What do you guys think of this story....
http://www.wwltv.com/news/eyewitnes...ted-while-tending-to-emergency-181631351.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/eyewitnes...ted-while-tending-to-emergency-181631351.html
Not nice? I would have likely went ape :censored::censored::censored::censored: on them! I dare you to touch my ambulance while I'm on a call
Our reaction would get us on the nightly news and probably a few extra free vacation days. I'd love to hear that stores reasoning for the boot.
I would have the store owner arrested for tampering with a city vehicle and obstruction.
It isn't legal to just decide you are going to boot someones vehicle. Pretty sure you have to be an enforcing agency...
Well obviously they should have bought a Redbull or pack of gum while attending to the patient and this would have never happened
That doesn't make it right, legal, or ethical. When the news team called the towing company the convenience store answered the phone.If its like it is here parking lots are private and the business/property manager/owner are free to enforce their own parking rules and sign agreements with boot or wrecker services to take care of vehicles that violate their rules. Signs have to be posted and its quite the cash cow for the wreckers/booters. I have no doubt there are kickbacks to the property folks. Perfectly legal and shady as heck.
If its like it is here parking lots are private and the business/property manager/owner are free to enforce their own parking rules and sign agreements with boot or wrecker services to take care of vehicles that violate their rules. Signs have to be posted and its quite the cash cow for the wreckers/booters. I have no doubt there are kickbacks to the property folks. Perfectly legal and shady as heck.
That doesn't make it right, legal, or ethical. When the news team called the towing company the convenience store answered the phone.
I see it now. Customer has chest pain in your store, you call 911, public ambulance arrives, you boot ambulance... profit.
If it was a police car the booter would have been charged with a litany of crimes.
If its like it is here parking lots are private and the business/property manager/owner are free to enforce their own parking rules and sign agreements with boot or wrecker services to take care of vehicles that violate their rules. Signs have to be posted and its quite the cash cow for the wreckers/booters. I have no doubt there are kickbacks to the property folks. Perfectly legal and shady as heck.
I just read this story on another EMS website. Let me be clear: if I was an LEO in this area I would immediately arrest the employees responsible for this. Hopefully the DA would charge them with disorderly conduct, obstructing LE/EMS services, interfering with the operations of LE/EMS, etc. This is unspeakably and mind-bogglingly insane. I am very glad this got on the news.
Thank you!
Id also be suing for all damages caused to the vehicle.