wolf12601

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  3. Posted · Edited by wolf12601

    I don't know what led up to the situation we see on the video. I only know what I saw on the video and that was a uniformed police officer informing someone that they were under arrest. When he took the subjects wrist, he pulled away from the trooper and physically resisted. According to NYS law that's resisting arrest.

    All these wild generalizations about police in this thread are out of control. I'm basing my opinion solely on the little we saw in the video and am not implying that the police were right or the that the paramedic was wrong except as I stated above. I will certainly say that it could have been handled better but I'm not going to judge based on incomplete information.

    Rest assured that all this will be investigated and, if appropriate, the police officers involved will be dealt with in accordance with the law and their department's rules and regulations (rules and regulations that are generally more stringent than any the law or fire/EMS rules).

    It is never appropriate to resist arrest under any circumstances. Yes, the trooper may be wrong but there are mechanisms to deal with that none of them involve resisting arrest. "Someone" was a uniformed state trooper.

    Believe me, I find it hard to believe that the entire situation transpired but it did and now we're speculating about it and we're drawing conclusions without the facts. It is very likely that the trooper(s) were out of line but I'm not going to condemn them without the full story - a story which we will probably never be privy to.

    Goose, we don't have all the information but if you read this thread you see some wild generalizations about cops, how these cops should be locked up and/or disciplined and so on. That's my point. I'm not saying the paramedic is or isn't a saint but come on, who knows what really happened. I'll be the first to say that the situation was not handled well but beyond that I just don't know what happened or who is really to blame for it. It could be that both parties escalated it, who knows?

    Your correct, we all only have part of the story. However, the negative reaction that most posters are expressing is based on many instances, either witnessed personally or by media access, of cops that are out of control. Too many in my opinion for the amount of training that each officer receives over the course of their career.

    Ed

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    Police Officers have a hard time de-escalating their emotions in this country. They tend to be too amped for minor situations. They tend to be amped up all of the time. I remember a MVA where the victim crashed his car because of a seizure. The PD on the scene stated " If you do not take this F@%#$ test I'll arrest you!" I was kinda shocked at the cop's approach. The victim was already strapped to the stretcher where was he going? What was the offense that required that kind of response? Portable breath analyzers are not even admissible in court. Your response should fit the situation. Maybe it is the "above the law" attitudes that allot of them have.

    The Paramedic should have not pushed the cop either. Just write the violation and file the complaint against the cop later. Hopefully the patient does not die in the back while all of this bs goes on. From what I saw of the video, the cop escalated the event by yelling at the driver like he was a two year old. Seems like that group is out of control.

    Ed