Missouri state representative of St. Charles County home, St. Onge, wound up in handcuffs after running into a burning house fire trying to rescue a family of three. This former firefighter claimed, "When I was coming up on the Lake St. Boulevard, I saw smoke that didn't look natural and I pulled into the subdivision"; he wanted to see if the scene was in danger or if it was a false alarm. After realizing the house was actually on fire, he phoned 911 and took action immediately.
Before the fire crew arrived at the scene, St. Onge was already trying to put out the fire with a garden hose. Once the cops showed up with their fire crew, the police ordered St. Onge to "get off the walkway". They kept telling him that he was in danger and that he needed to step away from the house but St. Onge, persistent on trying to help, refused. He tried to reason with the police saying that he was a former fire fighter who knows what he's doing but instead "I kinda went off on him and said a few things and they put me in cuffs" he said.
St. Onge admits to not following the orders of the police, but is not guilty for trying to help the family to safety.
Analysis: Because of how crucial the situation was, I think that the police were trying to be in control of everything, which resulted in the unnecessary handcuffing of St. Onge, but St. Onge's intentions were for the best. What he did was brave, not disobedient. Handcuffing him for not listening was overly aggressive but it wouldn't have happened if he just followed directions.
Source: http://fox2now.com/2017/10/26/good-samaritan-handcuffed-after-running-into-burning-home/
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