[UA] Creepy Paramedic

[Mike Lake]

Russell Rayburn wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Scott Dorward <scott at microwavesushi.com> wrote:
>
>   
>>  The worst part was the little coda that the instructor threw in: "This was
>>  the first time I'd heard about this happening in the UK, but apparently
>>  it's quite common in the US".
>>     
>
> There a link / citation for that?
>
>   
I can't give you a proper citation, but stories in that vein are pretty 
common in News of the Weird.  Well-intentioned but borderline (or 
not-so-borderline) crazies want to be one of the good guys so badly that 
they impersonate doctors, traffic cops, fire marshals, what have you.  
Sometimes they try to go through normal channels first and fall back on 
the E-Z-homestudy method in frustration, other times they just figure, 
"Hey, why go through all that hassle?  I know how to direct traffic 
already."

In a similar vein, a surprising number of vehicle thefts are not 
intended for profit, but simply a case of succumbing to the irresistible 
lure of a once-in-a-lifetime chance to drive a really sweet hot rod that 
someone left unattended.  Or an eighteen-wheeler.  Or a train engine.  
Or a cement truck.  Or a Zamboni.  If you drive an unusual vehicle, do 
NOT leave the keys in the ignition.  I'm particularly fond of the guy 
who took a joyride on a steamroller.  The cops couldn't stop him with 
barricades, so they pursued him down the highway at 10mph, waiting for 
him to run out of gas.
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