The guide is 100% correct in his actions. The sheriff is an idiot.
I have personally assisted in hundreds of "river rescues". When you are a river guide, swimming in rapids and performing rescues are what you do. It's like the sheriff telling Ray Lewis not to make a tackle on a football field because it is "too dangerous" and he could get hurt. Well, duh.
His guides are professionals, he said, trained and certified in swiftwater rescue.
Screw the law enforcement, some of these jokers has about enough sense mess up a good egg. I would rather go to jail to save that girls, than to see the “law enforcement” dilly dally around to hunt for the right knot to tie, and which manual to use, or to see if the “guidelines” meet the local, state, or federal criteria.
“He defied an order from a law enforcement officer.”
What, he’s God?
I do not take orders from my employees.
Hank!
He defied an order from a law enforcement officer.
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Good for him.
You'll fit in well when the Socialists/Marxists finally take over.
Let me see. The River guide was certified for swift water rescue, part of his job spec is rescuing his clients who fall in the water and he's going to defer to a LEO who may have learned all the theory but hasn't had the practice every day that a River guide has to say nothing of the problems his employer would have faced if this had gone fatally wrong.
A lot of what's wrong with this country is citizens expecting the Government to do everything for them instead of using their own initiative.
An “order” from a LEO is not law. Only a fool arrests a hero for saving the life of a young girl. The arresting officer is a fool. I will be following this case.
In some cases this is needed...Like this case for instance.
Most Americans are not about standing around waiting for government do do something...The Katrina disaster comes to mind regarding waiting for a government response.
“He defied an order from a law enforcement officer.”
And he did the right thing and saved a life.
Which quite likely pissed off said law enforcement officer to no end, because above all, we “must respect his authori-tay!”
Law enforcement officers don’t always have the right to order you around, you know. Some of them are idiots who can’t think on their feet.
Read the story: He was certified in such rescues. ALWAYS READ THE STORY.
The most heinous crime on the planet.
LEO’s are not God, even though most seem to think so. No MAN, sits and watches a child die!
“What if the guide had jumped in and ended up in trouble himself? Then there would have been two people in need of rescue.”
What if the cops jumed in and ended up in trouble then there’d be 3 or 4 people who need rescue. What if grandma had balls (then she’d be Grandpa).