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entertainmeonly ,

Why did they not call 911 and have an ambulance come? I know medical bills are crazy right now but speeding and driving away from cops is not the way to save some money. Why where they not on the phone with 911 while driving, would the cops not have been notified of the situation by the operator in that case?

heartlessevil ,

They were already driving as the situation deteriorated. The driver (who was driving…) and the passenger (who was having a medical emergency) aren’t exactly able to pull their phones out.

Seathru ,

There was a third person in the back that looked perfectly capable. While I am normally the first to exclaim “NO!, Do not call the F’ing police!” This is one case they probably should have.

And absolutely not dismissing the officers actions, a car speeding towards the hospital with the hazards should be given a little more leeway until they give reason not to. Our entire police force in the US is an unfixable mess that needs to be razed and build back from the ground up.

BrooklynMan ,
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I know medical bills are crazy right now

that, and

Why where they not on the phone with 911 while driving

because that’s not only against the law, but, in an emergency when you’re speeding to the hospital, you’re not always thinking clearly.

what I’d like to know if WTF the assh*le cops though thought it was so necessary to endanger everyone’s lives with a PIT maneuver over a speeding violation when they could have gotten the car’s tag and mailed the a ticket? sounds like roided out piggies going crazy with power and endangering lives just because they can. like always.

Eske ,

Not only that but the article says they were on Baptist Health Drive. Judging by the name of the street you’d figure they could see the hospital. Any rational officer should have been able to put together what was going on.

I don’t know the exact circumstances but I’ve been told when my mom went into labor with me, my dad sped to the hospital and somewhere along the way ended up with a police escourt. Granted he may have called ahead to 911 and notified dispatch what was happening, and it was also over 30 years ago so maybe they don’t do that anymore.

entertainmeonly ,

I don’t understand. How is calling 911 while driving illegal? Hands free and speaker phones exist.

The article says quite clearly the pit maneuver was due to the frequent vehicle and pedestrian traffic near the hospital. They where endangering others. Potentially many others.

snowbell ,
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It was at night, and there wasn’t a single other car in the video snipped they showed, that I could see at least.

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