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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:54 PM Original message |
Mayor blasts EMT who refused to help: Pregnant woman collapsed while they were on break. Woman dies. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. bloomberg is a fucking hypocrite. |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Did Bloomberg ignore somebody who collaspsed in a coffee shop? |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I am not a Bloomberg fan..but you are right. That post is totally ridiculous. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. He's a murdering hypocrite. |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. Well theres 2 he can get rid of right there! |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. They were on break? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Even cops respond to an emergency. Don't they? |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Maybe |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Even off-duty cops respond to emergencies and especially off-duty firemen, |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. I've never known medical personnel to act like that. That's just...cold. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. If they were off duty, that means the only things they had with them |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Is there any chance that their ambulance and equipment were closer than any of those that were |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Bullshit |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. It appears their union disagrees with you. |
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jets68 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #23 |
45. wrong warpy |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. What they did is inhuman. They should lose their jobs. This attitude |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. my guess, based on friends who are emt's--is that the rig was right outside. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It said "off duty." |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. no, it said "on break" |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Not that I've ever heard of. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. The link said on a break not off duty... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. Wouldn't this qualify as criminally negligent homicide? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. I don't know that they had a DUTY to the woman. And it's likely |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. What are the odds that their equipment was closer than that called by 911? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. From union: their refusal to attend to Rennix constituted an "act of abandonment." |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Hope the EMTs get what they deserve. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. As I said above, if they had their rig parked nearby, then it's hard to |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. In this case it's possible their equipment was at the fire house. |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. apparently the union disagrees with your assesment. n/t |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I didn't make an assessment. Just passed on an article. n/t |
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Realityhack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I appologize. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. No biggie, and now that the news media is on it, that story is already outdated... |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Two less EMT's and probably two future jail birds..... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I agree. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. i'll wait for all the facts. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. How dare you. |
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goldcanyonaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. The EMTs are accused of telling employees to call 911 and then leaving when asked to help. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. "...refusing to help goes against human decency." |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. And our tax $ is still being used to kill civilians in Iraq & Afghanistan |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
28. WTF? |
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thenooch (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Back in the 70's... |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 04:41 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. John Cage was a hero? |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. Are these perhaps |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
40. Whether or not they had equipment with them is beside the point |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
42. They were obeying the employment laws, didn't want to break the law about breaks |
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