State troopers at their finest. Cops never cease to amaze me. Are we Americans slowly slipping into a police state? I think so.

plain stupidity on the cops part. seems he could use some new vocabulary lessons.

Psyc evaluation for the trooper. Information procedure review for the paramedic. He should have started the converation with: "I'm in charge for the 'bus' and I HAVE A PATIENT".

This is really sad. I understand cops are under a wild amount of stress--but so are folks who work on an ambulance. This reminds me the the cop who knocked over the bike rider in Times Square... macho to the point of stupid and dangerous. http://www.mahalo.com/answers/news/officer-who-knocks-bicycle-rider-off-bike-indicted-with-youtube-videohave-you-seen-this

yeahh...i think a major requisite for an officer/paramedic is to be able to keep your composure under high-stress situations. If you are unable to do that, you aren't qualified to be an officer/paramedic. If it is determined that one of the people involved lost their composure, they should be fired.

To Protect & Server. What in the hell do Police Officers think they are? "GOD" When a First Responder is providing care for someone they are in Charge in many states. Thus the Police would have to obey their instructions. The only overruling point would be if the Police had a higher Risk at the time. The First Responder within all his rights Protecting & Serving a Patient to defend that Patient even from Police who were clearly placing the Patient at higher Risk. These Officers should be removed from their current duties. Maybe even Fired for their action.
"To Protect & Serve" Needs to be removed from the Oklahoma State Police Cars and Equipment. They FAILED BOTH.

This is just one more example showing what a police state this country has become. Land of the free my a$$.

law enforcement is a extreme job and attracts extreme plp, simple really.

What I don't understand is this:
The cop figured his call was more important than the paramedics getting their patient to the hospital, so he figured they should have yielded to him.00
Yet, he stopped his own response to a call to pull over an ambulance heading to the hospital with a patient.
This cop shouldn't be carrying a gun.
I think this is a pretty clear case of "my d*** is bigger than yours" and this cop is pretty damn arrogant.

why wasnt the paramedic fired he did something even worst you never leave a patient unattened when you are in route to a hospital he should be fired

in all honesty this cop just seems like a total douche bag. White wasn't aggressive in anyway and anything he did didn't warrant the officers temper tantrum. he coulda just passed by the ambulance, even if there was a hand gesture, and been on his way. what an ass

That cop is a major Douche!!

Maybe the cop should think twice if he was the patient and driver was taking him to the hospital.Would he want the the driver to stop for a stupid hand gesture and or piss off cop and he laying there on his back with bullet in butt.The cop is idiot.I would sue the police district for obscuring medical emergency.Just think if the patient died because a cop was detaining the driver.Cop your fired.He should know better.

First of all, it seems that one fact is being over looked here, that is not a choke-hold, its far more, that particular grasp is a method strictly used for strangulation, and not compliance!

I have twenty-two years on the job, to include training Recruit Officers as a Field Training Officer, needless to say I am very "pro-police", and can justify practically any police actions, however, I must say the Trooper's action (throat-hold) was not justified, in fact the throat-hold the Trooper used is not a authorized compliance technique, not even as a defensive counter measure considering at the point and time of the throat-hold the Trooper was faced with "passive resistance" only.

The reason that method is not authorized is that it could have easily caused severe damage to a persons larynx/trachea which could easily lead to serious medical complications as well as death of the person, so short of deadly force being directed towards the Trooper, that hold is not authorized..plain and simple.

Another thing that is being way over looked here, and I think is the real root of the whole incident, is what is written on the Ambulance.."Creek Nation"..the Trooper didn't see an Ambulance, what he saw was what most people that live around Native Americans see.."substandard, low life people"..and allowed his personal feelings over ride his professionalism, I am willing to bet if the Ambulance didn't have "Creek Nation" on it, this incident wouldn't have happened at all, or if it did, the Troopers demeanor would have been professional.."sad, but true".

Sinbad says: I am a retired deputy sheriff with 28 years on the job and from the what little I can see in the video..the Trooper is way out of line. I, like chocchip usually give the police the benefit of a doubt but two question immediatly come to mind for me here. #1 if it was a true "medical emergency, why wasn't the ambulance's emergency lights and siren activated? #2 if the Trooper was actually on a hot run to back up another officer, how is it that he found the time to STOP THE AMBULANCE AND ISSUE THE DRIVER A TICKET? in any case, the troopers actions were unprofessional and unacceptable. and in further agreement with chochip. I used that particular throat grasp twice in 28 years...and both times it was because I was in a fight for my life and to protect my weapon...

State Trooper should have checked the back of the bus before flipping out to make sure there wasn't a patient. The ambulance didn't appear to have lights on signaling other motorists there was an emergency. If this was a non-emergency transport of a patient, State Trooper should have checked that first before flipping out over a hand gesture. Priorities much? One more Thing, where was the communication between county communication centers?

has anyone noticed that the lights of the ambulance was not on? If not they were not running code and if not running code they have no right of way. Also when there is a call - blue lights always have the right of way- period. Also if the patient was so bad off why did White leave him unattended? I am a cop and personally I would not pull over an abulance because one day you might need them yourself. However White is trying to get 15 minutes of fame is al this is.

it seemed to me the ambulance pulled over as soon as it was safe to do so. i know cops have come up on me and i hadnt noticed them till they were right on my tail. Not sure what the jesture was but the cop should of conducted himself more professionally.

Who's situation was more dire? Did the officer have lights and sirens going? Did the ambulance have lights and sirens going? This brings more questions than answers.

he should be removed from his position of authority and stripped of his badge. he is an absolute disgrace not only to himself but to all who serve. he should be fired immediately no questions asked, the video says it all.

this is the reason we think all cops are ###%%&&. He has some issues he needs to deal with before he puts a gun back on. He should know you dont mess with people who may someday be picking you up off the ground

Don't blame the trooper. the ambulance didn't even have his emergency lights on, the driver flips off the trooper and the knucklehead in the back runs his mouth too much. and as for some one being there to pick him up, the next time your'e carjacked or being chased by some road raged punk, look in your mirror and that trooper might be there.

Aww, boo f--kin hoo, the self righteous officer thinks he's more important than a patient in need of medical attention?...Get a grip!This guy needs to reprimanded by his superiors if not out right suspended during a period of re-training

I think trooper should be fired and the woman in the ambulance shoud sue for endangerment to her life.

What is this country coming to? There is NO reason the Ambulance should not have yielded to the police officer. The police car had his siren going and the Ambulance did not (not even emergency lights). That gives the Officer priority and right of way. This takes up more of our tax dollars to pursue a case which should be most evident ridiculous. The Paramedic should be charged as well as the Ambulance driver. Is the Paramedic and Ambulance driver on leave? Let's get real here and do the right thing. The Officer did NOTHING wrong and his being put on leave is a public OUTRAGE!!!

I think there are more troopers out of control than citizens. Police with a badge to commit crimes against anyone they see fit. Look at them wrong and go to prison. Yeah, thats right. Go to prison and dont even get a phone call for 32 days. Get put in jail with murderers for your cellie and then get attacked for no reason. Then when you try and protect yourself. Have some highend prison guard break your arm and send you to the hole. Yeah this Officer in YORK County PA had to have been on steroid withdrawal or he was bi-polar or something, I was in a frinds vehicle and on an errand for gas and the can tipped over so I pulled over to upright it and there was a crazy cop. Eyse crazed. Real mental patient type. Illegal search found substances that were not mine in that vehicle. They tried making it a felony. The cop theatened me about 7 times before I was booked. The more politte I was the angrier he became. This cop is out of control. The York County judge was amost as bad. I would never have believed any story like this. I was acquitted by jury trial. Nothing of the police officers conduct was brought up. They try to plea with me for 2 and a half to three years. I have never heard of such a corrupt Police and Judge in my life. If I were you I would never do anything in York. I would go around York never through it. Thank God for the York County Jury Members that saw through the Prosecutions lame case. There was no case. The DA of York county Threatened to take me to civil court and siad he garautee that I would be guilty there. I would probably be dead in prison right now if I hadnt had a source to borrow bail and money for a lawyer. I would be dead and I didnt do anything except borrow a buddies vehicle to go get gasoline. I was spening the night and was out of gas and he had a young son and it was around midnight. So he sent me instead of waking his son. This is true. My brother is a retired cop and he came to be a character witness and the Judge threatened him and me and my case at that time and got my brother in trouble with his police department and they started a new policy to not allow there members to be charater witnesses. This is a true story. I was innocent. And I was acquitted. I have had similar experiences anytime the police run a chack on me because I plea bargained to a misdeamor as a young person that didnt know any better. I did that to cover for someone else with a criminal record that was begging me in the back of a patrol car to take the wrap for him. Saying oh you haver never been in trouble they wont do anything to you but me I have four arrests they will put me behind bars for 10 year. Well I plea bargained for a weekend in jail and they gave me a year parole and fines with no ARD ever. Well that has haunted me everywhere I go. But I thought this was America! I am an Honorably discharged Veteran. The war on drugs is affecting everyone innocent and guilty. And how serious are these drug offenses anyway. Get real. The only ones that want to put druggies behind bars are being paid by the billions of funds that the war on drugs is allowing. GO to jail and see how you like it. I hope you have about 100k to get out and another 5k to blow on a Lawyer and I hope you dont kill yourself from the stress of it all before you get to the day when they judge you. I hope you get acquitted. But if your in York, chances are likely that you wont. Its a money making political SCAM and it starts with the crooked cops and all of their superiors.

Oklahoma state trooper Daniel Martin should go to prison with no protection from his buddy cops. If he lives through that we'll see how he acts when he gets out. Oh and no he wont have a job. Especially as a officer of the law. That is obsurd to allow someone like him to have a positrion of authority like that. That is just criminal.

The Trooper is lucky the patient didn't have a life threatening problem, making that ridiculous stop the difference between life and death. Let the supervisors figure out what to do with the hot head trooper and the tempermental paramedic, (cop- fired and loss of pension, paramedic- suspended pending anger management classes), neither one of them seemed to concerned over the patient in this video. Thank God he/she was okay in the end.

I believe the officer was more interested in his ego staying intact than responding to a police call. The ambulance driver broke no laws (giving the bird is not against the law) and after all, he did pull over to let the officer by, so why would the officer see fit to go back and confront him. Glad the patient was not in a life threatening situation. What's worse -getting flipped off or told the get your
a_ _ back in the ambulance? He should have just let it go.

why is it always a white cop in these kind of matter? when its a white person they kind of given more or better respect to each other. whats up with that. do you remember the case when a black man was trying to see his mother-inlaw at the hospital and it was her last hour of life the cop wanted to give the black man a ticket do you remember that i guess you people forgot that one.how do we know if the driver gave the trooper the bird?when it come to black and white people blacks are nothing but slave so treat them like that know respect. that cop should have use better judgement with a warning

Just another TYPICAL BULLY becomes cop.
these people are civil servants not gods
theve never got the memo!
You shouldve kept it on the play ground
Danny(ive got a little d1ck)Martin
its a shame tax payer money is still being paid to this worthless
waste of life.
this was not about race just typical cop mentality

It is my understanding that when a patient is in an ambulance the emergency lights must be on! The siren is only used if the patient is in a life thereatening situation. If they were NOT than the officer had every right to expect the driver to move out of his way and allow him safely to pass. Using a vulgar hand gesture to emergency personel is very unprofessional and very very childish. You would think that educated adults could shed their childish ways and start acting like adults not idiots. Very few of us would put ourselves in situations we ask officers to on a daily basis. Yes they are public servants and we the public put them in the most dangerous situations, we should have more respect for the people who we ask to protect us and uphold the laws we have made necessary by our actions.

all city... state or otherwise... "civil servants" forgot they are puposed to PROTECT AND SERVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.. that would be us!! the ones who vote for pay raises and pay there salaries!! but they generally r suffering from "lil man sydrome" and like bulling the public... i have no respect nor do i care what happens to any of them in thier "line of duty" it puts a smile on my face to see or hear that anyone of them got due "justice" that they had coming.. wonder how he would feel if one of his family members needed emergency medical help and the doctors or nurses held up medical attention......... just becuz they could???? what comes around ...goes around..

Don't be stupid people. Ambulance did not have lights on and should have yielded. No lights, No yield, Flip-off cop. What would you do? I'll bet the guy in back told driver not to pull over. A don't like police, "let's sock it to the man mentality". He wanted this confrontation to happen hoping he would be on high ground. He was wrong.

dnellad said " the ambulance didn't even have his emergency lights on"
The lights in the rear of the Ambulance can be off and only the front light bar is on. YOU are assuming no lights are on.I can't tell from that video.
I agree it's another case of an over zealous and self righteous cop with a superiority complex. If it was a fellow cop inside the ambulance, officer Martin wouldn't have cared if it had run down a group of kids coming out of Sunday school as long as it got his buddy to the hospital fast!!
Police,Firemen,and EMT's deserve to be treated with respect,they have a tough job to do, but this cop was WAY WAY out of line. If he would disrespect another emergency service Professional like that how do you think he treats and respects the citizens he's charged to "PROTECT AND SERVE"?????

Notice that the paramedic continued to speak in a calm and polite manner, while the trooper's anger was obviously escalating. I respect law enforcement, but I have come across several officers with that "I'm always right" kind of mentality. Maybe police officers should be required to take periodic psychological examinations to ensure that job stress has not caused them to respond to every situation with a heavy hand.

Paramedic/driver rude, neither stated that was a patient in the ambulance. Driver with hand gesture uncalled for. White got what he deserved should loss his job! Officer should have remained a bit calmer but he was right in his actions, good for him.

People who complain about the officer need to listen...he got up with the ambulance later..after his call...ambulance was in response mode during initial incident....had patient in ambulance when stop...no one bothered to tell the officer there was a patient on the bus...everyone was acting like hot heads not just the officer, remember none of this would have happened if the driver of the ambulance had not flipped off the officer!

As a reitired Police Officer and having worked many years in OK I have to say that this was an unfortunate incident. However, to the best of my knowlege the ambulance was not running "Hot" and he should have been if the patient was an emergency patient. If it was a transport, they don't always run hot. From what I see in the video the officer was in the right and all people who work in emergency services expect understanding & cooperation from agencies whom they work with. Another point is that the EMT in the back should have never exited the ambulance...that immediately put the officer in self-protection mode. When an officer makes a stop he/she never knows what they may encounter and NO ONE should ever exit a vehicle w/o the officer directing them to. That ambulance could have been stolen...it's happened. There is no such thing as a routine stop. If the driver had been allowed to explain the situation it's my belief that the incident would not have escalated. The EMT in the back caused what could have been a simple thing to blow up. Most agencies cooperate very well with each other as we all depend on each other and back each other up. The driver was in the wrong for flipping the officer off. Most professional EMT's wouldn't have done that and had I been that officer I would have questioned whether or not it was stolen or something was wrong. OK is a rough state to work.

The ambulande should have had it's lights and sirens on...at least the lights should have been on. The trooper had every right to pull the ambulance over. However, if he had shown some restraint from the beginning it probably wouldn't have escalated to the point that it did.