Ambulance gets booted

ffemt8978 said:
Not to mention the patient suing for delayed transport...it could become a very expensive toy for the store.
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Not to mention manslaughter charges if the patient had died due to the delay.
 
dbo789 said:
Not to mention manslaughter charges if the patient had died due to the delay.
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There may be criminal negligence involved. Manslaughter comes in two varieties- voluntary and involuntary. It's more than likely they could be charged with voluntary as they were negligent and reckless in their actions. Hopefully this patient will not die.
 
That is crazy.

I feel sorry for the towie, especially if this happens to the Clareamedic duo at the wrong time :D ....
 
Apparently "boot guy" doesn't speak English?

What the heck?
 
How do you not realize you booted an ambulance? I don't care what language you speak, ambulances are fairly universal. You'd think the pretty, flashy lights would've been a hint, too.
 
issued a citation by New Orleans police for simple criminal damage
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That's all? Has anyone called ICE? If he doesn't speak any English then I doubt he's legally here.
 
That's a HUGE assumption.
 
OfficerEvenEMT said:
How many legal immigrants do you know who speak no English and work at a quick stop? ICE doesn't award green cards or visas for that sort of work.
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Come visit south Texas.
 
LOL! For certain New Zealand visas I believe an acceptable standard of English is a requirement, I think its for skilled migrant or something, certainly not for all or it would make the little booklet on the ambulance with basic questions in foreign languages obsolete and jobs much easier! :D
 
OfficerEvenEMT said:
How many legal immigrants do you know who speak no English and work at a quick stop? ICE doesn't award green cards or visas for that sort of work.
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So, just because one speaks no English automatically means they must be an illegal alien? Say WHAT? Can you explain your thought process please?

PoeticInjustice said:
Come visit south Texas.
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I was just about to say.........
 
I second that.
 
lightsandsirens5 said:
So, just because one speaks no English automatically means they must be an illegal alien? Say WHAT? Can you explain your thought process please?
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I already did but I'll restate it. It's incredibly unlikely that ICE would issue a work-visa to anyone who 1) is not skilled and 2) speaks no English. This type of employee working at quick marts is very common and ICE is well aware of their status. They are generally very peaceful people who are just trying to provide for their families and make for a better life, thus ICE is reluctant to round them up. It is possible that this citation will trigger deportation hearings for this gentleman.
 
PoeticInjustice said:
How do you not realize you booted an ambulance? I don't care what language you speak, ambulances are fairly universal. You'd think the pretty, flashy lights would've been a hint, too.
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X a million.

Ambulance is spelled very similar in most languages.

I have more thoughts but I'm going to withhold sharing them because I know they'd wind me up with points or a vacation.
 
update

Man who booted ambulance issued citation, fired

The man who booted the ambulance was a Quicky’s convenience store employee and New Orleans Police cited him for simple criminal damage to property for putting the boot on the ambulance.

Eyewitness News saw workers continuing to boot cars in their parking lot Monday morning. A worker at Quicky's convenience store said the employee, identified in a police report as Ahmed Sidi Aleywa, who booted a working ambulance Friday has been fired.

“The guy that did this, he came from another country. He didn't even know what an ambulance looked like. He's been fired,” said Ali Colone, a man identified as a worker at Quicky’s. The owners declined to comment, but Colone said the owners are sorry it happened.
 
OfficerEvenEMT said:
I already did but I'll restate it. It's incredibly unlikely that ICE would issue a work-visa to anyone who 1) is not skilled and 2) speaks no English. This type of employee working at quick marts is very common and ICE is well aware of their status. They are generally very peaceful people who are just trying to provide for their families and make for a better life, thus ICE is reluctant to round them up. It is possible that this citation will trigger deportation hearings for this gentleman.
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not that I don't agree with you, however in my area it is just as common to find young adults who are us Citizens but grew up in a household that spoke only Spanish, Khmer, or Vietnamese. we have public schools here who teach mainly in Spanish and you can take college classes designed to be primarily Spanish and a few South East Asian languages.

we have all had bad jobs before, but maybe he is working at a convenience store because he lacks the mental capacity to do anything more. This may explain why he booted an ambulance.
 
socalmedic said:
not that I don't agree with you, however in my area it is just as common to find young adults who are us Citizens but grew up in a household that spoke only Spanish, Khmer, or Vietnamese. we have public schools here who teach mainly in Spanish and you can take college classes designed to be primarily Spanish and a few South East Asian languages.

we have all had bad jobs before, but maybe he is working at a convenience store because he lacks the mental capacity to do anything more. This may explain why he booted an ambulance.
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But they still speak English (however poorly) and know what ambulances are.
 
Quicky's parking lot is private property. The city Code says private companies are allowed to boot, but they must be licensed with the city, they can only charge a maximum of $90 to remove the boot. Quicky's signs say they're charging at least $115.
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These folks are rogue. I would also cite the owner of the mart for disorderly conduct for booting and charging above and beyond what the law allows.
 
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