MedWheeler
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We had a new medic come work here, and he was partnered with me one shift. When I mentioned I had previously worked in law enforcement, he quickly came up with the "fact" that he had done time as a deputy in upstate New York. Taking it further, he told me of an incident in which he, while off duty, had entered a convenience store and interrupted an armed robbery. When the robber failed to comply with his orders, he told me he "shot him dead right there, right between the eyes!", while tapping that spot on his own forehead. My response was to chuckle a little bit, say something like, "oh, okay. I guess that's what you'd do in a situation like that." and roll my eyes a bit. I don't know if he thought I believed him. In this digital age, it was easy to find out there is no record of any law officer in NY (or anywhere else that I could find) with his last name ever shooting anyone. I couldn't even find evidence that there had ever been a NY deputy with his full name.
Other guys I work with began to relate similar encounters with him, including at least one who said he was told about the shooting, also.
That guy lasted with us less than a year, moving to a rural EMS agency mid-state somewhere..
Other guys I work with began to relate similar encounters with him, including at least one who said he was told about the shooting, also.
That guy lasted with us less than a year, moving to a rural EMS agency mid-state somewhere..