Maryland County May Require Senior Facilities
To Provide Own Ambulances
Noting that 30% of his station’s 911 calls come from
senior facilities, Thomas J. Van de Bussche, president of
the Carroll County Volunteer Firemen’s Association,
said that the association may “require senior centers
to provide their own ambulances and personnel to relieve the
burden on firefighters.” Firemen are also calling on
senior facilities to handle all nonemergency calls through
their own transportation services.
Reference: “Senior needs outstripping 911 capacity;
Retirement community expansions require exemption from county;
Facilities object to extra cost; First responders want centers
to provide own ambulances, personnel,” SunSpot.net,
July 27, 2003, www.sunspot.net/.
Ohio Says Victims Can’t Violate Their Own Protective
Orders
In March 2003, Adult Abuse Review reported that a woman in
Ohio was being prosecuted for violating her own protective
order against her ex-husband by inviting him to their children’s
birthday party (where they proceeded to get into a physical
fight).
On September 24, 2003, the Ohio Supreme Court threw out the
woman’s conviction on charges of complicity to violate
a protective order, saying that the Legislature intended for
only one party -- the person against whom the protective order
is issued -- to be criminally responsible for violating such
orders.
In the only similar case to reach a state high court, a 1995
Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the state law “makes no
exception for victims who, regrettably, choose to ignore their
own best interest.” Alexandria Ruden, an attorney for
several domestic violence groups, lauded the Ohio decision,
reportedly saying, “[The ruling means] that the protective
order is about his behavior and not hers. Even if she invited
him, he should never have come.”
References:
2002-0925. State v. Lucas, 2003-Ohio-4778.
Licking App. No. 01CA00100, 147 Ohio App.3d 297, 2002-Ohio-2514,
770 N.E.2d 114. Judgment reversed.Moyer, C.J., Resnick, F.E.
Sweeney, Pfeifer, Pietrykowski, Lundberg Stratton and O'Connor,
JJ., concur.
Mark L. Pietrykowski, J., of the Sixth Appellate District,
sitting for Cook, J.
Opinion: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/documents/0/2003/2003-Ohio-4778.doc
Summary: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Communications_Office/summaries/2003/0924/020925.asp
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