Protestors at Buttigieg event fake medical emergency to interrupt. Ambulance arrived in heavy snow.

[Otto Lidenbrock]

Link to tweet

This is vile. That was potentially one less ambulance for someone who really needed it.

[dewsgirl]

1. I hate to see this kind of crap, sad.😞

[babylonsister]

2. Would be great to know why they

wanted to interrupt Pete/what the topic of contention was. And I'm surprised he's in South Bend with debates tonight.

But I agree, dirty pool is afoot.

[HootieMcBoob]

3. That's illegal

I hope they're charged and that it is covered in the media to illustrate how truly deplorable some of these people can be.

[cwydro]

4. What assholes.

That’s contemptible.

[highplainsdem]

5. That's both disgusting and illegal.

[BeyondGeography]

6. There's a law against that, assholes

https://www.puryearlaw.com/2015/12/19/false-reports-to-or-communications-with-public-safety-entities-charges-in-iowa/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[dsc]

7. If someone died in that town for lack of an ambulance

the person who called for one should be charged with murder.

[Laffy Kat]

8. I hope the people who pulled that stunt are identified and publically shamed.

I used to work as EMT, my son is EMT, and I resent to high heaven false calls, especially in poor weather.

[mahina]

9. +1

[mahina]

10. Don't understand anything about this

I know it’s completely unsupportable to call for emergency help when it’s not needed so that part is understood but I’d really like to understand what the hell they were trying to accomplish. Anybody?

[TomSlick]

13. The disruption to the event would be considerable.

Ambulances arriving with sirens blaring and lights flashing - EMT's pushing a gurney through the crowd looking for the "victim." Other than being illegal (and generally crappy), it's an effective way to disrupt.

[mahina]

14. Ignoble thieves and liars.

Revised for Tom Slick. Better I hope

My Mother would call them something worse.

[TomSlick]

16. Not the word I would use. Nevertheless, you are correct.

I'm stuck with my rule not to use language in public that I wouldn't want my mother to hear me say.

[samnsara]

11. they should be arrested... who were the protesters representing? let me guess...

[Steven Maurer]

12. If it's the same group as last time...

...these are Sanders supporters.

They seem to revel in tearing Democrats down. I don't think they recognize how counterproductive that is.

[mahina]

15. Seriously?

God I hope not. Bernie wouldn’t support this.

[Steven Maurer]

17. I don't blame Senator Sanders for all the BS his supporters pull...

...but he sure seems to attract the worst kinds for some reason.

[comradebillyboy]

18. Seeing the kind of people he hires for the top tier

of his campaign I'm not so sure.

[FreeState]

20. It was Black Lives Matter

https://www.weareiowa.com/news/local-politics/police-protester-fakes-medical-emergency-at-buttigieg-campaign-event/



The protesters are believed to be part of Black Lives Matter. Local 5 reached out to them for comment, but haven’t heard back as of 7 p.m.

[Syo]

19. That's a crime

They should go to jail.