Family calls 911 for medical emergency, police show up instead of paramedics, allegedly force family to stop CPR, man dies as result

Chris | InformationLiberation
Dec. 24, 2011

When paramedics finally arrived they performed... wait for it... CPR.

From ReporterNews:

The family of a man who died of an apparent heart attack in 2009 has filed a lawsuit against the city of Snyder and five police officers, claiming police restrained the family from performing potentially lifesaving treatment.
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The lawsuit alleges Benny Bollinger, the husband of Darlene Bollinger and father of Debra Bollinger, was alive when Snyder police officers arrived at their home on Dec. 6, 2009, in response to a 911 call.

The officers immediately restrained Debra Bollinger, took her in a separate room and forced her to stop CPR, the lawsuit states.

Darlene Bollinger also was prohibited from assisting, according to the lawsuit.
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When emergency medical personnel arrived, they recommenced CPR and took Benny Bollinger to Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder.

"Benny Bollinger was still alive when he arrived at the hospital, and medical personnel continued administration of resuscitation efforts, but ultimately, he died," the lawsuit states. [Emphasis added]

This is an absolute tragedy, especially considering new CPR techniques can keep heart attack victims alive for over an hour!

These cops obviously had no idea what the hell they were doing, yet they allegedly forcibly stopped the family from keeping their husband/father alive!

What type of 'public service' is this?

Why are cops responding to 911 calls for medical emergencies?

This is far from an isolated incident, here's a few recent cases from our archives:

> 911 Call for Medical Assistance Ends With Cop Tasering Bloodied Woman in Her Own Home
> Woman Calls 911 For Help After Car Crash, Cop Helps By Smashing Her Head Into A Wall
> 911 called for help after man found experiencing diabetic seizure -- Police help by tasering man 11 times

Those are just a few article from our own site over the last few years, in each case 911 was called for medical assistance, instead the cops arrive and violently attack them.