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No Arrests If Calling 911 During Drug Overdose: NYPD
Posted on 6/22/17 at 10:56 am
Posted on 6/22/17 at 10:56 am
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An NYPD public service campaign aims to alert drug users - and witnesses - that they won't be arrested if they call 911 during an overdose emergency.
The campaign will be focused on areas like Staten Island and the Bronx where drug use is highest.
Under the state's 911 Good Samaritan Law, people who need emergency care for a drug or alcohol overdose can call 911 without fear of arrest. That also applies to someone who witnesses an overdose.
“This campaign will help New Yorkers understand the protections of the Good Samaritan law for those suffering from an overdose or calling to help someone in need,” said Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill. “This is about saving lives. And this campaign will do just that.”
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good for them
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Posted on 6/22/17 at 10:57 am to Dire Wolf
Common sense isn't so common.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 10:58 am to Dire Wolf
This is a great start. Hopefully the rest of the nation will catch on.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:00 am to Dire Wolf
More cities are going to this, so people call immediately and lives are saved.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:02 am to Dire Wolf
This is good news. Much better than dumping your overdosing friend off at the hospital
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:02 am to SeeeeK
I like the idea, but this policy will get tested when they show up for an overdose at a drug lords house and he has 500 kilos of cocaine in the back room.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:02 am to Turftoe
Athens, GA and UGA enacted this a couple years ago after a UGA student died in a parking garage because he and his buddies were underage drinking and didn't want to get in trouble. It's a good thing, but a slippery slope that needs to be watched closely.
ETA: if I remember correctly, it didn't distinguish driving and I feel like it could be abused during a "dui" stop if they just say my friend passed out drunk and I was worried about him so I was taking him to the doctor....
ETA: if I remember correctly, it didn't distinguish driving and I feel like it could be abused during a "dui" stop if they just say my friend passed out drunk and I was worried about him so I was taking him to the doctor....
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 11:06 am
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:03 am to Dire Wolf
Ohio passed this law as well.
But they limited the offenses that you'd be granted immunity for to just minor drug possession. It's also only good for two times, and it's not available to those on parole.
Not sure what NY's restrictions are.
But they limited the offenses that you'd be granted immunity for to just minor drug possession. It's also only good for two times, and it's not available to those on parole.
Not sure what NY's restrictions are.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:04 am to Dire Wolf
Wait until Sessions gets a hold of this
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:05 am to Dire Wolf
This idea could easily backfire.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:06 am to Dire Wolf
quote:
Good Samaritan Law
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:06 am to Turftoe
It's been the policy here in town for a while
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:14 am to Ham Solo
quote:
I like the idea, but this policy will get tested when they show up for an overdose at a drug lords house and he has 500 kilos of cocaine in the back room.
Cause that happens regularly.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:21 am to Dire Wolf
This has always been unofficial policy pretty much everywhere, along with not serving bench warrants at the ER. Of course, there's a limit to how far you can trust an unofficial policy.
This post was edited on 6/22/17 at 11:24 am
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:33 am to Dire Wolf
Does it apply if someone isn't really overdosing?
If I shoot someone and call in an overdose do they let me go. Loophole.
If I shoot someone and call in an overdose do they let me go. Loophole.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:49 am to Dire Wolf
I like it.
inb4 tough guys saying "let em die"
inb4 tough guys saying "let em die"
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:50 am to PaperPaintball92
quote:How so?
This idea could easily backfire.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 11:59 am to Turftoe
quote:
Hopefully the rest of the nation will catch on.
The vast majority of the nation has these laws on the books.
At LSU, nobody ever got arrested when calling the cops about an overdose.
Posted on 6/22/17 at 12:50 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
La 14:403.10
Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution
LA Law - Louisiana Revised Statutes
Title 14 - CRIMINAL LAW
Chapter 2 - MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Part V - OFFENSES AFFECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
Version || through 2016 Second Extraordinary Session
A. A person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing a drug-related overdose may not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for possession of a controlled dangerous substance under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law if the evidence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance was obtained as a result of the person's seeking medical assistance, unless the person illegally provided or administered a controlled dangerous substance to the individual.
B. A person who experiences a drug-related overdose and is in need of medical assistance shall not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for possession of a controlled dangerous substance under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law if the evidence for possession of a controlled substance was obtained as a result of the overdose and the need for medical assistance.
Drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from prosecution
LA Law - Louisiana Revised Statutes
Title 14 - CRIMINAL LAW
Chapter 2 - MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Part V - OFFENSES AFFECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT
Version || through 2016 Second Extraordinary Session
A. A person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing a drug-related overdose may not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for possession of a controlled dangerous substance under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law if the evidence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance was obtained as a result of the person's seeking medical assistance, unless the person illegally provided or administered a controlled dangerous substance to the individual.
B. A person who experiences a drug-related overdose and is in need of medical assistance shall not be charged, prosecuted, or penalized for possession of a controlled dangerous substance under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law if the evidence for possession of a controlled substance was obtained as a result of the overdose and the need for medical assistance.
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