“Still, it’s simply inexcusable to lose your cool like that. Always assume these days that someone is filming you — someone usually is.”
Ever watch police body cams these days? They know they have a cam on their body and they cuss like sailors!
“Drop the ******* weapon!!! Drop the ******* weapon!!! Get down on the ******* ground!!! Get down on the ******* ground!!!”
Sometimes the perps are underage too!
So why is it any different with a fire cheif?
Because it’s not assumed to be an adversarial position. The 10-year-old may not have needed an ambulance, but they called nonetheless — happens all the time. Since the EMS providers can’t say no, they’ll just pick her up and take her to the ER and drop her off. It’s wastes a lot of resources, but that’s how the system currently works.
She’s not a criminal — at least not at the moment. There’s no need to curse at her. At least not out loud.
The difference is that an ambulance is requested to the scene by someone who thinks they need help — criminals don’t call for the police to come, and the subjects are initially presumed to be hostile because of the nature of the work.