A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
So, to summarise :
ReplyDeleteBe foolish enough to run the risk of infecting people, but don't = go to jail.
Do a Shipman apprenticeship by dispensing diamorphine instead of anadin = go free.
Listen carefully, I think I hear the Law braying.....
maneatingcheesesandwich: Now, you mentioned Shipman. However, I confess that his name did pop into my mind. But, I was thinking more along the lines of a mercy killing, which, as the law stands, would have been premeditated and therefore murder. If this was justice then the other chap got short measure. But, as for risk to the public neither probably deserved jail.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he's giving up medicine - 30mg of diamorphine should have seemed a bit hefty even for a migraine, if we're to go for the "accidental" aspect of the case. Stranger things have happened though. There may well have been more to the deceased's history than has been disclosed, so a mercy killing could have been one hypothesis. Overall (and with the proviso that the news report probably missed a few salient points out) I really can't see the benefit of custody in either case.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, I've tried to look from a different angle, but can't be sure how I'd feel if I was one of the patients who had to sit and wait for Hep test results..
I like going for that different angle.
ReplyDeleteAt least he took care not to infect patients.