Reply #76: What is this weird "we told you" shit? I have my opinion, and it's every bit

[TwilightGardener]

as valid as yours or anyone else's on this forum. Argue the merits, and we can agree to disagree without getting personal. You all seem to want to make up hypotheticals to justify the couple's position: Maybe they're poor and couldn't afford an ambulance? Maybe the hospital was only 3/4 mile away! Maybe the cop was not qualified to deliver! Maybe the ambulance would have taken 10 minutes instead of five, etc. It's almost certain that NEITHER you nor I know the full details. However, all we have is one side of the story, and ALL I'M SAYING is that I'm trying to understand the cop's reasoning and giving him some benefit of the doubt in terms of thinking of her safety and the public's safety--at least until his side of the story is known and the department renders its judgment, unlike the knee-jerk condemnation here. I tend to sympathize with those who serve and protect as police and military personnel (two groups subjected to a lot of knee-jerk hatred or suspicion on DU), at least until the facts are known, because I sure as hell would not want to take a bullet for my fellow citizens--I think their willingness to do so means they're entitled to some benefit of the doubt in the line of duty.