TR>It is the duty of all persons in the city when called upon by any police
TR>officer to promptly aid and assist him in the execution of his duties.
TR>Court decisions arising from ordinances such as this allow the 
commandeering
TR>of vehicles and many other forms of assistance. I thought you might find 
thi
TR>interesting. There are many other ordinances and statutes which support 
he
TR>same conclusions.
  A similar deal is in the Amateur Radio rules, Title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 97...where an amateur radio operator has "emergency or 
priority traffic" when:
1) The information involves the safety of life, or the protection of
   property.
2) The amateur radio operator is himself, "in distress"...or is assisting
   another station "in distress"...where no provision of the rules
   prohibits the amateur radio operator of making known his location,
   situation, and using whatever means is necessary to obtain assistance.
  I used this when I was a witness to an aggravated assault incident last 
summer...and used my amateur radio unit to summon help, etc. That has now 
gone to trial, and I've already made a written and telephone deposition... 
but have to go to Orlando next week to physically testify. This is NOT my 
idea of a Florida vacation!!
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