If the point hasn’t been made that police will turn their wrath on anyone, including other civil servants, maybe this story will convince you. In this age of instant information, numerous videos have popped up over the years showing that police repeatedly have a hard time determining who the enemy is. The us vs. them mentality doesn’t end with the public. It extends to even other members of the civil service community. Police are supposed to be warriors of truth and justice, but incidents like these prove that truth and justice are not their top priority.
In 2014, a trooper with the California Highway Patrol handcuffed and detained a firefighter who was on scene helping a crash victim. The firefighter pulled up the fire engine so as to block the crash scene from the dangers of oncoming traffic. Two lanes were still left open, however, this wasn’t good enough for the CHP officer. Obviously not knowing standard crash protocol which requires the fir department to block sufficient traffic so as to make the scene safe for workers, the trooper allowed his ego to take control. He handcuffed and detained the firefighter for over thirty minutes, all captured on live television. This wasn’t a case of protecting and serving, this was an example of a cop who didn’t understand standard procedure and didn’t like being told “no.”
The Chief of the Chula Vista Fire Department voiced his shock and disapproval to the media. “The protocol for the fire department is to protect the scene. When we arrive on these traffic accidents cars are going at a high rate of speed especially at night. We will block lanes to protect our firefighters and our paramedics,” stated Fire Chief Steve Concialdi. Of course the CHP released a statement with the Fire Department which completely deflected any responsibility from their agency.. “This was an isolated incident and not representative of the manner in which our agencies normally work together toward our common goal,” the statement read. The Highway Patrol failed to take any responsibility for the incident.
A very similar incident first brought this issue to the public’s attention over a decade a go. A Fire Captain in Hazlewood Missouri was arrested in 2003 on a roadside for not moving his firetruck which was blocking traffic from the crash scene. This is identical to the more recent arrest of the firefighter in Chula Vista. If only that officer had known that this previous arrest of a firefighter resulted in a suspension and an $18,000 fine, the entire event could have been avoided. This was also captured on video. The video sparked public outrage but apparently wasn’t seen by everyone.
More recently, the NYPD arrested a mailman trying to complete his route. In March of this year, Postman Glenn Grays of New York was on his postal route when an unmarked cop car nearly clipped his bumper. As he stepped from his work van, he shouted something to the speeding car. Promptly four NYPD plainclothes officers jumped out and cornered him against a wall on a busy street. He was arrested for disorderly conduct as a crowd of onlookers filmed the incident. The New York PD Commissioner advised the incident is under investigation and that all officers were reassigned pending its outcome. The officers were on duty but not in uniform as their assignment required. The video shows the officers manhandling Grays while shouting “stop resisting.” The video clearly shows that Grays was not resisting in any way. The arrest also left the mail van open on the side of a busy New York street which brings up the question of whether the arrest interfered with the legal responsibility of mail delivery. No new details have surfaced.
We have seen police turn on the elderly, the young, the sick and even their own fellow civil servants. This is the epitome of the us vs them mentality that all police embody. Us being law enforcement and them being everyone else. The inability to be told no or to be defied in any way is a product of the police ego which dictates how they handle every situation.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/05/chp-fire-department-make-peace-in-chula-vista-after-testy-exchange-arrest/
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971982/posts?page=61
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/new-york-cops-handcuff-mailman-outrage-follows-video
This is what happens when your ego is the size of California and you have only about 14 weeks of training before being unleashed on the public.
What a complete and utter moron this cop is.
Fire fighters r police officer, not all, majority r.
Was a firefighter for 17 years in the UK and worked together as a team with the Police and never ever heard of any Police interference then or now. My understanding from the media and various posts etc is that the American law enforcement as a whole appear to be regarded with fear and not respect, whilst in American society the level of violence due to guns appers high the Police seem to treat every incedent as life threatening and reply with deadly force with no commen sense or understanding, it seems they act not as public servents but as some kind of Law Maker not law keeper. America seems to be becoming a police state. I am sure these incedents are only in the minority and unfortunately this is tarnishing the good work that the Law Enforcement officers are doing on a daily basis, A review into the Police deal with the general public needs to taken in order to stop this cancer that will enevitably take over and destroy public confidence in the Police that are there SERVE AND PROTECT
In the next GTA I expect firefighters fight back the cops
Eating donuts causes brain damage
A similar incident happened to me many years ago. I was a firefighter responding to a vehicle accident with a trapped victim. At the time my department had the only extrication equipment and we responded to calls to all neighboring departments. The department that was first due already had the pumper in position. I arrived in the rescue truck and immediately the SC highway patrolman began demanding that I move the pumper from the roadway. Bear in mind that this is a secondary road with light traffic. I told him it wasn’t my truck to move and he threatened to arrest me. We debated the situation until I finally told him to either arrest me or go find something else to do while I go attempt to save the life of the trapped victim, and I walked away.
Cops from USA = IDIOT, STUPID anty-HUMANITARY shit!