Nurse forcibly arrested for not allowing cop to draw blood of unconscious patient(Video)

It's unfortunate that you think this way. This particular idiot not included, and should be fired immediately. They are caring helpful cops who give all to society, dealing with the worst in it. Thats a broad brush you have, much like the racist that says all of one group of people are bad due to the actions of a few.a reply to: andy06shake

Wow! the officer arrested a nurse who's on duty ....that's just great ( rolls eyes ) , let's just make make,it harder for anyone who goes into the hospital to get medical treatment because they are now short staffed . I wonder if the patients who now have to wait for medical help can sue him too ?

a reply to: dreamingawake

Insecure lil piggy.

As soon as the person on the phone states that he is making a huge mistake, because he was threatening a nurse,
his ego is bruised and he goes into full rage arrest mode.

These are the types of people who should not be allowed to be policemen.

a reply to: dreamingawake

Too many cops just LOSE it when someone says "no" to them. That's not a good sign and I hope this cop's superior gives him real consequences, but unfortunately his superior probably can't handle anyone saying "no" to him either, so nothing will happen to the cop who lost his crap because someone dared to refuse his request.

It is incidents such as this that contribute greatly to the "us v. them" mentality. It's no wonder there is such ill will towards the police.

a reply to: blend57

The part that bothers me is that the supervisor then goes on to insinuate that it is the nurse who is the cause of the issue...which makes it look like he is covering up for the department/arresting officers errors. As well as it looks like he is using the nurse as a "bargaining tool" in order to make the hospital comply. This may not be the case, but it certainly seems to be the case from the videos.

The officer that was coercing the nurse in the police car tipped his hand. This whole thing was because the police were chasing someone who hit the truck driver. They need something to divert the blame from the police to the truck driver. Truck driver's probably have some "speed" in their blood, right?

He told the nurse that the truck driver killed the guy the police were chasing. The guy was basically saying, give us the blood, and if we're violating the law, which they were, the judge will throw out the evidence. What he fails to say is that, if the truck driver's blood shows drugs, he'll be arrested and partially blamed for the accident. He'll have to hire a lawyer to defend him and have that evidence thrown out.

If the truck driver never wakes up, that makes it even easier for the police to cast blame away from themselves.

Bad cops! Bad! Bad! Bad!

a reply to: dreamingawake

So wasn't this forcible kidnapping? At what point are you allowed to protect the lady and draw a firearm on the police officer?

The administrator of the hospital should make a public announcement insisting that the officer be arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping. He should point out that this would be for the health and safety of any law enforcement officials who may require the services of the hospital in the future.

originally posted by: WUNK22
It's unfortunate that you think this way. This particular idiot not included, and should be fired immediately. They are caring helpful cops who give all to society, dealing with the worst in it. Thats a broad brush you have, much like the racist that says all of one group of people are bad due to the actions of a few.a reply to: andy06shake

This may be true but policing across the board needs a total overhaul. From poor marksmanship, bad health (70 percent out of shape by fbi analysis), to iq caps.

Cops need more training, more pay, more accountability, more support, and specialized units with different skills and aptitudes.

Some are already doing this but far too few.

a reply to: Woodcarver


Never.


They have a monopoly on the use of force.

a reply to: windword

Video showing the police chase and crash.

The unconscious patient is identified as 43-year-old William Gray in Payne’s police report. Gray was driving a semi-truck on July 26 when a suspect, fleeing Logan, Utah police in a hot pursuit, swerved and slammed his pickup truck into Gray, igniting an explosion that left Gray burned. The suspect, Marco Torres, died at the scene. Video of the collision was posted by the Tribune.

So, this is the victims, not the suspects blood they were after. I wonder if it is as you say, due to the legal ramifications that could come from the crash. Payne was at least suspended pending investigation...

Payne has since been temporarily suspended from the Salt Lake City Police Department’s blood-draw program. Sgt. Brandon Shearer says an internal investigation is ongoing.

All quotes from OP's source....

Thanks,
blend57

Lol, cretins, why not just replace the hospital staff with cops?

They can treat themselves as jerky as they do others.

so the second officer basically tells the lady that if they are taking the blood illegally that there are civil laws in place to protect that person after the fact. So this officer's plan is to take this person's blood illegally and let the judge sort it out. He admits that this might not be legal but he's going to do it anyways. So really he could just take anybody's blood anywhere, or illegally bust into a house, or plant some drugs, or do any other illegal activity, and let the judge sort it out.

a reply to: dreamingawake

Wow...that really pisses me off.
This #ing thug pig need to be fired immediately but more than that, he needs a complete ass beating.
Clowns like this think they are God with the ultimate power over everybody.

a reply to: Woodcarver

Sounds reasonable. Hey your estate can sue us after your dead from our policy.

Making guitars and dealing with the owners crazy demands is a hard job, therefor it's justified when I slap them in face the next time they ask for lower action...

That seems to be the defense of police officers that keeps new standards and accountability from taking place.

a reply to: dreamingawake

This officer wrongfully arrested this nurse. I hope he loses his badge.

Sad but that is life in the USA. I think she should consider her self lucky, not to have been shot dead by this copper. They can shoot anyone they like in the USA. Its the price of freedom.

a reply to: windword

What he fails to say is that, if the truck driver's blood shows drugs, he'll be arrested and partially blamed for the accident.

Because the cops force the accident by chasing fleeing felons, not the other way round. Instead of waiting for repeat offenders to repeat and get peaceful apprehended somewhere down the road (they always do) they tear ass around town en masse chasing suspects with sirens blaring, leaving wakes of death and destruction behind them, because they the "Impunity Police", tarah- tarah- trah.

Some day this man may need to hospital staff to take care of him. Of course the staff will probably act ethically and follow laws and directive, unlike him.

Power tripping.