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A WILD ride! (Original Post) some_of_us_are_sane 13 hrs ago OP
You just can't make something like this up. SergeStorms 13 hrs ago #1
What really flummoxed me some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago #3
Seems like a dangerous tactic to get him to stop with a patient in the back. Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #2
Yep! some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago #4
And yet - allowing an out of control 'chase' situation stopdiggin 11 hrs ago #5
I honestly don't know what could have been done EXCEPT to give chase some_of_us_are_sane 11 hrs ago #6
True Wiz Imp 11 hrs ago #8
having in the last year endured a long ambulance "ride" Kali 11 hrs ago #7
Me too, Kali! some_of_us_are_sane 8 hrs ago #9

SergeStorms

(20,280 posts)
1. You just can't make something like this up.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 03:44 PM
13 hrs ago

I dare you to try. 🤪

Imagine the "shrinkage" when the cops had the dude face-down in the snow.

I feel bad for the patient in the back, though. I can't imagine what was running through their mind.

Some people should not drink alcohol.

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,971 posts)
3. What really flummoxed me
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:28 PM
12 hrs ago

Was how LONG that crazy chase went on! And YES, the poor patient inside!

Personally, I think the officers should have held that maniac face down in the snow LONGER.

Wiz Imp

(9,500 posts)
2. Seems like a dangerous tactic to get him to stop with a patient in the back.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 04:26 PM
12 hrs ago

The ambulance could have easily flipped over.

stopdiggin

(15,248 posts)
5. And yet - allowing an out of control 'chase' situation
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:14 PM
11 hrs ago

like this to go on indefinitely - also represents a clear and present danger ... Some point - you have to try - something .. ?

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,971 posts)
6. I honestly don't know what could have been done EXCEPT to give chase
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:24 PM
11 hrs ago

Last edited Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:56 PM - Edit history (1)

You have a nutcase at the wheel, a captive (and I'm sure) TERRIFIED patient who needs to be rescued.

Kali

(56,747 posts)
7. having in the last year endured a long ambulance "ride"
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 05:36 PM
11 hrs ago

I feel so much sympathy for the poor person in the back. OMG

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,971 posts)
9. Me too, Kali!
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:59 PM
8 hrs ago

I had one in my life and just being driven to the hospital to receive needed care is SCARY enough, but THAT poor person! Man o man! I can't even imagine their terror.

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