Emergency Services
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The Guardian : Do not use our tragedy to fuel violence, family of Belfast attack victim say
Portrays emergency services as heroic and under unjust attack
The article includes the judge’s commendation of emergency responders and notes they were attacked during the riots, evoking sympathy and respect.
“the emergency services and the members of the public who went to the victim’s aid... should be commended for that”
Daily Mail : Paramedics helping mother stuck headfirst in sea defence rocks as tide came in failed to …
Overall emergency response depicted as untrustworthy due to communication breakdowns and procedural non-compliance
The article emphasizes lack of coordination, disjointed efforts, and failure to follow life-saving guidelines, undermining institutional trustworthiness.
“There has also been evidence of a lack of communication between the different agencies at the scene, meaning it ‘did not appear very coordinated’.”
Daily Mail : Firefighter swore at paramedics who failed to bring life-saving equipment to woman dragged from the …
Emergency response is portrayed as incompetent and poorly coordinated
[narrative_framing], [loaded_language], [cherry_picking]
“Another paramedic who arrived after Ms Gibson last week accused other responders on the scene of effectively ‘winging it’ during the 'disjointed' incident.”