Re: Nurse arrested for not following a police directive. Originally Posted by Kittyfeet
I would love to hear what reason the cop had for arresting her. For not complying, or maybe she told him off or something? I know there are two sides to every story but it sounds like the cop was being an ******* and not listening to why she couldn't just do it. I'd like to respect law enforcement but sadly although I have never broken the law, I have been treated like crap by almost every cop I've ever had to talk to. They have a hard job but that's not a reason to go around treating everyone horribly. ER nurses have a really hard job too! I don't know if I could handle the drama.
According to the news story, he put her in cuffs and then told the supervisor that he'd take the charge nurse out of cuffs as soon as someone got his blood draw.
So, he didn't arrest her (PD confirmed there was no paperwork), he held her hostage until he got her way.
I know there's two sides to every story....but this side is looking pretty damning.
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