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Hortensis

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32. Still don't know the whole story, though, Brush.

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 06:34 PM

Oct 2017

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You might end up being more right in your condemnation of the actions of the man on the scene, but even then I could not set aside my respect for the bravery and good intentions, and competence as far as it went, of that man who inserted himself coolly and deliberately into a very dangerous scene.

One thing I'm wondering about are the right and duty of an EMT to disarm a police officer during an event. Why didn't the other officers do that? Another is that this EMT may have felt he did have the ability to differentiate between a panic attack and a psychotic break, or whatever other alternative there might have been. If I knew more, I expect there might be more. Or less. Perhaps this precise situation is in the EMT procedures manual.

Peace.

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Cop has complete meltdown, starts shooting for no reason what so ever [View all] Henry Krinkle Oct 2017 OP

He needs to get help. rockfordfile Oct 2017 #1

Cowardice cops nt Tavarious Jackson Oct 2017 #2

I wouldn't exactley call it cowadice. Henry Krinkle Oct 2017 #11

He surely seemed to have a break with reality. Mariana Oct 2017 #28

Exactly. brush Oct 2017 #31

Dude needs to find a new line of work....he ain't suited for this. Thomas Hurt Oct 2017 #3

Another panicky, out-of-control cop. And the EMS guy who initially calmed him down and took his... brush Oct 2017 #4

That EMT looks more like a hero to me. Doing his job, of course. Hortensis Oct 2017 #8

Nah! Did you not see that he gave the gun BACK to the hyperventilating maniac? brush Oct 2017 #9

No. I wasn't there, and I certainly wouldn't assume I knew everything required Hortensis Oct 2017 #14

Yet you assume to know everything required to form the antipodean opinion LanternWaste Oct 2017 #20

Oh, hi, LanternWaste! What did I inadvertently do to attract YOUR attention? Hortensis Oct 2017 #22

Apparently antipodean does not mean what he thinks it does. cwydro Oct 2017 #38

:) Hortensis Oct 2017 #41

Seriously? It's right on the video that he gave the gun back to the out-of-control cop. brush Oct 2017 #29

Still don't know the whole story, though, Brush. Hortensis Oct 2017 #32

This is why training needs to be tough, rigorous and stress inducing Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #5

Yes, and starting pay should be high enough to provide a pool of good-quality applicants Hortensis Oct 2017 #17

You get what you pay for Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #18

+100. A waiter in any decent restaurant could make more, Hortensis Oct 2017 #19

Mother of God burnbaby Oct 2017 #6

Wow this loon is walking the streets fully armed workinclasszero Oct 2017 #7

Somebody needs a desk job sarisataka Oct 2017 #10

Somebody needs a straightjacket lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #12

what are the paramedics doing kneeling on the woman?? Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #13

What a fucking mess. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #15

"The couple spent 42 days in jail because they were too poor to post bond and did not get a WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #16

Am I following this right? hamsterjill Oct 2017 #21

I was wondering the same thing. Grammy23 Oct 2017 #27

An article I read said the guy who scared him (the man they arrested) had a cellphone tblue37 Oct 2017 #33

I doubt a sheriff with a nickname Hoss maxrandb Oct 2017 #23

"Deputy Justin Johnson did not mention the panic attack in his report" Solly Mack Oct 2017 #24

A friend of his said in a comment on YouTube that he is still on the force but tblue37 Oct 2017 #34

He shouldn't be doing any sort of police/security work. Solly Mack Oct 2017 #36

I agree on all points. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #37

How did this cop NOT kill somebody? The paramedic gave the gun back to this SICK MAN...... Old Vet Oct 2017 #25

Glad no one got hurt, and he can get some help. I suspect he'll be looking for another line of work. Hoyt Oct 2017 #26

What the HELL .... LenaBaby61 Oct 2017 #30

Of course greytdemocrat Oct 2017 #35

Walk over ryan_cats Oct 2017 #39

Crazy world. nt oasis Oct 2017 #40