Police recruit who lost both legs in 'barbaric hazing ritual' sues Denver, paramedics and officers
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A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after repeatedly collapsing and losing consciousness during fight training at Denver’s police academy is suing the city, officers and paramedics.

DENVER (AP) — A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after losing consciousness and repeatedly collapsing during fight training at Denver’s police academy is suing those who allegedly forced him to continue the “barbaric hazing ritual” after paramedics ignored warning signs.

Victor Moses, 29, alleges in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that aggressive officers knocked him down multiple times in the second round of “fight day” last year, with one of them shoving him off the mat and causing him to hit his head on the floor. He said he was pressured to continue, with officers picking him up and setting him back on his feet, before paramedics standing by were asked to check him out, the lawsuit said.

Moses told them he had the sickle cell trait, which puts him at an increased risk of medical complications from high-intensity exercise. He also said he had very low blood pressure and complained that his legs were cramping, according to the lawsuit. The symptoms are danger signs for people with his condition.

Nevertheless, paramedics cleared Moses to return to training, which the suit alleges was a decision made to support the police.

  • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
    71·
    5 months ago

    Cops can control their environment a lot more than “you don’t know what’s behind a door.”

    They can wear armor, can use their legal powers to compel people to act, can call for backup, can kick in doors, can call in helicopters, can get intel about the enviroment or suspects via the legal system, can have advanced weapons that most people can’t easily get I.e tanks/full auto guns, can restrain people, access to immediate and free healthcare and sickeningly have near full immunity up to an including murder, on and on.

    All of these let them control an enviroment, much like an electrician can toggle off and tag a breaker. Both are in dangerous situations that have tools to mitigate that danger.

    These tools must mainly work too, as police are not even in the top 20 most dangerous careers in the US. They rank under pizza delivery. The kid in a hat with a box of pizza that has none of these advanced tools to protect them.