Holy shiat. Really? I mean, really? And it was a PRIVATE company employee who booted a county Ambulance on a 911 call?

Please. Go to jail. Don't collect 200. Don't pass go. And that company should not only have to pay for the damage they did to the ambulance, but also pay that patient's bill, who's care they delayed by damaging the ambulance to the point it couldn't transport.

cman: Stupidity isn't a jailable offense. If it was, god damn, I would have a life sentence.

Stupidity is not. Tampering with an EMS vehicle in the course of delivering patient care, on the other hand, is either a Misderminor or Felony, depending on the state it's in.

manwithplanx: Since you parked your car in their parking lot you agreed to have your car towed or booted for violating rules that you may or may not know about and that may or may not actually exist for that parking lot

Emergency Vehicles are allowed to disregard parking rules by State Law in the course of executing their duties. (Of course, this gets abused -if you say you've never parked in the fire lane at a grocery store while getting food, you're lying..lol). Even if they're not on a call, booting one and taking it out of service is a big no-no. Not only can you go to jail, or be liable for any harm caused by their inability to respond to a call for service, you're responsible for any damage to that vehicle.

cman: serial_crusher: Yeah, I think in addition to the hefty lawsuit this patient will be collecting on, everybody involved in the decision to boot should take a nice trip to PMITA prison. There's absolutely no reason to do something that stupid.

Stupidity isn't a jailable offense. If it was, god damn, I would have a life sentence.

I'd be on death row.

I see... new ownership in this Quickie Mart's near future...

The Free Market WINS AGAIN!!!!

If you SOCIALISTS don't like it MOVE TO CANADA!

And the employee who booted the ambulance isn't in jail why?

I know i wasn't the only one...

The store changed its policy a few hours later.

Let's troll the shiat out of the bootman number

I saw a truck booted last week on the side of a residential street, not in a lot. Yesterday the truck, and the boot were still there. I'm starting to wonder if it is being used as an anti-theft device.

If this were in my town, I'd be sure to take a side trip there... Just so I can start taking photos for the police lineup...

These asshats need to be sued into oblivion...

IvanTheSilent: And the employee who booted the ambulance isn't in jail why?

I was wondering that as well, but it's New Orleans. They probably paid the bribe and are done with it.

Thank you, please die again.

/srsly
//guise
///guise srsly
////wtf

vartian: Convenience store employees allegedly put a restrictive parking boot on the ambulance. And now it was stuck.

Since when can civillians go around attaching boots to vehicles?

Seriously. People are upset over the fact that it was an ambulance with its lights on, but the part where store employees can just put boots on vehicles as they please is equally WTF.

cman: IvanTheSilent: And the employee who booted the ambulance isn't in jail why?

Do you not understand how politically powerful the convenience store market is? They will protect their own

It's New Orleans. I'm surprised the employees aren't in jail. Hell, I'm surprised the employees wern't gunned down by the cops for making them miss their donut break.

BronyMedic: if you say you've never parked in the fire lane at a grocery store while getting food, you're lying..lol

What the fu....have all you guys done this?

If i were the patient I would sue the ever-living fark out of the owners of that store.

Can you imagine bringing that case to a jury...it would be a blood bath.

My guess is that the employees may get a commission for booting the vehicle...

farker deserves to go to jail.

I see a future where whatever license, permit or contract that parking agency needs to exist.... No longer exist.

I've been a long time reader of FARK, but this is the first instance I've read of a negative IQ.

someguy945: BronyMedic: if you say you've never parked in the fire lane at a grocery store while getting food, you're lying..lol

What the fu....have all you guys done this?

I made the curb outside my house a fire lane just so I could park there.

Am I the only one who first thought the headline was about some having a quickie in an ambulance?

/sounds fun

Around here I think the charge would be "Interfering with the duties of a public servant".

That patient should sue the ever living shiat out of that employee and the store. He could probably end up owning it.

I'm gonna guess that this convenience store is going to see surprise inspections on top of surprise inspections from the city/countyparish for the foreseeable future.

vartian: Convenience store employees allegedly put a restrictive parking boot on the ambulance. And now it was stuck.

Since when can civillians go around attaching boots to vehicles?

Depending on the circumstances, sometimes they can. Disneyland used to have a boot policy when I worked there; but we never used it, for obvious reasons (we wanted cars to MOVE, not be immobilized). Some malls with large parking structures and other similar locations (universities, hospitals) can boot cars that have been parked overnight, in order to get the owner's attention or preparatory to having it towed.

I have never heard of a minimart having the ability to boot cars like this.

fusillade762: Honest Bender: vartian: Since when can civillians go around attaching boots to vehicles?

When has anyone other than civilians booted vehicles?

I think he means "Non-government employees".

Forever? Parking lots are private property, so you contract a company to be complete assholes for you. If you get booted in a parking lot you think the government did it? On the street yes, but not on private property.

Holy crap that makes me angry. Somebody needs to be in jail.