tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post8635808698271388972..comments2024-03-12T21:07:33.413-04:00Comments on Baltimore Crime: October 30Maurice Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-53534035640974449102007-10-31T11:32:00.000-04:002007-10-31T11:32:00.000-04:00Regarding the reporting system. In all fairness, ...Regarding the reporting system. In all fairness, HIPAA simply precludes the medical professional staff from contact authorities except where the law specifically allows. If that patient had asked that police be contacted, they should have been. Ethically, she should have been offered contact with one of the social workers who work at the hospital. <BR/><BR/>However, requiring medical professionals to report abuse such as this would only serve to limit the ability of those professionals to treat those in need. There are many, many, people that be hesitant to come to the emergency room or to seek treatment in any other manner if they felt the situation would be reported to authorities no matter their wishes. No one is saying that encouraging abuse victims to contact authorities isn't important, but you should hinder the medical world's ability to do its job by forcing them to report this kind of information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-57633949295913115742007-10-30T16:29:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:29:00.000-04:00after you choke back your barf, please tell the st...after you choke back your barf, please tell the story!Maurice Bradburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-17453232453828037262007-10-30T16:01:00.000-04:002007-10-30T16:01:00.000-04:00I recently ended up on a jury for a murder case (o...I recently ended up on a jury for a murder case (one of the poor souls on your list for 2006). My experience can be summed up in two phrases: <BR/><BR/>'witness intimidation'<BR/><BR/>'jury nullification'<BR/><BR/>I don't know what else to say; I feel physically ill just thinking about the trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-15997219352714058762007-10-30T10:24:00.000-04:002007-10-30T10:24:00.000-04:00Police in the City have shot double the number of ...Police in the City have shot double the number of people this year compared to last year, according to The Examiner. I wish it was higher, and with a higher percentage of fatal shots, but lacking a reasonable concealed carry permit law I guess it's better then nothing.grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646053613737901261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-41187540172620223272007-10-30T09:43:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:43:00.000-04:00Did anyone see the quote by Warren Brown at the en...Did anyone see the quote by Warren Brown at the end of the Daily Record's "War Room" article?<BR/><BR/>" “You’re keeping them locked up without bail — big deal. They sat in jail for eight months, then they go to court and make a deal for time served [or get the case dropped],” he said, adding he thought city prosecutors often didn’t seek the toughest penalties for the crime. "<BR/><BR/>He could be running his mouth for any number of reasons, but it's a bad sign when the city's most prominent defese attorney says that prosecutors don't seek tough enough sentences.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-27207169939708916722007-10-30T09:21:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:21:00.000-04:00The mother of the shot hoodlum claims he was only ...The mother of the shot hoodlum claims he was only trying to get rid of the gun. Yeah right, he was trying to get rid of his bullets by putting them into a police officer. Darwin strikes again.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-72432560894730408432007-10-30T09:15:00.000-04:002007-10-30T09:15:00.000-04:00Fatal shooting in Loch Raven around 2:30 AM last n...Fatal <A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/crime/bal-shooting1030,0,5352217.story" REL="nofollow">shooting</A> in Loch Raven around 2:30 AM last nightppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.com