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It’s always nice to read these click bait hit pieces.
So let’s break it down a bit.
Medical attention was not denied, it was slow, very slow. And having been in situations where I was waiting for the ambulance for 15-30 minutes just for the personnel to get to the ambulance barn, let alone respond that one isn’t a LE hit.
So, the officers on scene. I guess they could have started emergency surgery on the spot with their pocket knives, but that’s probably not the best idea.
Most cops carry a set or two of gloves, maybe a tourniquet and in some places a package of quick clot. My last department, there was only one officer who carried it.
Then as part of the discussion, being trained in “first aid”, or as a “first responder”, one isn’t trained to treat multiple chest wounds. A friend who is both a LEO and combat medic, might try and work on someone but has also admitted in discussions that without serious medical care at an emergency room, it’s basically urinating in the wind.
As to Warren vs DC, that’s another argument entirely.
