http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_re_us/ticketed_in_labor;_ylt=Av_nmRiA4uKeXP5TfdDm91_tiBIF
Mass. man ticketed in gridlock while wife in labor
Fri Dec 5, 3:31 pm ET
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BOSTON – A man in Massachusetts is appealing a $100 ticket he got for driving to a hospital in the breakdown lane of a gridlocked Boston highway while his wife was in labor.
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One has to wonder how we treat our fellow man. Having done many years as na EMT, I know that most folks over estimate labor and how much time they have. But, he was your average ‘civilian’. So, maybe, he didn’t need to go nuts when stck in traffic. But, by the same token, the cop didn’t need to be the butt end of a horse.
I hope that this reminds me to give my fellow man the benefit of the doubt.
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