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Utah Nurse Arrested for Refusing to Give Patient’s Blood to Police
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09-03-2017, 06:38 AM | #3 |
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Yes, some police officers definitely abuse their job and take advantage of others. This situation disgusts me too, but I heard on the news that the officer has been suspended and I hope he gets terminated for the offense. Wubbels was very respectful and explained the situation just as she had to. There was no call for what that officer did to her. None at all, and I say this as someone who has two cousins who are cops and who would never do something like that to anybody.
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09-03-2017, 08:44 AM | #4 |
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SOME police let their authority go to their heads. This is not normal despite the medias attempt to say it is... I hate MSM.... their goal is to SELL and make money. War, unrest and all that people fear sells great. Truth however, not so much.
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09-03-2017, 12:52 PM | #5 |
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Good on her for knowing what was right and standing her ground. I'm sure the authoritarians out there would like to argue that this guy might have been a bad hombre the cops needed to get off the street, but there's no defending this one.
The man in her care was victim of a high speed chase that was against regulation. The perp (now dead) crashed into this totally innocent truck driver and the cops were praying that he had SOMETHING in his system to cover their asses. Pretty unscrupulous. You make a great point. There are far more good cops out there than thugs like these. No reason to turn on our law enforcement officers just because the news likes to showcase the worst among them. |
09-03-2017, 12:58 PM | #6 |
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Is the Technodrome Forums being......RATIONAL? I can't believe it.
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09-03-2017, 01:12 PM | #7 |
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Her last name is Wubbels.
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Generally speaking, if you are polite & go along with standard procedure, it should go just fine. Of course, sometimes, people who have no place on the force get a badge, but there's way more good than bad. That said, this particular cop is a real asshole, & should be punished through the proper channels.
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09-03-2017, 06:16 PM | #10 |
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Definitely agree with Maczaps and Nines here. The media often says that law enforcement is bad when it is only a select few who abuse their position while others are out there doing their job and helping and protecting the streets. I have a very healthy respect for cops because two of my cousins are cops and are probably the greatest guys any of you will know.
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09-03-2017, 06:26 PM | #11 | |
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09-03-2017, 06:29 PM | #12 |
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Yep, thank goodness for bodycam footage.
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The saying "A few bad apples ruins the bunch" takes into consideration that it's a minority of the group making the whole group look bad, so there's no need for the redundant #notallcops.
We know it's not all cops. The officers who just stood on by and did nothing, in order to present unity i the field, are accessories to his behavior. Kappa's right, they should be disciplined. They won't be, but they should be. And this Bad Cop shouldn't have a badge, but I'm willing to bet he'll be disciplined and get to keep his job. After being suspended with pay. People who can't do the job, shouldn't be allowed to do the job. This guy is crap at his job, and I hope the nurse sues his pants off.
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09-03-2017, 10:32 PM | #15 |
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While I do think most cops are fair and polite I do think its kinda screwed up how the good ones don't call out the bad apples, like @Plastroncafe said the fact that the other officers did nothing while the cop was manhandling the nurse says a lot about the police force.
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Yeah, yeah, but...her last name is WUBBELSSSSSSSSSS.
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09-03-2017, 11:41 PM | #18 |
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A lot of rational, logical posts in this thread.
Nice. I like this change of pace. As for the topic at hand, it's a shame that the nurse was treated that way. She was just doing her job. That officer needs to get suspended or something for that kind of abuse of power. I agree with you guys that not all cops are like that. I've interacted with some really nice police officers throughout the years who were kind and that genuinely wanted to help people. It's those other jerks that let their authority get to their heads that are the issue. I'm sure there are more good officers out there than bad ones, but with the media and social networks only reporting on the bad stuff, it's made things seem a lot worse than they are. |
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The media, social or otherwise, aren't to blame for this guy taking the law into his own hands. He's to blame for it.
Him and anyone who put him in a position to have any authority to abuse in the first place. Blaming the media for this is like saying the only thing he did wrong was get caught. There's no argument that the vast majority of police officers wouldn't try to illegally steal a person's blood, but the fact remains that this one did. And his fellow officers didn't try to stop him. I have police in my family, and trust me, I know what it's like to be on the wrong side of that Thin Blue Line.
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I probably didn't word my post right. I wasn't suggesting that. Of course the media isn't to blame for what he did. He's solely responsible for his wrong actions. The only others that would be at fault are, like you said, those that were negligent in choosing to put him in his position of (relative) power. What I meant with the media thing was in response to earlier posts in regards to a lot of people seemg police officers as people who constantly abuse their power. It's a very wrong opinion to have, as most officers aren't like that. Butdue to the various media outlets reporting only this kind of stuff and shining a bad light on officers for the sake of generating buzz or whatever, it's an opinion that likely isn't going to any time soon. |
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