Hello, 911? Can You Send A Sociopath?

Imagine you’re a reporter. After a long day of work, you start having excruciating chest pains. You think this may be the end.

You call 911, and barely squeak out, “ My chest is tight, I can’t breathe. “ The minutes blur as you lie on the floor, bargaining and pleading with your maker to survive until the ambulance arrives.

At last, the EMT rushes in. He comes to your side and immediately kneels down to whisper something to you:

“I see you need my help. I can help you. But first, I want you to do us a favor, though. I want you to get on the news and say you’ve discovered incriminating details about my ex-wife. She’s done a lot of bad things, and it would really help everyone.”

Because you’re certain you’re going to die without immediate medical intervention-and this asshole has a crash cart-you agree.

Sure, man. Whatever you say, please, just save me!

If an EMT did this, that son of a bitch would be fired. He’d likely go to prison afterwards, too. We’d all cheer as he got locked up, and his fellow prisoners would pummel him.

Democrats, Communists, Nazis, Republicans, inmates…we’d ALL agree that any “conditions” on whether or not to give life saving help during an emergency would be wholly unacceptable.