13 Responses to “When Cops Play Doctor”

1. #1 |  Dave Krueger |  September 22nd, 2009 at 9:58 am

   I always choke on the suggestion that government is acting in good faith when, for example, they crack down on pain medications. Their arguments are so unsupported as to be patently preposterous and their crusades clearly have far more in common with a modern day witch hunt than they do with any strategy that could credibly claim to advance the “general welfare”.

   That’s why I could never be a convincing commentator. I have nothing but ridicule for government, but ridicule doesn’t sway those who really want to believe government is their friend.

   The drug war is simply another example of Man’s vicious persecution of his fellow man dressed up to look like he’s helping him. There is nothing benevolent about it anymore than there was something benevolent in the Japanese internment, stealing of Native American tribal land, locking people in insane asylums for their own good, or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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2. #2 |  Yizmo Gizmo |  September 22nd, 2009 at 10:10 am

   Cops play doctor when they arest for DUI.
   I know friend who had bloodshot eyes, swaying , strong
   mell of alcohol, etc) on the police report.
   He got booked for DUI, then released 2 hours later. The ER doctor wouldn’t give him a blood test but said
   “Alert, healthy, etc” on the exam.
   He was convicted.
   The police officer’s testimony, rife with exaggeration, was allowed.
   The ER doctor’s report was not allowed, considered “hearsay.”
   Whatever.

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3. #3 |  J sub D |  September 22nd, 2009 at 10:54 am

   I’ve posted my opinion about delusional War on Sanity practices so many times I fell like I’m getting redundant.

   How many diiferent ways are there to descibe an insane, doomed to failure, counterprodctive and affront to liberty policy? Give me a week and I’ll come up with new condemnations for our esteemed jack booted thug* drug warriors.

   Yeah, I stole that from some right wing jerk but you gotta admit, it’s a darned good phrase.

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4. #4 |  One Angry Dwarf |  September 22nd, 2009 at 11:53 am

   Dr. Fischer is AMAZINGLY calm and collected, considering what our own thugs acting under the guise of government have done to him. If I were in his position–my livelihood, my possessions, my life stripped away for the sake of politics–I would swear revenge on my captors for the rest of my life. Quite possibly act on it.

   Remember though, according to the Left, we only need the “right people in charge” and this will all change.

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5. #5 |  Ben |  September 22nd, 2009 at 12:03 pm

   Here’s an interesting article from Chicago where a nurse was cuffed and thrown in a cruiser when she followed hospital policy and wanted to do paperwork before taking a drunks blood.

   http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1782491,nurse-lawsuit-cop-cuff-drawing-blood-092109.article

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6. #6 |  Chris in AL |  September 22nd, 2009 at 12:57 pm

   Thanks for the link Ben. I am glad she has filed suit. Unfortunately, her suit will probably be used as more reason to let POS, incompetent cops stick people and draw blood.

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7. #7 |  Steamed McQueen |  September 22nd, 2009 at 1:37 pm

   test, just trying to find out what happened to my comment, nothing to see here, move along…

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8. #8 |  Frank |  September 22nd, 2009 at 1:44 pm

   More police power abuse. Of course, this is Shitcago, so it’s expected.

   http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1782491,nurse-lawsuit-cop-cuff-drawing-blood-092109.article

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9. #9 |  Big Chief |  September 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 pm

   Yet another example of draconian laws that don’t stop people from harming themselves and harms even more people by not allowing them help themselves.

   Hopefully at some point Obama mans up and implements the transparancy he promised by posting bills on the net for a period before signing them into law. Then we can get to the next step, which is a reasonable discussion on what the unintended consequences will be before we put a law in place.

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10. #10 |  Jim Collins |  September 22nd, 2009 at 4:17 pm

    Big Chief,
    I doubt that he wants to do that now. Look at all of the hits he’s taken over health care, when people had a chance to read the proposed bills.

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11. #11 |  The Moderate Voice |  September 22nd, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    More Victims of America’s War on Drugs…

    Reason Magazine reminds us that nonviolent users of illegal drugs aren’t the only victims of America’s War on (some) Drugs. A number of physicians and patients suffering from incurable neurogenic diseases have been sent to prison all becau…

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12. #12 |  Stephen |  September 22nd, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    I know a cop with ALS. I’m thinking about suggesting that he try pot.

    Kind of ironic isn’t it?

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13. #13 |  Michael |  September 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 am

    Frank was lucky. It has been five years and there is no likelihood I will ever practice again. I am one year older than Dr Fisher! Compassionate pain management doctors have little they can be proud of! Our government, and their lackeys, has seen to that! I feel like such a loser, so much of the time!

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