As disgusting as his actions were, I’m even more disgusted by the other officer’s attempt to explain that the nurse should just let them break the law, make a record of it, and let any later punishment come down on him.

Black-on-black crime is an epidemic. Whites committing 85% of white homicides? Oh, that’s not a thing. What’s the problem?

Don’t forget, the patient they were trying to pull blood from was actually a police officer from Idaho. And his Idaho police department thanked the nurse for protecting their fellow officer’s constitutional rights.

“Attacked and arrested” should be changed to “Assaulted and kidnapped.”

They only care when it starts affecting them, dont do this

He’s saying he’s going to deliberately delay treatment for some patients by driving them to an alternate facility. On camera.

I’m glad they are rearming local police with military equipment. This will be amusing.

That’s how these rightwing nutjobs see everything: anyone who does something bad on their side is an exception/outlier/non-issue. Anyone who does something bad on the other side (liberals/minorities/non-Christians/etc.) is a representative of the whole side. One person does something extreme, and it’s proof that the…

Turns out that gangs engage in gang behaviors

Well, it’s OBVIOUSLY an abuse of power to insist someone violate the Constitution and arrest them for refusing to do so. There is no doubt, based on this article, that this police officer did that. What you introduced was a potential motive that, at the least, justified the officer’s reasons for attempting to abuse…

You suggested an explanation for the officer’s behavior that is benign, or even positive. Trying to ensure that a person’s innocence is confirmed would generally be viewed as a good thing to do, and would certainly be a mitigating factor to this story.

Then you may want to re-read your post because you certainly did make an assumption about the officer’s intentions.

A little off topic, but it’s something I always find funny. The people who harp on the 2'nd amendment and the right to bear arms and how important it is that we hold the constitution sacred in this regard are NEVER the ones who speak out in situations like these when someone’s rights are violated.

But the logic that underpins your comment is inherently flawed. Game it out: if the detective wanted to try to protect his fellow officer, he would do everything he could to NOT get a blood sample, rather than break the law to secure one.

There’s not enough eye rolls in the world to reply to your statement.

thank you for your cooperation, citizen. the police are always right and your government needs patriotic, understanding, and intelligent people like you to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.

That literally makes no sense, whatsoever. You’re bending over so far to arrive at the preconceived conclusion that the police are Always Right. Drug and alcohol levels decay over time, so if, as you say, the officer was trying to protect the victim, he would have either delayed a blood draw to secure a warrant or not…

Also buried in the story... he’s an ass

There’s another part to this story. It was in response to this accident

I hate it when apologists excuse bad behavior because of assumptions.