• deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    6 months ago

    as an EMT

    You’re actually trained to administer medication and evaluate its risks.

    The cops just want to play Judge Dredd.

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      6 months ago

      If you read the article, it seems to actually be paramedics administering the medications in every case mentioned. The cops are still being shitty by using dangerous restraint holds on people, along with often encouraging EMTs to give sedatives in cases where the only justification is the convenience of the cops, but I didn’t see them mention any cases of cops actually being the ones sedating people in it.