Posted on 05/28/2009 6:57:31 AM PDT by Dallas59
The incident happened near Boley in Okfuskee County.
In the video, you see OHP troopers pushing the paramedic and grabbing his neck.
The fight happened during an emergency call when a patient waiting to be taken to the local hospital was in the back of the ambulance.
Officials say OHP troopers became upset after the paramedic failed to yield while the troopers were rushing to a call of their own.
The troopers claim the paramedic assaulted one of them before the camera started rolling.
The video was shot by the patient's son. He says he continually asked the troopers to stop, so his mom could be taken to the hospital.
"We're like telling this dude. 'Man, my mom is in the back.' My step-dad was like 'man my wife is in the back, can we do this at the hospital,'" said Kenyada Davis.
The patient was finally taken to the hospital where she was treated and released.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol won't comment on the video while it's being reviewed by Okfuskee County prosecutors.
Umm, one cannot "fail" an IQ test. It is a test to measure "mental age", which is then divided by physical age to get a ratio that one can compare to others' ratios.
(It's always a bit dangerous to pull the "stupid" card. Even innocuous spelling errors can kill a perfectly valid point.)
Great!
absolutely false. please see #100.
perhaps it is you who should begin your opus.
Are you reneging on your opus offer?
if so, then maybe i'm the one who can offer it. if not, i'll get started on my opus."
if jimrob tells me that the content of the first paragraph is accurate, then i'll happily write my opus. while it might be true of you personally, i do not think it stands for all of FR.
I don’t, but if I did it would be because its far LESS GAY than True or Cops.
Ok, I stand corrected.
I shoulda known that. That's what happens when you post anything when you're tired.
I had an early appointment this morning at the doctors' office for a blood test and I was up all night studying.
Had I been that EMT, I would have kicked that cop's teeth in, making sure my actions showed on the dashcam, then gotten the patient to the hospital on time. No jury in the world, especially not one in OK, is going to convict me.
The YouTube age is proving to be hard times for JBTs everywhere.
Calm down, Horsey. The person was not prevented from going to the hospital. She went to the hospital, was treated, and released — not seriously hurt. Even if it had been serious, she still would have gotten to the hospital, no thanks to the combative paramedic who responded to the grabbing of his finger with a shove at a LEO.
Who am I? Not someone who automatically comes down on the side of anyone but the police, like some here.
Thank you for defending my 1stA rights, there pal. It’s nice to know that you think I should get a ration for expressing my opinion.
Thanks for the points too, but they’re not worth much coming from you.
http://www.examiner.com/x-6121-Oklahoma-Crime-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Oklahoma-Highway-Patrol-finally-releases-video-of-trooper-attack-on-paramedic
Oklahoma Highway Patrol finally releases video of trooper attack on paramedic
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/OHP-Trooper-To-Face-Media/x10tJoD760y2-4TsgaiHyg.cspx
OHP Trooper To Face Media
The dashboard video doesn’t do the LEO any favors.
I agree. They just did this story on Fox News.
So called “cop” needs to find another job and back off the steroids.
The cop should be fired and right now, he was waaaaaay out of control both driving wise and when he pulled over the med unit, he had no cause to even initiate this stop.
This video was taken by the patent's (woman in the ambulance) son.
Your conclusion is this video is somehow false? In what way? How does it follow that this man (the filmer) doesn't like police? What evidence can provide to support this conclusion?
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