Police Torniquetes

[Simusid]

"When the officer approached he observed a three to four–inch laceration on Mr. St Pierre’s right calf with “large amounts of blood” coming from the wound. Mr. St. Pierre continued walking in circles until the officer told him to sit down.

Once Mr. St Pierre was seated the officer used an emergency blanket to cover the wound while nearby patrons assisted in applying pressure. To help stop the bleeding, the officer tied caution crime scene tape around Mr. St. Pierre’s leg above the wound."

That's some fine police work, Lou.

 

[gicts]

Nice reporting work and analysis there pal.

http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/138644.html

 

[Simusid]

I didn't link to the whole article because I was only highlighting the creative use of the caution tape.

 

[medic417]

I didn't link to the whole article because I was only highlighting the creative use of the caution tape.

Legally you must give credit to the source or the site can be sued.

Was quick thinking on his part. I have had ex soldiers do similar with what ever they could find at wreck scenes prior to EMS getting on scene.

 

[Simusid]

Legally you must give credit to the source or the site can be sued.

Was quick thinking on his part. I have had ex soldiers do similar with what ever they could find at wreck scenes prior to EMS getting on scene.

1) Nope, I don't have to cite a source. It is "Fair Use".
2) A modern police department should not need to resort to using caution tape at a scene.

 

[medic417]

1) Nope, I don't have to cite a source. It is "Fair Use".
2) A modern police department should not need to resort to using caution tape at a scene.

Actually fair use allows you to quote a small amount like you did but still requires proper credit be given.

Some times you don't have what is needed so you improvise.

 

[Simusid]

Actually fair use allows you to quote a small amount like you did but still requires proper credit be given.

Some times you don't have what is needed so you improvise.

Nope, there is no legal requirement for me to provide a reference under Fair use (read successful examples here http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.html#3 and note that none of them reference the original work)

If you have a Title 17 USC reference, I'd be happy to read it.

And if you want to say something privately to me so you don't get a warning, that is fine too.

 

[medic417]

Nope, there is no legal requirement for me to provide a reference under Fair use (read successful examples here http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.html#3 and note that none of them reference the original work)

If you have a Title 17 USC reference, I'd be happy to read it.

And if you want to say something privately to me so you don't get a warning, that is fine too.

Nothing needed in private. Perhaps I am wrong on the legal but I am to lazy at the moment to look. If you were in class you would be expelled for plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit.

 

[JJR512]

...If you were in class you would be expelled for plagiarism. To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit.

That argument (for a different reason) has been made against me recently, too. The argument that the way I was discussing something wouldn't hold up in a college class.

Maybe Simusid, like me, is smart enough to recognize that emtlife.com isn't a college and we're not posting for grades here. Maybe we're just talking casually.

That being said, it's a habit of mine to always post a link to where I got my quoted news. If nothing else, it shows I'm not just making it up.

 

[DarkStarr]

regardless, people like sources to better inform themselves rather than create an opinion based on limited information.

 

[JJR512]

regardless, people like sources to better inform themselves rather than create an opinion based on limited information.

This, by itself, is a perfectly valid argument, one I happen to agree with, as you can tell by the third paragraph in my preceding post. The argument of "this wouldn't work in college" is irrelevant, though, in my opinion. That argument has just about as much relevancy as telling me when I'm barbecuing that my jeans and t-shirt wouldn't be appropriate if I worked in a business office. So what?

 

[rwik123]

Remember everyone, use MLA citations or you'll get "sued" on the Internet.

 

[lightsandsirens5]

Remember everyone, use MLA citations or you'll get "sued" on the Internet.

APA!!! :angry:

 

[medic417]

I think it is funny how people think that because they are on the internet they are immune from being sued or prosecuted. Honestly IMHO you are more likely to get either from illegal downloading or illegal posting than you are for any actions that people always say but you will get sued for that on the ambulance.

Ask all these high school, junior high, college kids that the record companies have sued and won against. It's not hard to trace 95% of the posters on these sites.

 

[mct601]

Caution tape? nice improvisation.

 

[fast65]

regardless, people like sources to better inform themselves rather than create an opinion based on limited information.

Agreed, without proper citation, we have absolutely no idea what the original post is about. Was is a story told in class? Was it a news article? Or was it something you saw on scene? We just don't know, however the quotes did narrow it down a tad bit.