• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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      3 days ago

      I know a few NYC EMS EMTs. The opening, where the EMT calls the cops out for planting the gun, is always popular.

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          3 days ago

          Sorry.

          NYC = New York City. The City police are NYPD. The guys planting the gun

          EMS = Emergency Medical Service. When the movie was made, EMS was a semi-independent agency. It didn’t pay as much as the Police or Fire [still doesn’t]

          EMT = Emergency Medical Technician. Basically, “ambulance driver” but don’t call an EMT an ambulance driver unless you want to insult them. It’s a job title like ‘nurse,’ but in this case refers specifically to people working for the City EMS.

          So, when actual City employees see fictional versions of themselves telling the Police to fuck off, it’s very popular.

          Sorry about the jargon.