Jarrod Martin was repeatedly told to back away from a roaring fire in his apartment building, but the sight of his dog jumping up and down against a glass door in a room filled with smoke was too much, he said.
The other side of the building was engulfed in flames and the fire was moving toward Bishop, his year-old pit bull.
''He was pressed up against the glass as it was,'' Martin said last night. ''The fire was coming right toward him.''
He said he had waited 30 minutes for firefighters to rescue his dog and decided he must either get the pet himself or Bishop would never make it out of the apartment alive.
Martin saved the dog from Wednesday's fire but found himself at odds with the police.
Now some local residents are outraged, and authorities are defensive about a decision by police to charge Martin.
Originally posted by: MacBaine
If he had run in there and died, you can be damn well sure that his family would sue the police for not holding him back.
Originally posted by: rgwalt
The reason that they arrested him is that he broke their "rules". Also, by putting his life at risk he could have committed suicide, which is against the law. Our lawmakers think they have the right to dictate what we do with our lives... IMHO, if a person wants to end it (or simply risk their life) that is their business.
Ryan
Originally posted by: PipBoy
yet another reason for me to loathe police.
Originally posted by: MacBaine
If he had run in there and died, you can be damn well sure that his family would sue the police for not holding him back.
Firefighters had not entered the building when Martin rushed in, officials said. Lawson said the situation was too dangerous for anyone to enter the burning building at that time. ''The floors were collapsing, the fire was escalating and there was a lot of smoke coming from the building. I'm really sorry that this happened. We cannot have citizens or other people creating additional problems, which probably took a little bit of time. No, we do not wait to go in. We will go in and search and do the best we can with any life ? human, animal, any life.''
Originally posted by: MacBaine
Originally posted by: PipBoy
yet another reason for me to loathe police.
Ok, next time somebody is breaking into your house, call a plumber.
Originally posted by: BatmanNate
He should not incur legal reprecussions for what he did, despite the stupidity of his actions. Nobody will force the firemen to save him if the danger is too perilous, the choice was his.
Originally posted by: MacBaine
Originally posted by: PipBoy
yet another reason for me to loathe police.
Ok, next time somebody is breaking into your house, call a plumber.
Originally posted by: WarCon
Originally posted by: MacBaine
Originally posted by: PipBoy
yet another reason for me to loathe police.
Ok, next time somebody is breaking into your house, call a plumber.
Might have to. Sometimes ground up thiefs clog your pipes. (Why take chances with the robbers family suing me.... )
Originally posted by: NFS4
Firefighters had not entered the building when Martin rushed in, officials said. Lawson said the situation was too dangerous for anyone to enter the burning building at that time. ''The floors were collapsing, the fire was escalating and there was a lot of smoke coming from the building. I'm really sorry that this happened. We cannot have citizens or other people creating additional problems, which probably took a little bit of time. No, we do not wait to go in. We will go in and search and do the best we can with any life ? human, animal, any life.''
They wouldn't have gone in there after him b/c it was "too dangerous" for them. So they would have been in the clear. He decided to take it upon himself to save his dog after waiting for 30 mins watching his dog suffer.