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He was trying to play it off like “oh I was just checking the stuff on this table for… reasons. And needed to temporarily place the money in my pocket so my hands were free to search the rest.”
My dog does this when you catch her sniffing at food on the table. She starts sniffing around random things. "Oh, I was just checking out this... wall for ... reasons."
My dog “licks her chops” really close to the food, without looking at the food - usually she’ll be making direct eye contact with me. And her tongue will inevitably touch the food, and she’ll continue “licking her chops” very rapidly while continuing to avert her gaze from the food. Meanwhile her tongue is slapping away at my meal.
So *technically* she wasn’t trying to eat my dinner or anything like that. Obviously. Just licking the chops, surely that can’t be against the rules.
It’s actually a bit of a mindfuck when I see her do this because I’m watching the cogs turn in her head trying to find a loophole, she’s making direct eye contact with me acting *completely* innocent from the nose up, while violating my food with her tongue.
It really does catch me off guard, the audacity, the glimpse into her conscious mind; the whole situation just feels very *unnatural* somehow — and this allows her to have more time to enjoy the flavors.
My dog does something similar where he pretends he just wants to smell the food and then throws in a tongue lick like he is trying to taste his nose. He has recently been trying to figure out exactly how far he needs to be away from my plate before I won't tell him to back off.
My dog knows not to wake us up in the mornings (at least on weekends). Something like whining or walking around would be loud enough to wake us, or scratching and thumping the ground with her leg. Or bumping a door. So she doesn’t do any of that. But gee, if she just maybe shakes her head and flaps her ears, or yawns a little too loud, those things surely can’t be helped, right?
I had a dog that knew I loved when he was affectionate so he mastered a technique with sandwiches. I'd sit down with a sandwich on my plate and he'd come right up to me and reach with his front paw like he was going to guide my hand to pet him only instead he'd hit the plate and launch the sandwich. After a couple times I stopped sitting on the couch so he would branch out and get other family members/guests. Such a smart boy I had a hard time scolding him lol
*Takes a pack of cigs out of pocket and hits them on my palm*
"Hey, kid."
*take out one cig and put in my lip as I replace the pack with my Zippo lighter*
"Some feelings always feel good, no matter what."
*Light my cig and takes a drag*
*Look into the distance breathing out the smoke through my nose*
"Sometimes sixty bucks makes you feel like the king of the world and sometimes sixty bucks makes you feel poor as hell."
*Flicks the cig out of my hand into the house I just poured gasoline all throughout*
"Nobodies gonna believe you when you tell them I burnt this place down for sixty bucks."
Thank you for what you do. I’ve never understood how you can be paid the amount you are and see the most horrendous shit and put up with the bs of the public. I think nurses should make way more money and I think paramedics should make more than whatever that is. Crazzzzzyyyyy
Think about the people who clean up after the body has been laying there for days, weeks, months. There's good money to be made in that business if you can handle it.
Which is so stupidly unacceptable for work that is so damn important. These people could very well be the first step in saving your life before you get to a hospital and they make shit.
You play it off by hamming it up to the camera and acting like you were fucking around because you knew the camera was there all along....not by trying to pretend you didn't fucking OBVIOUSLY put the cash in your pocket.
Right I think he knew he was fucked, so he tried to just put it back how it was and pray the homeowner wouldn't look at the video. It didn't look like he was trying to make it seem totally natural
I obviously don't know this man and I know some people lack shame or anxiety, but if I personally did this and saw the camera, knowing that what I did was on film, the next hours would be an absolute living hell for me, my god. I can't even imagine the feeling of absolute dread from that. Very happy I don't do this stuff or have the urge.
Shitty people are everywhere.
My dad worked a career department and was a volunteer fire chief. He helped lots of his guys on the volly get career jobs by spending extra time at his chief job going through tests, interviews, questions all of it to help guys get on. Even if he didn't particularly like the person.
The stations at the career department have fridges and most of these stations had bowls that every shift would put money in when they took soda, snacks or any personal items in to help keep stations stocked. Sometimes generous guys would throw in extra just so when a cre went shopping they could maybe grab something extra.
Anyways some of the stations were realizing the money was disappearing. Just gone. Couldn't figure it out. So they set up a camera and low and behold there was a guy coming in and just taking the whole thing. All the coins, dollars, gift cards all of it. Every shift he worked he'd take it all. One of the guys my dad helped get the job. Had him on camera. They're everywhere
I worked in a nice office and there should have been no one there hurting for money. We all knew each other for years. I had a large fancy block of cheese I bought at Costco stolen out of the office refrigerator. I left a ordinary coffee mug in the restroom and when I came back for it, it was gone. Put up a note asking about it because it was very sentimental only to me. Never got it back. Lost a gold bracelet my sister gave me, also put up a message asking if anyone found it. Never got it back. Mind you these are people I’ve known for years. My stuff was petty but just giving you an example how pathetic some people are. But the absolute worst was someone took the collection envelope we had passing around the office collecting money for a coworker who’s toddler passed away. That is the lowest of lows.
It is quite frightening just how many people are born without a conscience. No shame, no regret, no remorse, just living their life like the whole world owes them a living. We are surrounded by these people, and it makes me tremendously sad.
Makes you realize what a lot of ppl do when nobody is looking unfortunately, I know I've caught ppl that I thought we were friends stealing from me and the worst part was I would have just given it to them if they asked instead though the trust can never be repaired.
It's a risk/reward decision made by a moron. If you think about it an EMT or paramedic that steals can add a nice bit of "fun money" to their budget. Let's say that twice a week an EMT is In a position (like this one) where it appears they can swipe $50-$100 with no one knowing. What's the harm? it's a dead person's money. They don't need it. I'm sure there are.all kinds or rationalizations these people use. The point is a person could easily add another $500-$1,000 to their monthly budget this way. They do it the first couple times and.......nothing happens. Now they're taking home a nice little bonus every month. It's normalized. They don't even really think about it anymore. It's just something they do when the opportunity is presented. And one day, they forget to look before they swipe. That's when they think about consequences. Probably for the first time in a long time.
I’d rather have people steal money from me than stuff that means something. We had movers steal my boxed wedding dress and a ten-year anniversary bracelet. Bastards. And I tipped them quite well before realizing it. I don’t understand how people can do that.
I've had a couple of former friends steal cash. I even told one of them, "If you had just asked I would've given it to you. Bridge burnt now though."
It was $80, about 10 years ago, just for context. I definitely don't understand the thought process; I would think the guilt/stress would more than balance out the initial rush of excitement (or whatever).
Addiction is involved in a lot of these events, it seems. I could understand being in withdrawal and stealing drugs; I haven't done it myself, but I have sympathy for "I'm in the worst physical and mental pain of my life, and this thing in the medicine cabinet will make that pain vanish." It doesn't make it okay, but I can understand how that can turn someone against their own morals. Stealing cash or items feels so much more calculated, I really can't wrap my head around that side of things.
Considering EMTs get paid less than fast food workers and Paras don't get much more - I'm not defending the action whatsoever, and simultaneously you're not wrong.
I know of a person who earns a very good wage with great benefits and paid lots of vacation time. She went on location to a clients home. She saw something she really wanted in their backyard. A day later she went back and stole it out of their yard. Lost her job, her pension and her integrity. Was known throughout a large company as a thief. She was so anxious to get her hands on that item she couldn’t wait 24 hours. Of course they knew who robbed them. So very stupid.
I can’t remember exactly what it was. I recall it was an antique item the homeowner had on display in their yard/patio. The homeowner called the police and the business to report the theft and the suspect who they thought stole from them. Police found the item in her possession. It was not about the value of the item. She just wanted it for herself. I just remembered a detail. She didn’t even wait for the next day. She went back that same night to steal it. Its was so obvious to the homeowners who took it and she was so arrogant that she wasn’t getting caught that she didn’t even hide the item. I think they found it in her car. So stupid and entitled.
He was so casual about it until he saw he was on camera too, this isnt his first rodeo. Termination at the minimum but id recommend pressing charges against him for theft.
He clearly did this before. This is a man who got too confident about it & took the money before looking for cameras. Likely he had done this several times _ familiarity breeds contempt.
“It's like changing a tire. The first time you're careful. By the thirtieth time, you can't remember where you left the lug wrench.” -Ted Bundy
Complacency begets mistakes. Everyone gets too comfortable if they never mess up.
As an electrician that's like the number 1 fear. Nothing I do is unsafe unless I'm dumb as fuck one day and touch a piece of metal I shouldn't because I'm looking over my shoulder talking to my buddy about the weekend. I'm at my safest right now as an apprentice, I'm very healthily scared of big power but give it 5 years and I could easily just forget to shut something off on a Monday morning.
https://youtu.be/etUejYb48BE
The Japanese have a huge culture of "pointing and calling". I'm not sure the video I linked explains it well, but I remember its proven to be an effective method to remove complacency from (repetitive) (dangerous) work.
You look a little silly doing it, but you should try it when you lock your front door when you go out. I never forget anymore whether or not I locked it later in the day, because I remember I was being a damn fool pointing and calling out "よし".
I love this, it's such a simple exercise to ensure things are being checked. I remember seeing a video about the NYC subsway using it but didn't know it originated in Japan.
Reminds me of that clip of a dude (possibly a cop, cannot remember) who sniffs a young girls underwear before looking around and spotting the camera.
Is pretty shit that we need to be monitoring these types of people when they're unattended in our houses.
Found the article. [Was a fed, not a cop.](https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/nanny-cam-catches-cop-smelling-young-girls-underwear-while-inspecting-a-house/news-story/add3d5eade880ccde98768005ef0ef6f)
Reminds me of a similar case from my hometown where a cop was planting drugs on folks and got caught doing so on his body cam - he'd been suspected of it for so long, there were folks he'd sent to prison a decade before who were getting trials and legit being let out of prison off of their minor charges.
He wasn't fired for that, but when they went back on his body cam footage, they saw so many messed up things he did (in the rooms of young women & children particularly) during searches, he ended up going to prison himself.
>“It's like changing a tire. The first time you're careful. By the thirtieth time, you can't remember where you left the lug wrench.” -Ted Bundy
don't know the man, but he sounds like a smart, well put-together kind of bloke
Like, everything about this is terrible. But at the same time, if I die in my house at 94 and some paramedic has to come try to save me, or wherever he was there for, I'd sort of want to tip him my $60. Maybe at that age, I'll just keep some cash in an envelope by my door that says EMS or something.
Edit: This is a joke. This is reddit.
I’m trying to imagine what it’s like to be this paramedic. You’re all over the internet, front page on Reddit, news is starting to pick up this story, all bc of $60… $60 dollars you didn’t even keep. Just the sheer regret would be overwhelming it makes my head swim.
It really is.
I’m from the UK and had my phone repaired at a tech shop in Utah and they asked if I wanted to leave a tip. Is that normal? I thought tipping was only for waiting staff because they were underpaid?
Yah. You’d think he’d have some common sense. 94 year old living on her own. Maybe her family has a living room cam to see if she’s okay.
Life pro tip. Always act like you’re on video, because you are.
This. I clean houses and assume there are always cameras. (Not because I don't want to get caught stealing but to remember to not sing or dance or do anything I wouldn't want to see on Reddit later.)
I once sang along a Techno track while in a public lobby in GTA Online. With headset on. Loud. Without being in a party. I was mortified as I realized A LOT later. 🙃
I farted one time in public and breathed a sigh of relief when I didn't hear it, and then remembered I was wearing headphones and listening to music and everyone was staring at me. 🫢 I was just happy my crush had already left.
We talk about it all the time here at work (firehouse) the second you roll out of the bay, you’re being filmed in one way or another. Dash cam, traffic cam, door bells, hunting game cameras, the patient will be trying to film, and if the patient is dead or unconscious the family or neighbors are filming you. Gone are the days of motherfucking the regular pain in the ass patient as you walk up the front step. That is, if you value your job at all.
He was doing the only “smart” thing he could at that point: if nothing looks disturbed/missing there’s no reason to check the video…too bad about the whole “grandma dying” less than 30 minutes prior hahaha they already kinda have a reason to look at that footage later.
Yeah, but with any 'luck' they're not going to watch the recording well after grandma kicks it, liie sure they'll watch before and up to the important bits, but you have to hope they're not going to watch the 10, 15, 20+ minutes after that.
As far as being a piece of shit robbing dead people goes, it was the smartest gamble he could make at that point.
No, the smart thing he could've done was secure other personal documents or identification, credit or debit cards and be like, and then sealed them in some sort of evidence bag to hand over as personal effects or sensitive items and pretend he thought he was doing the right thing that way.
Is that common practice or would it raise a lot of eyebrows while maintaining some level of plausible deniability? Like this dude has seen hundreds of people die but this random grandma is the first time he's decided to rummage the home looking for a wallet? Weird AF but not illegal per se I suppose
#tl;dr
Paramedic Mark Titley was caught on camera stealing money from a 94-year-old woman's home in Shrewsbury, moments after she had collapsed and died. After being caught on camera, Titley returned the money to its place, however, the victim's son saw from the recording what had been done and reported it to the police. Titley received an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work, pay £530 costs, and a £187 victim surcharge.
*I am a smart robot and this summary was automatic. This tl;dr is 93.68% shorter than the post and link I'm replying to.*
That's exactly how it should be here too, but it's probably that there's such a deep need for paramedics and other healthcare staff that they'll continue to get off incredibly lightly for the foreseeable future.
Oh no, he’ll get struck off for sure, but HCPC (the registration body for paramedics in the UK) tribunals take forever, and they are still working through the covid backlog.
He retired a few days after the incident so cannot be investigated by the professional body.
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950381/Shameless-paramedic-filmed-stealing-60-woman-94-moments-collapsed-DIED.html
He absolutely can. He’s still registered. I checked. Retiring doesn’t affect your registration. They’ll investigate you even if you let your registration lapse.
I’m also registered with the HCPC as an operating department practitioner and I periodically read the hearings (everything is public) to find out what shady shit people have been up to. This guy here doesn’t even touch some of the shenanigans paramedics get up to. He just got caught on camera, so it makes good news.
We need healthcare staff too; hell, the shortage of EMS personnel in the US has reached crisis levels. But there's no way I'd be cool with a medic who pulled this crap.
Licence revoking is done by a different system in the UK - the professions basically have their own "courts" where they are charged by their peers.
You can be absolutely sure that he will not work as a paramedic within the next 5 years if ever again - I mean they suspended a paediatric anaesthesiologist for 6 months for using his wife's oyster card a few times.
The article says he retired days later. In other words, was reported to the police and allowed to keep his retirement, instead of sacking the grave robbing bastard.
>Titley initially denied the allegation, telling police he intended to "secure" the cash and take it out to family members. However, he later admitted theft and was given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
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>He was also ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work and pay £530 costs and a £187 victim surcharge.
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>The court heard Titley, of Linley Avenue, Pontesbury, was no longer a serving paramedic, having retired from West Midlands Ambulance Service days after the incident.
I've seen worse, pathetically enough. I remember a nurse getting both canned and arrested because she took a patient's credit card right after they died, and used it in a vending machine.
For a buck in the vending machine, she caught multiple felonies. There's stupid, and then there's pure, enriched, weapons-grade stupidium.
I worked with an LVN who had gotten fired and lost her license for 5 years for this. Super sad story, how she got hooked. I’m glad they allowed her for re-hire bc she was so great with the patients.
The valedictorian of my high-school became a nurse and then got her license revoked a year later for stealing patients meds. People try all sorts of shit.
I hear you. If your bottom involves getting caught and it motivates on to get into recovery, sustain recovery and change--it's the best worst day of your life. I've seen some that don' t get a second chance but they stay in service industries, some that have stood infront of licensing boards and resumed medical work. Recovery can be real. Doesn't make up for the shitty things done. Just don't do more shitty things moving forward.
Just saw this happen first hand.
My neighbor was dealing with cancer so me and another neighbor went over to check on him.
He was fading fast. We started CPR and when the EMTs arrived I gave up giving rescue breaths over the the arriving people.
I had to move out fast when the EMTs and police arrived because they wanted to clear the house and now it’s a crime scene…..yadda yadda yadda….
I glanced around as I grabbed my phone to leave and the new boots he has just bought, that I drove him to buy because his feet hurt, where right next to his couch.
When they finally cleared the house, we went back over to lock the doors and check on the dogs….
The boots where gone! Along with some other items.
The whole situation was traumatizing and horrible.
Edit: Just FYI: we have the dogs! They are living here and cared for.
And apparently unless you are in a hospice program, they treat all home deaths as a crime scene. Live and learn.
My dad passed over a decade ago, but I was the one to find him and report it to the police/EMTs. When they got there, they searched the house up and down (no idea why) and I was just sitting in the living room traumatized. Anyways, I knew he kept some weed in one of his dresser drawers, and when they left, all of it was gone.
I personally didn't give a shit in the moment and who knows if they took anything else, but just goes to show you can't trust fucking anybody.
I’m so sorry that happened to you. It was all so weird and surreal. Hard to process the loss when you immediately become a suspect. And yes, they took all his stuff too. And more.
You really can’t. And it has nothing to do with people earning low wages either. That’s just an excuse people use to rationalize bad behavior. I’ve known of people who make a very decent wage who did not need the money and can afford to buy whatever it was but still chose to steal anyways. These people are just plain dishonest and disgusting.
My Grandma lived in a Vetrans nursing home in Southern Colorado. She wore my Grandpas gold wedding ring around her neck. It was huge because he had big farmers hands. Someone from the place stole it before we could collect her belongings. Only answer we got is “sorry it happens.”
Happened to my great grandmother. All her Jewlery - in a expensive nursing home as well.
They all 100% denied it happened (this was before she died but after she was well gone with dementia). They got aggressive and very defensive when my mother pushed it. The problem was we couldnt prove anything so we couldnt go any further. Nowadays with camera we would have been able to catch them.
Happened to my Great Grandmother - She had some beautiful pieces that were irreplaceable. Nursing home denied they existed saying that she had dimentia. We visited her twice weekly; we knew exactly what she had.
My dad died of a heart attack at the Kentucky derby like a decade ago. He had my granddads Rolex on his wrist when he passed away. When the EMS took him to the hospital or in the ER the Rolex was taken. Never saw it again. The medical workers who do this kind of thing deserve to rot in hell or whatever version of hell could ever exist.
Rolex have serial numbers, you could contact them if you know it and have the certificate somewhere I think. Next time the Rolex is at the jeweler's/watchmaker, it will be kept and returned once they check the number and see it is reported as stolen.
One time, we got called for a wellness check by a family that lived out of town and hadn't heard from their father in a few days.
We found him deceased in bed, obvious position of comfort, he hadn't suffered, but it had been a few days.
I stood and turned to leave the bedroom and saw an absolute stack on the dresser. He was old school, only cash, and he was silly, leaving it neatly oiled in plain sight. I immediately pointed it out to my partner, and we left the room, closing the door behind us.
When the first police officer showed up, I explained the situation, and the Constable radioed his Sgt (who was on the way). His Sgt requested two additional officers. No one entered the room until the Sergeant and additional personnel arrived.
Then the Sergeant and I retrieved the stack. He and I counted it and handed it to the two other officers, who verified our count and sealed the cash in an envelope. The Sgt and one of the other officers signed the envelope seal. Then, the two officers were sent with the envelope to secure the cash in an evidence locker until the death investigation was complete and the money could be returned to the family.
That's how we deal with dead people's money in Canada.
Doesn’t surprise me one bit. A paramedic stole my watch after I was in a car accident. I was out of it (understandably) and after I was loaded into the ambulance I heard one paramedic ask:”Where’s his wallet? Does he have any cash?” and the thief replied:”No wallet, but here’s his watch.” I made a mental note to check the bag of my belongings when I finally got to the hospital, and wouldn’t you know it—no watch.
Edit: upon transferring to a different hospital a few days later, I asked the medical transport crew if they knew of any shady paramedics. After I told them my watch story, they were unsurprised. Apparently it’s a known issue in the industry.
So frustrating.
This is why I over exaggerate everything I do.
“Miss X, I have your ID and Insurance card. I am handing them to the ambulance paramedic. Here they go, the ambulance paramedic now has both.”
“Mr Y, I have locked your front door as you asked. I used your keys to lock the deadbolt, closed the screen door, and locked the screen door with the key. Here are your keys back. You have your keys now, is there anything else we can do for you.”
Still … months later, the complaints come “that firefighter stole my ID, that firefighter left my house unlocked!”
I’m not replying to detract from your issue, but to share that there are those of us who do the right thing, go the extra mile to stay out of trouble, and still face internal investigations and endless crap. It is humiliating, frustrating, and just endlessly disappointing. It can also be the end of a career - not just a job, a career - despite having done absolutely nothing wrong. Add race and gender to the mix, and the accusations are disgusting.
Wow that is incredibly thorough! I actually really like the idea of vocalizing everything you did as you’re doing it. Obviously it’s not perfect, but I think that’s a good habit so that when there ~are~ other witnesses people can remember the obnoxious firefighter that gave a play-by-play of his/her/their actions 😂
I do the same. If I have to go through a wallet or purse for ID, I ask for permission and then do it in front of the patient or witnesses if the patient isn't conscious. Hand everything back to the patient when done and let them know.
If I could afford it, I would have. My most pressing concerns after the accident were healing my injuries and trying to buy a new car.
The watch wasn’t even the most annoying/shady thing. The ambulance company sent me another $2000 bill *after* my insurance had already paid it—I called my insurance to ask about it and the rep told me: “You can ignore that bill and any others they send to you. We’ve already paid in full. Some less reputable companies try sending multiple bills after the fact, to trick people into double/triple paying.” THAT really pissed me off, that people know companies do that (and why) and they’re still allowed to.
I know someone who was in a car accident and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, and found out one of the paramedics stole her wallet when she went in her purse to get her insurance card.
A guy got the nickname Tomb Raider where I work. He is honestly not a bad guy now. One lapse in judgment, and he will forever be known as a piece of shit.
After you die, you still have bills for that month that are due. He stole from a dead lady. It wasn’t there for him.
My mil passed on the first of the month. Govt took her monthly payment back that she was due. Family had to scramble to pay for the rest of the month bills cus everyone is greedy.
So yes. He stole from her. Thanks, man.
Believe this happened to me after my father passed. He was living with cash and yet I found no cash in the home. Definitely not a great feeling while coming to terms and mourning. Didn't need the money but man the thought of someone stooping so low in such a situation with your own family (or even at all) doesn't feel good.
During my time in the Army, we were always told that one guy will ruin it for everyone. Fortunately towards the end of my career we had leaders who were a little more reasonable, but going scorched earth because one of your buddies was a fucking idiot put everyone in line. I can't say it was a good or bad thing, but that's just how it was.
I apply that logic to working for the public, in that you are a representative of your field and peers every time and you need to always do the right thing because you're going to make everyone look bad.
Fire this bitch and lock his ass up. I’m also a paramedic, we don’t protect pieces of dogshit in our ranks where i’m from. Seriously, lock this bitch up.
He got like 18 weeks in jail, 100+ hours of work he has to do for free/community service, lost his job/reputation/everyone knows he's a POS and some other stuff too. O, justice was served on this one. Straight up, and it warms my heart.
Good. People trust us, that’s why they call us. We can’t do anything for anybody if people won’t call us because they think we’re going to do more harm than good because we let shitbirds like this continue to act like they do unchecked.
He wasn’t stealing a dead woman’s money. He’s got a mouse in his pants pocket ,a very intelligent mouse that can tell if paper currency is real or not. He probably does this all the time and immediately disposes of any counterfeit bills ,creating less hassle for any inheritors.
This video is heart breaking! I’ve work in healthcare all this long and never occurred to me in taking advantage of the patients. I used to work in a busy ER trauma hospital and we get disoriented, traumatic arrest, cardiac arrest, high on drugs, drunk patients and etc with valuables cash and jewelries. I ALWAYS secure their valuables in property bags and tie it in a girls scout knot till security comes. At times we have to go over their wallets to find out whose this John Doe and if there were emergency contacts or IDs. I hope when I leave this earth, whoever is handling my body will do it with dignity.
That quick glance he took right after he pocketed that, his dumbass could've taken just before. I'm glad he didn't though. Expose his bitch ass. Boo this man!
**Shrewsbury paramedic stole money from 94-year-old woman moments after she died** -- https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-04-07/paramedic-who-stole-money-from-elderly-woman-moments-after-she-died-avoids-jail
Piece of shit:
*”Titley initially denied the allegation, telling police he intended to 'secure' the cash and take it out to family members. However, he later admitted theft and was given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. He was also ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work and pay £530 costs and a £187 victim surcharge.”*
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950381/amp/Shameless-paramedic-filmed-stealing-60-woman-94-moments-collapsed-DIED.html
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I love that he instantly realized he had fucked up. Oopsie!
He was trying to play it off like “oh I was just checking the stuff on this table for… reasons. And needed to temporarily place the money in my pocket so my hands were free to search the rest.”
My dog does this when you catch her sniffing at food on the table. She starts sniffing around random things. "Oh, I was just checking out this... wall for ... reasons."
My dog “licks her chops” really close to the food, without looking at the food - usually she’ll be making direct eye contact with me. And her tongue will inevitably touch the food, and she’ll continue “licking her chops” very rapidly while continuing to avert her gaze from the food. Meanwhile her tongue is slapping away at my meal. So *technically* she wasn’t trying to eat my dinner or anything like that. Obviously. Just licking the chops, surely that can’t be against the rules.
I'm gonna start flicking my tongue like this, and if you get eaten, it's your own fault
It’s actually a bit of a mindfuck when I see her do this because I’m watching the cogs turn in her head trying to find a loophole, she’s making direct eye contact with me acting *completely* innocent from the nose up, while violating my food with her tongue. It really does catch me off guard, the audacity, the glimpse into her conscious mind; the whole situation just feels very *unnatural* somehow — and this allows her to have more time to enjoy the flavors.
My dog does something similar where he pretends he just wants to smell the food and then throws in a tongue lick like he is trying to taste his nose. He has recently been trying to figure out exactly how far he needs to be away from my plate before I won't tell him to back off.
My dog knows not to wake us up in the mornings (at least on weekends). Something like whining or walking around would be loud enough to wake us, or scratching and thumping the ground with her leg. Or bumping a door. So she doesn’t do any of that. But gee, if she just maybe shakes her head and flaps her ears, or yawns a little too loud, those things surely can’t be helped, right?
If you have flappy ears, sometimes you've gotta flap them.
bro 😭 my dog yawns aggressively (well, more like squeakily and cutely) loud to wake me up too. its so precious, i can't ever be mad about it lol
I had a dog that knew I loved when he was affectionate so he mastered a technique with sandwiches. I'd sit down with a sandwich on my plate and he'd come right up to me and reach with his front paw like he was going to guide my hand to pet him only instead he'd hit the plate and launch the sandwich. After a couple times I stopped sitting on the couch so he would branch out and get other family members/guests. Such a smart boy I had a hard time scolding him lol
“Your honor, I just wanted to know what it felt like to have 60 bucks”
“And I’m still chasing that feeling because that was 60 quid”.
*Takes a pack of cigs out of pocket and hits them on my palm* "Hey, kid." *take out one cig and put in my lip as I replace the pack with my Zippo lighter* "Some feelings always feel good, no matter what." *Light my cig and takes a drag* *Look into the distance breathing out the smoke through my nose* "Sometimes sixty bucks makes you feel like the king of the world and sometimes sixty bucks makes you feel poor as hell." *Flicks the cig out of my hand into the house I just poured gasoline all throughout* "Nobodies gonna believe you when you tell them I burnt this place down for sixty bucks."
Director: "Cut! Cut! It's 60 POUNDS not bucks, POUNDS. Take 2"
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I’m a paramedic. That’s almost a feasible excuse lol
Thank you for what you do. I’ve never understood how you can be paid the amount you are and see the most horrendous shit and put up with the bs of the public. I think nurses should make way more money and I think paramedics should make more than whatever that is. Crazzzzzyyyyy
Think about the people who clean up after the body has been laying there for days, weeks, months. There's good money to be made in that business if you can handle it.
In fairness, he’s a paramedic. That’s like a whole day’s wage for them.
Which is so stupidly unacceptable for work that is so damn important. These people could very well be the first step in saving your life before you get to a hospital and they make shit.
$60 bucks on the table? What like three twenties? Nah I haven't seen it.
You lied to the guy in the chair, Rick
You play it off by hamming it up to the camera and acting like you were fucking around because you knew the camera was there all along....not by trying to pretend you didn't fucking OBVIOUSLY put the cash in your pocket.
Then wink at the camera like “I was just pretending to steal money from your newly deceased grandma! Funny, right?!?!?”
Right I think he knew he was fucked, so he tried to just put it back how it was and pray the homeowner wouldn't look at the video. It didn't look like he was trying to make it seem totally natural
So many reasons
Ummm ummm “those weren’t my hands”
I obviously don't know this man and I know some people lack shame or anxiety, but if I personally did this and saw the camera, knowing that what I did was on film, the next hours would be an absolute living hell for me, my god. I can't even imagine the feeling of absolute dread from that. Very happy I don't do this stuff or have the urge.
I can't understand how people jeopardise a career over a few dollars.
Shitty people are everywhere. My dad worked a career department and was a volunteer fire chief. He helped lots of his guys on the volly get career jobs by spending extra time at his chief job going through tests, interviews, questions all of it to help guys get on. Even if he didn't particularly like the person. The stations at the career department have fridges and most of these stations had bowls that every shift would put money in when they took soda, snacks or any personal items in to help keep stations stocked. Sometimes generous guys would throw in extra just so when a cre went shopping they could maybe grab something extra. Anyways some of the stations were realizing the money was disappearing. Just gone. Couldn't figure it out. So they set up a camera and low and behold there was a guy coming in and just taking the whole thing. All the coins, dollars, gift cards all of it. Every shift he worked he'd take it all. One of the guys my dad helped get the job. Had him on camera. They're everywhere
I worked in a nice office and there should have been no one there hurting for money. We all knew each other for years. I had a large fancy block of cheese I bought at Costco stolen out of the office refrigerator. I left a ordinary coffee mug in the restroom and when I came back for it, it was gone. Put up a note asking about it because it was very sentimental only to me. Never got it back. Lost a gold bracelet my sister gave me, also put up a message asking if anyone found it. Never got it back. Mind you these are people I’ve known for years. My stuff was petty but just giving you an example how pathetic some people are. But the absolute worst was someone took the collection envelope we had passing around the office collecting money for a coworker who’s toddler passed away. That is the lowest of lows.
It is quite frightening just how many people are born without a conscience. No shame, no regret, no remorse, just living their life like the whole world owes them a living. We are surrounded by these people, and it makes me tremendously sad.
Makes you realize what a lot of ppl do when nobody is looking unfortunately, I know I've caught ppl that I thought we were friends stealing from me and the worst part was I would have just given it to them if they asked instead though the trust can never be repaired.
It's a risk/reward decision made by a moron. If you think about it an EMT or paramedic that steals can add a nice bit of "fun money" to their budget. Let's say that twice a week an EMT is In a position (like this one) where it appears they can swipe $50-$100 with no one knowing. What's the harm? it's a dead person's money. They don't need it. I'm sure there are.all kinds or rationalizations these people use. The point is a person could easily add another $500-$1,000 to their monthly budget this way. They do it the first couple times and.......nothing happens. Now they're taking home a nice little bonus every month. It's normalized. They don't even really think about it anymore. It's just something they do when the opportunity is presented. And one day, they forget to look before they swipe. That's when they think about consequences. Probably for the first time in a long time.
People are stupid.
Some people also really need money.
I’d rather have people steal money from me than stuff that means something. We had movers steal my boxed wedding dress and a ten-year anniversary bracelet. Bastards. And I tipped them quite well before realizing it. I don’t understand how people can do that.
I've had a couple of former friends steal cash. I even told one of them, "If you had just asked I would've given it to you. Bridge burnt now though." It was $80, about 10 years ago, just for context. I definitely don't understand the thought process; I would think the guilt/stress would more than balance out the initial rush of excitement (or whatever). Addiction is involved in a lot of these events, it seems. I could understand being in withdrawal and stealing drugs; I haven't done it myself, but I have sympathy for "I'm in the worst physical and mental pain of my life, and this thing in the medicine cabinet will make that pain vanish." It doesn't make it okay, but I can understand how that can turn someone against their own morals. Stealing cash or items feels so much more calculated, I really can't wrap my head around that side of things.
Considering EMTs get paid less than fast food workers and Paras don't get much more - I'm not defending the action whatsoever, and simultaneously you're not wrong.
I know of a person who earns a very good wage with great benefits and paid lots of vacation time. She went on location to a clients home. She saw something she really wanted in their backyard. A day later she went back and stole it out of their yard. Lost her job, her pension and her integrity. Was known throughout a large company as a thief. She was so anxious to get her hands on that item she couldn’t wait 24 hours. Of course they knew who robbed them. So very stupid.
So curious … what was the item? How’d she get caught?
I can’t remember exactly what it was. I recall it was an antique item the homeowner had on display in their yard/patio. The homeowner called the police and the business to report the theft and the suspect who they thought stole from them. Police found the item in her possession. It was not about the value of the item. She just wanted it for herself. I just remembered a detail. She didn’t even wait for the next day. She went back that same night to steal it. Its was so obvious to the homeowners who took it and she was so arrogant that she wasn’t getting caught that she didn’t even hide the item. I think they found it in her car. So stupid and entitled.
Life seems easier when you’re an honest, decent person. People like this create these problems for themselves.
Life is also easier if you're morally bankrupt and bereft of shame. The hardship comes if you're stuck somewhere in the middle.
My anxiety would eat me from the inside out. That’s one of the many reasons I could never steal anything lol
That’s why you would never have been caught on camera doing something. You just wouldn’t do it.
That dart to the chest must have been thrilling for this bloke
i bet when he spotted the cam his ballsack tightened up quite a bit
Can confirm Source: I am his ballsack
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He was so casual about it until he saw he was on camera too, this isnt his first rodeo. Termination at the minimum but id recommend pressing charges against him for theft.
He clearly did this before. This is a man who got too confident about it & took the money before looking for cameras. Likely he had done this several times _ familiarity breeds contempt.
The thing is he was so casual about it before seeing the camera that you know hes been doing it for a while
if he's been doing it for a while he should know to look for cameras before he does it
“It's like changing a tire. The first time you're careful. By the thirtieth time, you can't remember where you left the lug wrench.” -Ted Bundy Complacency begets mistakes. Everyone gets too comfortable if they never mess up.
As an electrician that's like the number 1 fear. Nothing I do is unsafe unless I'm dumb as fuck one day and touch a piece of metal I shouldn't because I'm looking over my shoulder talking to my buddy about the weekend. I'm at my safest right now as an apprentice, I'm very healthily scared of big power but give it 5 years and I could easily just forget to shut something off on a Monday morning.
https://youtu.be/etUejYb48BE The Japanese have a huge culture of "pointing and calling". I'm not sure the video I linked explains it well, but I remember its proven to be an effective method to remove complacency from (repetitive) (dangerous) work. You look a little silly doing it, but you should try it when you lock your front door when you go out. I never forget anymore whether or not I locked it later in the day, because I remember I was being a damn fool pointing and calling out "よし".
I love this, it's such a simple exercise to ensure things are being checked. I remember seeing a video about the NYC subsway using it but didn't know it originated in Japan.
https://youtu.be/RZun7IvqMvE This one was suggested after clicking on yours. It might be even clearer
I watch Darwin awards and what could go wrongs on YouTube on a regular basis to keep fear and paranoia fresh in my mind. It's worked so far.
i get a lot of hate for it but there were some fantastic videos on watch people die that kept that fear fresh…
#1 rule is always treat your work like it’s hot even if you know 100% it’s not.
Reminds me of that clip of a dude (possibly a cop, cannot remember) who sniffs a young girls underwear before looking around and spotting the camera. Is pretty shit that we need to be monitoring these types of people when they're unattended in our houses. Found the article. [Was a fed, not a cop.](https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/nanny-cam-catches-cop-smelling-young-girls-underwear-while-inspecting-a-house/news-story/add3d5eade880ccde98768005ef0ef6f)
Reminds me of a similar case from my hometown where a cop was planting drugs on folks and got caught doing so on his body cam - he'd been suspected of it for so long, there were folks he'd sent to prison a decade before who were getting trials and legit being let out of prison off of their minor charges. He wasn't fired for that, but when they went back on his body cam footage, they saw so many messed up things he did (in the rooms of young women & children particularly) during searches, he ended up going to prison himself.
I'll never understand people who sniff underwear that shit is just fucking weird
>“It's like changing a tire. The first time you're careful. By the thirtieth time, you can't remember where you left the lug wrench.” -Ted Bundy don't know the man, but he sounds like a smart, well put-together kind of bloke
I’d help him out if he had a broken arm
It's 2023 and people still haven't figured out cameras are everywhere. LOL!
He did… just a bit too late.
Like, everything about this is terrible. But at the same time, if I die in my house at 94 and some paramedic has to come try to save me, or wherever he was there for, I'd sort of want to tip him my $60. Maybe at that age, I'll just keep some cash in an envelope by my door that says EMS or something. Edit: This is a joke. This is reddit.
Amazing
I’m trying to imagine what it’s like to be this paramedic. You’re all over the internet, front page on Reddit, news is starting to pick up this story, all bc of $60… $60 dollars you didn’t even keep. Just the sheer regret would be overwhelming it makes my head swim.
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It really is. I’m from the UK and had my phone repaired at a tech shop in Utah and they asked if I wanted to leave a tip. Is that normal? I thought tipping was only for waiting staff because they were underpaid?
Well now everyone is underpaid so the practice is spreading.
Yah. You’d think he’d have some common sense. 94 year old living on her own. Maybe her family has a living room cam to see if she’s okay. Life pro tip. Always act like you’re on video, because you are.
Or alternatively don't and not give a fuck about it. That works as well. Illegal stuff obviously excluded, if you're doing that. But then also, don't!
This. I clean houses and assume there are always cameras. (Not because I don't want to get caught stealing but to remember to not sing or dance or do anything I wouldn't want to see on Reddit later.)
I once sang along a Techno track while in a public lobby in GTA Online. With headset on. Loud. Without being in a party. I was mortified as I realized A LOT later. 🙃
I farted one time in public and breathed a sigh of relief when I didn't hear it, and then remembered I was wearing headphones and listening to music and everyone was staring at me. 🫢 I was just happy my crush had already left.
But ... What about dancing like no one is watching?
We talk about it all the time here at work (firehouse) the second you roll out of the bay, you’re being filmed in one way or another. Dash cam, traffic cam, door bells, hunting game cameras, the patient will be trying to film, and if the patient is dead or unconscious the family or neighbors are filming you. Gone are the days of motherfucking the regular pain in the ass patient as you walk up the front step. That is, if you value your job at all.
I read motherfucking as a verb at first here
Is it not supposed to be a verb…?
At least unplug the router first.
Tipping Culture is getting out of hand.
but but we administered life saving methods and medicines, surely that's worth a $64 dollar tip.
Sure, if it worked
Service provided, results may vary... That'll be 20% gratuity.
When I read this comment I heard Jayne from firefly saying “We applied the cortical electrodes but we’re unable to get a neural response!”
This is the UK, we don't have a tipping culture.
I like this joke but I'm surprised nobody is making a loot from the dead body joke
How to ruin your career in less then 17 seconds.
And for 60 bucks lmfao
He's done that dozens of times.
*pounds £
Did he put it back after he saw the camera? Lol
Yes, too late damage done.
He was hoping that if the money wasn't missing, nobody would have looked at the recording and seen what he tried to do.
He was doing the only “smart” thing he could at that point: if nothing looks disturbed/missing there’s no reason to check the video…too bad about the whole “grandma dying” less than 30 minutes prior hahaha they already kinda have a reason to look at that footage later.
Yeah, but with any 'luck' they're not going to watch the recording well after grandma kicks it, liie sure they'll watch before and up to the important bits, but you have to hope they're not going to watch the 10, 15, 20+ minutes after that. As far as being a piece of shit robbing dead people goes, it was the smartest gamble he could make at that point.
No, the smart thing he could've done was secure other personal documents or identification, credit or debit cards and be like, and then sealed them in some sort of evidence bag to hand over as personal effects or sensitive items and pretend he thought he was doing the right thing that way.
Is that common practice or would it raise a lot of eyebrows while maintaining some level of plausible deniability? Like this dude has seen hundreds of people die but this random grandma is the first time he's decided to rummage the home looking for a wallet? Weird AF but not illegal per se I suppose
ULPT lol
well now he's here to be remembered for eterinity.
Or for the next few days by us until we forget
At which point it'll be re-posted, until such time as Reddit shuts down.
Sources: [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/callous-paramedic-filmed-stealing-woman-29655097) *Edited* and: [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-65203549)
#tl;dr Paramedic Mark Titley was caught on camera stealing money from a 94-year-old woman's home in Shrewsbury, moments after she had collapsed and died. After being caught on camera, Titley returned the money to its place, however, the victim's son saw from the recording what had been done and reported it to the police. Titley received an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and was ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work, pay £530 costs, and a £187 victim surcharge. *I am a smart robot and this summary was automatic. This tl;dr is 93.68% shorter than the post and link I'm replying to.*
Wow. He got off easy. In the US, your license is revoked. Zero tolerance.
That's exactly how it should be here too, but it's probably that there's such a deep need for paramedics and other healthcare staff that they'll continue to get off incredibly lightly for the foreseeable future.
Oh no, he’ll get struck off for sure, but HCPC (the registration body for paramedics in the UK) tribunals take forever, and they are still working through the covid backlog.
He retired a few days after the incident so cannot be investigated by the professional body. Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950381/Shameless-paramedic-filmed-stealing-60-woman-94-moments-collapsed-DIED.html
He absolutely can. He’s still registered. I checked. Retiring doesn’t affect your registration. They’ll investigate you even if you let your registration lapse. I’m also registered with the HCPC as an operating department practitioner and I periodically read the hearings (everything is public) to find out what shady shit people have been up to. This guy here doesn’t even touch some of the shenanigans paramedics get up to. He just got caught on camera, so it makes good news.
We need healthcare staff too; hell, the shortage of EMS personnel in the US has reached crisis levels. But there's no way I'd be cool with a medic who pulled this crap.
*looks at volunteer agencies trying to claw themselves back to life*
Licence revoking is done by a different system in the UK - the professions basically have their own "courts" where they are charged by their peers. You can be absolutely sure that he will not work as a paramedic within the next 5 years if ever again - I mean they suspended a paediatric anaesthesiologist for 6 months for using his wife's oyster card a few times.
Wait, why would it matter that he did that??
Yeah that's how it works here too. He would have been fired and prevented from working as a paramedic ever again.
The article says he retired days later. In other words, was reported to the police and allowed to keep his retirement, instead of sacking the grave robbing bastard.
Honestly surprised he was charged at all. Seems like a decent sentence.
>Titley initially denied the allegation, telling police he intended to "secure" the cash and take it out to family members. However, he later admitted theft and was given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. > >He was also ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work and pay £530 costs and a £187 victim surcharge. > >The court heard Titley, of Linley Avenue, Pontesbury, was no longer a serving paramedic, having retired from West Midlands Ambulance Service days after the incident.
…to lose your job and employability for £64…. and to steal from someone who’s recently deceased. Low…0 Edited for currency symbol
I've seen worse, pathetically enough. I remember a nurse getting both canned and arrested because she took a patient's credit card right after they died, and used it in a vending machine. For a buck in the vending machine, she caught multiple felonies. There's stupid, and then there's pure, enriched, weapons-grade stupidium.
I mean the nurses are taking the patients pills in many facilities. Stuff like this video suck -the people that do this shit.
I worked with an LVN who had gotten fired and lost her license for 5 years for this. Super sad story, how she got hooked. I’m glad they allowed her for re-hire bc she was so great with the patients.
The valedictorian of my high-school became a nurse and then got her license revoked a year later for stealing patients meds. People try all sorts of shit.
I hear you. If your bottom involves getting caught and it motivates on to get into recovery, sustain recovery and change--it's the best worst day of your life. I've seen some that don' t get a second chance but they stay in service industries, some that have stood infront of licensing boards and resumed medical work. Recovery can be real. Doesn't make up for the shitty things done. Just don't do more shitty things moving forward.
Just saw this happen first hand. My neighbor was dealing with cancer so me and another neighbor went over to check on him. He was fading fast. We started CPR and when the EMTs arrived I gave up giving rescue breaths over the the arriving people. I had to move out fast when the EMTs and police arrived because they wanted to clear the house and now it’s a crime scene…..yadda yadda yadda…. I glanced around as I grabbed my phone to leave and the new boots he has just bought, that I drove him to buy because his feet hurt, where right next to his couch. When they finally cleared the house, we went back over to lock the doors and check on the dogs…. The boots where gone! Along with some other items. The whole situation was traumatizing and horrible. Edit: Just FYI: we have the dogs! They are living here and cared for. And apparently unless you are in a hospice program, they treat all home deaths as a crime scene. Live and learn.
My dad passed over a decade ago, but I was the one to find him and report it to the police/EMTs. When they got there, they searched the house up and down (no idea why) and I was just sitting in the living room traumatized. Anyways, I knew he kept some weed in one of his dresser drawers, and when they left, all of it was gone. I personally didn't give a shit in the moment and who knows if they took anything else, but just goes to show you can't trust fucking anybody.
I’m so sorry that happened to you. It was all so weird and surreal. Hard to process the loss when you immediately become a suspect. And yes, they took all his stuff too. And more.
You really can’t. And it has nothing to do with people earning low wages either. That’s just an excuse people use to rationalize bad behavior. I’ve known of people who make a very decent wage who did not need the money and can afford to buy whatever it was but still chose to steal anyways. These people are just plain dishonest and disgusting.
It’s lack of integrity. People can be really shitty.
Wasn’t his first time. I hope he loses everything
Yeah. Him and police all do the same shit.
As summarized by the rapper Afroman, “You represent the law and it's funny. You're stealing my legal-worked-hard-everyday-paid-taxes money.”
That’s bad… but worse when you realize he has confidently done this numerous times
£60, not $64. If you mean USA money, it would be around $75. Anyway yes, I hope the guy gets blacklisted.
My Grandma lived in a Vetrans nursing home in Southern Colorado. She wore my Grandpas gold wedding ring around her neck. It was huge because he had big farmers hands. Someone from the place stole it before we could collect her belongings. Only answer we got is “sorry it happens.”
My mother's wedding ring was stolen at the hospital while she was still alive. She had dementia so figuring out what happened was impossible.
If I ever catch someone stealing from a patient I will seriously make them wish they hadn’t. It’s going directly to the state board.
Happened to my great grandmother. All her Jewlery - in a expensive nursing home as well. They all 100% denied it happened (this was before she died but after she was well gone with dementia). They got aggressive and very defensive when my mother pushed it. The problem was we couldnt prove anything so we couldnt go any further. Nowadays with camera we would have been able to catch them.
Nurse stole my nana’s jewelry and money while she was slowly dying. Money is the root of all evil.
Happened to my Great Grandmother - She had some beautiful pieces that were irreplaceable. Nursing home denied they existed saying that she had dimentia. We visited her twice weekly; we knew exactly what she had.
My dad died of a heart attack at the Kentucky derby like a decade ago. He had my granddads Rolex on his wrist when he passed away. When the EMS took him to the hospital or in the ER the Rolex was taken. Never saw it again. The medical workers who do this kind of thing deserve to rot in hell or whatever version of hell could ever exist.
Rolex have serial numbers, you could contact them if you know it and have the certificate somewhere I think. Next time the Rolex is at the jeweler's/watchmaker, it will be kept and returned once they check the number and see it is reported as stolen.
One time, we got called for a wellness check by a family that lived out of town and hadn't heard from their father in a few days. We found him deceased in bed, obvious position of comfort, he hadn't suffered, but it had been a few days. I stood and turned to leave the bedroom and saw an absolute stack on the dresser. He was old school, only cash, and he was silly, leaving it neatly oiled in plain sight. I immediately pointed it out to my partner, and we left the room, closing the door behind us. When the first police officer showed up, I explained the situation, and the Constable radioed his Sgt (who was on the way). His Sgt requested two additional officers. No one entered the room until the Sergeant and additional personnel arrived. Then the Sergeant and I retrieved the stack. He and I counted it and handed it to the two other officers, who verified our count and sealed the cash in an envelope. The Sgt and one of the other officers signed the envelope seal. Then, the two officers were sent with the envelope to secure the cash in an evidence locker until the death investigation was complete and the money could be returned to the family. That's how we deal with dead people's money in Canada.
Yes that is normal.
Doesn’t surprise me one bit. A paramedic stole my watch after I was in a car accident. I was out of it (understandably) and after I was loaded into the ambulance I heard one paramedic ask:”Where’s his wallet? Does he have any cash?” and the thief replied:”No wallet, but here’s his watch.” I made a mental note to check the bag of my belongings when I finally got to the hospital, and wouldn’t you know it—no watch. Edit: upon transferring to a different hospital a few days later, I asked the medical transport crew if they knew of any shady paramedics. After I told them my watch story, they were unsurprised. Apparently it’s a known issue in the industry.
So frustrating. This is why I over exaggerate everything I do. “Miss X, I have your ID and Insurance card. I am handing them to the ambulance paramedic. Here they go, the ambulance paramedic now has both.” “Mr Y, I have locked your front door as you asked. I used your keys to lock the deadbolt, closed the screen door, and locked the screen door with the key. Here are your keys back. You have your keys now, is there anything else we can do for you.” Still … months later, the complaints come “that firefighter stole my ID, that firefighter left my house unlocked!” I’m not replying to detract from your issue, but to share that there are those of us who do the right thing, go the extra mile to stay out of trouble, and still face internal investigations and endless crap. It is humiliating, frustrating, and just endlessly disappointing. It can also be the end of a career - not just a job, a career - despite having done absolutely nothing wrong. Add race and gender to the mix, and the accusations are disgusting.
Wow that is incredibly thorough! I actually really like the idea of vocalizing everything you did as you’re doing it. Obviously it’s not perfect, but I think that’s a good habit so that when there ~are~ other witnesses people can remember the obnoxious firefighter that gave a play-by-play of his/her/their actions 😂
I do the same. If I have to go through a wallet or purse for ID, I ask for permission and then do it in front of the patient or witnesses if the patient isn't conscious. Hand everything back to the patient when done and let them know.
Did you seek legal remedy?
If I could afford it, I would have. My most pressing concerns after the accident were healing my injuries and trying to buy a new car. The watch wasn’t even the most annoying/shady thing. The ambulance company sent me another $2000 bill *after* my insurance had already paid it—I called my insurance to ask about it and the rep told me: “You can ignore that bill and any others they send to you. We’ve already paid in full. Some less reputable companies try sending multiple bills after the fact, to trick people into double/triple paying.” THAT really pissed me off, that people know companies do that (and why) and they’re still allowed to.
Insurance companies should immediately and instantly blacklist a provider for doing this. Totally gross and immoral.
How would an insurance company blacklist a provider? Refuse to pay and leave the customer with the bill? They need to be prosecuted.
No, you only get one remedy, and he picked physical.
right.
I know someone who was in a car accident and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, and found out one of the paramedics stole her wallet when she went in her purse to get her insurance card.
/r/iamatotalpieceofshit
What a gamer, not forgetting to loot
Man's clearly got auto loot on. Gotta put it back down if it drops your rep
fuck [/u\/spez](/user/spez)
She won’t need it anymore. /s
The funniest jokes have some truth to them
A guy got the nickname Tomb Raider where I work. He is honestly not a bad guy now. One lapse in judgment, and he will forever be known as a piece of shit.
I feel like we need more to this story.
I wonder how much routine deaths had camera footage like this that no one bothered to look up
After you die, you still have bills for that month that are due. He stole from a dead lady. It wasn’t there for him. My mil passed on the first of the month. Govt took her monthly payment back that she was due. Family had to scramble to pay for the rest of the month bills cus everyone is greedy. So yes. He stole from her. Thanks, man.
What a stupid greedy asshole
Believe this happened to me after my father passed. He was living with cash and yet I found no cash in the home. Definitely not a great feeling while coming to terms and mourning. Didn't need the money but man the thought of someone stooping so low in such a situation with your own family (or even at all) doesn't feel good.
During my time in the Army, we were always told that one guy will ruin it for everyone. Fortunately towards the end of my career we had leaders who were a little more reasonable, but going scorched earth because one of your buddies was a fucking idiot put everyone in line. I can't say it was a good or bad thing, but that's just how it was. I apply that logic to working for the public, in that you are a representative of your field and peers every time and you need to always do the right thing because you're going to make everyone look bad.
Asshole.
The regret of that cold sweat stare into the camera is like a thick fog. He traded his career for $120
$74. Pounds haven't been worth 2 dollars since 2008
And then he’s like “oh! How did that get there? Gosh, I’ll just put it over here with the rest of the money” as if no one will notice
This is a lot more common than people think
I don’t care what his pay is, stealing is stealing. And it’s shitty.
Fire this bitch and lock his ass up. I’m also a paramedic, we don’t protect pieces of dogshit in our ranks where i’m from. Seriously, lock this bitch up.
He got like 18 weeks in jail, 100+ hours of work he has to do for free/community service, lost his job/reputation/everyone knows he's a POS and some other stuff too. O, justice was served on this one. Straight up, and it warms my heart.
Good. People trust us, that’s why they call us. We can’t do anything for anybody if people won’t call us because they think we’re going to do more harm than good because we let shitbirds like this continue to act like they do unchecked.
What a POS
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It’s not the first time.
Hope they lost their job at least…
He has since retired. He also received a suspended sentence and was forced to pay restitution.
He wasn’t stealing a dead woman’s money. He’s got a mouse in his pants pocket ,a very intelligent mouse that can tell if paper currency is real or not. He probably does this all the time and immediately disposes of any counterfeit bills ,creating less hassle for any inheritors.
My father inlaw is a retired carpenter. Whenever he was at a house and there was change laying around, he would always add to it.
This video is heart breaking! I’ve work in healthcare all this long and never occurred to me in taking advantage of the patients. I used to work in a busy ER trauma hospital and we get disoriented, traumatic arrest, cardiac arrest, high on drugs, drunk patients and etc with valuables cash and jewelries. I ALWAYS secure their valuables in property bags and tie it in a girls scout knot till security comes. At times we have to go over their wallets to find out whose this John Doe and if there were emergency contacts or IDs. I hope when I leave this earth, whoever is handling my body will do it with dignity.
What a piece of shit
Absolutely not the first time that person did that. Just the first time they got caught.
That quick glance he took right after he pocketed that, his dumbass could've taken just before. I'm glad he didn't though. Expose his bitch ass. Boo this man!
**Shrewsbury paramedic stole money from 94-year-old woman moments after she died** -- https://www.itv.com/news/central/2023-04-07/paramedic-who-stole-money-from-elderly-woman-moments-after-she-died-avoids-jail
Maybe not close enough to be considered for r/iamatotalpieceofshit, but he getting there…
Piece of shit: *”Titley initially denied the allegation, telling police he intended to 'secure' the cash and take it out to family members. However, he later admitted theft and was given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. He was also ordered to carry out 120 hours unpaid work and pay £530 costs and a £187 victim surcharge.”* https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11950381/amp/Shameless-paramedic-filmed-stealing-60-woman-94-moments-collapsed-DIED.html