Crossover Podcast Episode 16 - PC 148 A Medic's Dream Come True

In the lat­est episode, our intre­pid hosts ful­fill a life­long dream held by Happy Medic…kinda.

See, it all involves CA Penal Code Sec­tion 148 and the designees therein. In The Crossover Show 015, we talked about Penn­syl­va­nia v Mimms and the case of San­dra Bland. We briefly dis­cusses 148 and what it means from the per­spec­tive of Johnny Law. Keep in mind 148 is the CA sec­tion, but there are sec­tions just like it all over this great land of ours.  PC 148 is the code MC uses to arrest you for not signing a ticket.

Towards the end of the show, Happy is a wee bit morose about his lack of abil­ity to take part in hold­ing folks account­able for delay­ing him. But is that really the case?

Here’s the skinny:

148. (a) (1) Every person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any public officer, peace officer, or an emergency medical technician, as defined in Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797) of the Health and Safety Code, in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her office or employment, when no other punishment is prescribed, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Did you catch that bold bit, there?

Yeah…it’s got Happy quite a bit hap­pier than usual.

After that encounter with glory, we devolved fairly rapidly into a level of shenani­ganry even we rarely achieve. Not to men­tion, it would appear that the entire EMS sys­tem is noth­ing more than a Ponzi scheme.
BOLO

Arthur Vines. Lis­ten very care­fully to this warn­ing. The man drops more f-bombs than nearly any man should…but it is hilar­i­ous. Plus, he’s British, so it’s cute, too.

Also, HM believes in ancient aliens while MC doesn't know the Ancient Aliens meme.

Listen carefully for the difference between MC's opinion on enforcing the penal code when it is him being delayed vs the medics.  Here's a hint:  He'll arrest you for delaying one of the people listed in PC 148, but not all.

GO LISTEN AT MC's PLACE

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