Comments on: Eretz Yisrael: A Cop with Poor Judgment

By: le7

le7 — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:57:08 +0000

the police is a little too full of himself

By: AinOhdMilvado

AinOhdMilvado — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:28:00 +0000

To #12 Buzbuz – The cops in the U.S. are no better! They abuse their power like crazy.
The only possible advantage here is that they may be a bit more accountable for their actions here than in E.Y.

By: Chushuva yid

Chushuva yid — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:15:55 +0000

I believe the right term over here is that the cop should be fired (which I agree with) and not cancelled.

By: Shlomo2

Shlomo2 — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:45:57 +0000

smartaleck:
The point of my post was to highlight that there are other sides to the story. All of the responses to this story were highly critical of the police officer. I’m only pointing out that the situation is not so simple.
I do have an understanding of emergencies and do have compassion. I understand that if a cut doesn’t warrant an ambulance, it does not warrant a father driving recklessly in a private vehicle. I’m being compassionate for the pedestrians and drivers that the father put at risk.

Using our brains is hard! It’s tough to put prejudice and history behind us and to be a fair and neutral judge of each and every situation.
It’s easy to “pile on” the stupid cops that are out there. It’s easy to say “the child is bleeding and everything else is secondary.”
The real world is harder. And the real world requires that we remember there are some good cops, that some parents over react, that not all bleeding is dangerous, and that running stop signs is dangerous.

By: arc

arc — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:30:19 +0000

i agree with shlomos jist.

By: hereorthere

hereorthere — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:23:31 +0000

#9 For one thing driving directly can get to the hospital faster in some cases then waiting for the ambulance which then had to race back to the hospital anyway.

And even with sirens wailing, Ambulances sometimes crash, also.

#11 Not stopping fully is not the same as racing through the stop sign without even slowing down.
If he slowed down and came almost came to a stop and saw no one else was comming from either direction, then he was not putting anyone else in danger.

Your stastics do not specify how many or if any of those fatalities were from people who slowed down almost to a stop and still caused fatal crashes anyway.

I do not support such ‘almost stops’ in most cases for the average driver, but I would show some leniency, for a serious medical emergency.

By: smartaleck

smartaleck — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:25:23 +0000

Uhmmm…he didn’t “run” the stop sign. According to this article, which is your source as well as mine, he stopped, but not completely.
It’s a matter of technicality and the cop’s ego more than anything else.

By: BuzBuz

BuzBuz — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:51:00 +0000

Welcome to the police’d state of Israel. The police have been abusing their power for years. You people in America have no idea what goes on here. Come live here for a few months…..

By: pookie

pookie — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:28:33 +0000

smartaleck, ” Not completely stopping for a stop sign puts absolutely noone at risk.” uhhm… not true!
According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System,
there were 13,627 cars involved in fatal automobile accidents caused by running a stop sign in 1999 and 2000.

By: smartaleck

smartaleck — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:05:20 +0000

Shlomo- you’re comments, although written intelligently, are actually void of understanding or compassion. Not every cut needs an ambulance, even if it’s important. Not completely stopping for a stop sign puts absolutely noone at risk.
It’s easy to blindly denounce every minor legal infraction and praise the wise judgement of every police officer. To use your own brains is a bit harder.