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Holy fuck. Sue them for everything, I mean EVERYTHING.

• pstuart 13y ago
  The problem is that the public pays, and the guilty parties do not. What is needed is a standard of liability insurance for police departments that is paid for by their pension fund.
  • hobs 13y ago
    I did mull this over when I wrote the post, and it is something I do consider, but I cant say "Oh dont sue me because I my tax dollars will go to repair the screwed up damage the society I support decided to support." Hopefully this guy getting ten million dollars will make the citizens revolt AT the police agency, and drive the stake deep. I do agree we need a standard of liability, but who is going to start the groundswell to make that happen? People only care when their pocketbooks are on the line as far as I can tell.
• thex86 13y ago
  Unless the people involved are SUSPENDED, there is no justice.
  • rhizome 13y ago
    Uh no: every officer should lose their cert, and every medical person lose their license.
    • reginaldjcooper 13y ago
      They also need to be imprisoned just as any other group of rapists would.
      • rhizome 13y ago
        Being convicted of a felony is pretty much the only way a law enforcement officer can lose their cert anymore.
    • mrab 13y ago
      In this circumstance, I hate to defend those that did what they did. The comment above about authoritarian followers is a good explanation as to why the officers/medical staff would comply. But I could see how one would comply, not to serve or aid, but out of fear or simply the with the perception that they _had_ to comply.
      • Zikes 13y ago
        Doctors command an astounding level of respect and trust, and both are necessary for their profession to even exist. If I cannot trust a doctor while I am unconscious or otherwise vulnerable, then I would be putting myself at risk by avoiding seeking medical help if it became necessary. That level of trust is so high, I don't think it would be a stretch to think many people would expect a doctor to put a patient's needs and wellbeing above their own. These doctors may have risked their livelihoods or their freedom by refusing to comply, but they knew full well the actual harm they would do if they did comply. They should be held accountable.
        • rhizome 13y ago
          These doctors may have risked their livelihoods or their freedom by refusing to comply Yeah, no. The first doctor is home right now, sleeping well, knowing s/he did the right thing by refusing to comply. The cops didn't have shit, the second hospital doctors completely abdicated their responsibilities absent any compelling interest and they went along with it because they wanted to, because they found a good enough reason. How do I know? Because the existence of the first doctor(s) proves they could have said "no."
          • Zikes 13y ago
            When the cops haul a man in for "standing funny", anything you do to oppose their will is painting a target on your back. The first doctor got away with it because the other doctors went along with the officers' demands. If everyone had refused they would have been ethically in the right, but you can be assured the authorities would have reacted far less favorably.
  • chrislipa 13y ago
    Suspension is not nearly enough. They broke the law and should be prosecuted.