[FedCom] FedCom Digest, Vol 78, Issue 5

[terry at tvssr.com]

Geez what a screwed up state! I have a reason to go to scenes (press).  However here in the Great State of Texas it's viewed a little differently. I've twice been given an award by the police department for going to the aid of an officer. 

Once in an officer down/shots fired I chased the bad guy several miles until officers could intercept. Another was a foot chase in an industrial area where the officer became separated from his partner and his radio failed. I help him get the guy in cuffs (serious physical restraint) and loaned him a radio to direct incoming officers to our location. 

There have been many others. In fact I responded to an MVA yesterday as a volunteer firefighter and a civilian motorist stopped and assisted with traffic direction until law enforcement arrived on scene.

I don't like folks that stop in the middle of a freeway to look but making it a crime to wonder down the street if your neighbors house is on fire, give me a break!

Just my off topic rant for the day and since it's off topic I'll let it drop!

Terry     
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-----Original Message-----
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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 10:31:39 
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Subject: Re: [FedCom] FedCom Digest, Vol 78, Issue 5

402.  (a) Every person who goes to the scene of an emergency, or
stops at the scene of an emergency, for the purpose of viewing the
scene or the activities of police officers, firefighters, emergency
medical, or other emergency personnel, or military personnel coping
with the emergency in the course of their duties during the time it
is necessary for emergency vehicles or those personnel to be at the
scene of the emergency or to be moving to or from the scene of the
emergency for the purpose of protecting lives or property, unless it
is part of the duties of that person's employment to view that scene
or activities, and thereby impedes police officers, firefighters,
emergency medical, or other emergency personnel or military
personnel, in the performance of their duties in coping with the
emergency, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Note that 'impedes' is determined by the officer/fireman.  Just being there 
may 'impede' them by providing a distraction, etc.

See also: http://firstaid.about.com/od/medicallegal/a/07_no_good_sam.htm
for a legal discussion of the 'Good Samaritan Law' in California, where a 
court has ruled that it ONLY applies to MEDICAL care, not rescue.
----- Original Message ----- > Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 19:24:47 -0700
> From: "KD7JYK DM09" <kd7jyk at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [FedCom] Troops Deploy to Border Areas
> To: <lists at lazygranch.com>, "Discussion of Federal Government
> Communications" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <00ed01cb3445$63f13110$0ea3f604 at mainframe>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>
> "I'm trying to imagine a scenario in California where we wouldn't be
> arrested or sued for trying to assist the police in a crime scene. Even
> showing up to a crime scene due to what goes over the scanner seems 
> shaky."
>
> Does california NOT have the "Good Samaritan Law"?
>
> Kurt





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