn't the officer stop him and call EMS.

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Looking at it right wrote:

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I have seen people cause accidents while trying to do what this man did and someone was killed in one of those accidents.(I have worked in emergency services for over 20 years.)So it is you and this gentleman who shouldn't be stupid.I stated in another post that when EMS is called only 10% of those calls are actually dispatched as emergencies.Out of those 10% only 10% are actually real emergencies when EMS arrives.Doing the math that means only 1% of EMS calls are real emergencies so there was a 99% chance that this was not a real emergency. Putting other lives in danger was STUPID and it doesn't matter how he drove.Emergency vehicles have been hit by inattentive drivers while using lights and sirens so this man could have been hit.Paramedics,had they been called,could have determined that there was no need to proceed through red lights and noone else would have been put in danger.The question wasn't whether she needed to go to the hospital but getting her there without endangering others.
Protect and serve means to do the most good for the most people.This officer was trying to protect everyone not just this one person.Nobody got hurt and that's good,but what if this guy had hit you while driving this way.Would you still say the officer was wrong ? Of course not;you would say why didn't the officer stop him and call EMS.