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Thank you all for your posts. Many of the issues you have raised
have caused me to go look for more about this story. This is what
I found to address some of your thoughtful comments.
This Columnist who specializes in Fire and EMT issues is the source
for many of these other links.
Here is an earlier column from The Galveston County Daily News which fills in a lot
of the answers to the questions raised about the nature of the what happened
Here is an article from The Huston Chronicle which includes a quote
from an ACLU attorney which I found to be interesting.
"Lisa Graybill, legal director of the ACLU Foundation of Texas, raised
the practical issue before the legal. "There's a possible hurricane coming,"
she said. "Is there nothing else he should be doing?" Then she cited clear
case law on the statute, which prohibits profane and vulgar language if it
is likely to cause an "immediate breach of the peace." emphasis added
Question: Did she cause a disturbance of the peace or did he by his (over?) reaction?
Also another comment from a law professor from The University of Texas
"This smells to me like a case in which the real offense was disrespecting
an officer," he said. "Disrespecting an officer may be unwise, impolite, and
inappropriate, but the Legislature has not made it an offense."
In the meantime even though they just dropped the charges The News
was publishing information about the marshal and his past exploits as
far back as Aug 08.
They also published an editorial against him at about the same time.
They label his behavior as "un-American"
And here is another issue raised by a person commenting about this
story in the Fire & EMT column mentioned at the beginning of this post.
"Worst of all in this fight...is that fact that this wankers actions may get some
hard working firefigher or EMT KILLED. The FD has long tried to establish a
non-police appearance since they need to go into bad situations to render aid...
and the last thing you want so wacko to think is that you are actually a cop...
and take out his/her frustration on you...and then here goes firemen fred and
his ticket book telling the public that he IS a cop in disguise....and next time his EMTs
are called to a gang shooting..they may be the targets too.
FIRE FIGHTERS/EMTsARE NOT COPS. If little fire marshal billy wants to write tickets,
let him go to work for the parking enforement authority and drive one of those cute litte
scooters around...and he can write all the tickets he wants....or he could have been doing
his real job...I would bet that the FIRE LANE out front of the store was clogged with parked cars...
and he could write tickets there to get his jollies....and actually be doing his job.
I sense a huge fortune eating civil rights case in his future."
Once again I wish to thank those of you who have posted to this thread
and I hope that this answers some of the interesting questions you have raised.
Outlier
< Message edited by outlier -- 3/28/2009 11:34:48 PM >
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