Rat Poison and Pepper Spray
Atlanta, GA
In Woodruff Park, a homeless man told police that he’d swallowed some rat poison and needed an ambulance, so an officer called Grady Memorial Hospital. When a Grady ambulance arrived, the homeless man said he wanted to go to Piedmont Hospital instead. The medic said the homeless man had to go to Grady because of his mental state. The homeless man got mad and walked away. The medic said he had orders from a doctor to take the homeless man to Grady. So the officer told the homeless man to put his hands behind his back. The homeless man refused and tried to fight the officer. So the officer doused the homeless man with pepper spray, arrested him and took him to Grady Hospital.
Found in Creative Loafing
October 26th, 2006 at 4:21 am
When you are stupid enough to talk to a cop, and tell them you just ate poison, #1 rule of action? You already messed up, and best keep your mouth shut til you are far away from them…. lmao, what an idiot!!!!
October 26th, 2006 at 4:34 am
The food must be better at Piedmont. The fella was probably flying by then anyway. Strychnine in very low doses can give the ingester a “bad trip” like experience.
October 26th, 2006 at 6:43 am
I think he played the officer, made the officer decide he was unstable enough to be sent to Grady — where he wanted to be sent, because he’d heard the food and drug administration there was excellent. Besides, he would also get an hourly free cigarette.
October 28th, 2006 at 5:35 am
Sounds like the voice of experience, Leah….
October 28th, 2006 at 11:24 am
That’s about the only voice heard on this site, isn’t it, Ber?
October 28th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
LOL!!!