[QUOTE=1 Slow Z;87197]I don't know what's worse, the officer and how he handled the situation, or how his boss seemed to stick up for him. What a joke.
As far as Harry's comments, here is my input...
I got a call a couple weeks ago at work from my sister-in-law saying someone had just shot our house (which contained both my small children). Now, should I have called the police for an escort or was it wrong of me to drive about 100mph with my flashers on all the way home? In hindsight I should have driven the speed limit and gotten there a couple of minutes later. When faced with the situation and a split second decision I didn't think like that, I just reacted to getting to my kids ASAP. Probably what these old folks did, just reacted to getting their friend to medical professionals ASAP. There is no excuse for this officer's actions, period.
No, you shouldn't have called for an escort. But, you should have called the police which COULD have been there before you. I also said the same thing about the officers actions. That is why I put the disclaimer in the second line of my post and yes you could have been in the same situation hauling ass back home. Wearing bracelets and going to jail while your family was home scared.
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