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Tube inserted into man who refused to give urine sample
Seattlepi.com (Seattle Press Intelligencer) ^ | 3/4/08 | Associated Press Staff

Posted on 03/07/2008 7:04:04 PM PST by elkfersupper

KELSO, Wash. -- When a man who was suspected of drunken driving in Longview refused to give blood and urine samples he was taken to a hospital.

His lawyer says he was held down kicking and screaming for a blood draw. And a tube was inserted into his bladder to withdraw the urine.

He sued Cowlitz County. A settlement was reached Friday in which he was paid $15,000, without authorities admitting they did anything wrong.

The 37-year-old man, Matthew Clifford Arthur, was on probation at the time of the arrest in November and was required to undergo screening for drugs and alcohol. When he refused, his lawyer says he should have been taken to the jail instead of the hospital.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; US: Washington
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To: appleharvey

“I could be wrong, but I thought that you have a right to refuse a blood test, but it is just about the same as a guilty plea.”

his lawyer agrees, sort of, claiming the better available option, legally, was not the forced tests but sending his client to jail


41 posted on 03/07/2008 9:03:24 PM PST by Wuli
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Ohh I remember the Foley. After colon surgery. We must have had the same Doctor. Mine had been in for a two weeks tho. Thought I had blocked that memory.

The worst part was when I would walk to the bathroom and forget I had it in. I never went too far. Talk about an immediate U turn.


42 posted on 03/07/2008 9:12:32 PM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: umgud

“I’d be pi$$ed off too if they did this to me.”

Well, if he pissed off, they wouldn’t have had to stick in the tube.


43 posted on 03/07/2008 9:15:07 PM PST by flaglady47 (Algore: send global warming to Chicago area; will pay any carbon tax - desperate)
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To: coloradan
All your piss are belong to The State!

At my local, the sign above the urinal simply states: "Bob does not sell beer, he just rents it".

That says it all. It's Bob's fault.

44 posted on 03/07/2008 11:43:41 PM PST by jws3sticks (Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
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To: elkfersupper

Mouthdropped..... I’m speechless


45 posted on 03/07/2008 11:47:21 PM PST by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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To: ought-six
You yave my deepest sympathies.
OUCH!
46 posted on 03/08/2008 12:02:41 AM PST by rmlew (Grievance politics is a mental illness)
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To: ASOC
When I worked as a medic, insertion of a Foley catheter was second only to a McSwain Dart - for the “eeewwww” factor from the non-medical types.
And other interested sounds from the respective drainage of urine and air.
47 posted on 03/08/2008 12:09:08 AM PST by rmlew (Grievance politics is a mental illness)
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To: ought-six

I had a cystoscopy done WITH anesthesia and it was the most uncomfortable day of my life. Good luck to you.


48 posted on 03/08/2008 3:08:39 AM PST by Impy ("Our rivers are full of fish..." B. H. Obama)
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To: DustyMoment
Doesn't matter - he's ON PROBATION!!!! His butt, his blood and his urine belong to the state in exchange for proving that he can obey the laws of society . . . . . . . . which he obviously can't!

Then the solution is simple... If you refuse to comply with the terms of the probation, probation is revoked, and you go to jail. Simple. End of story. But "the state" doesn't force a medical procedure like inserting a catheter, at least it shouldn't in the US. China, the old Soviet Union, sure... But not the US.

Mark

49 posted on 03/08/2008 6:00:56 AM PST by MarkL
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To: appleharvey

“I didn’t think you could be forced.”

There are some states where it is legal to use force to take blood if you are suspected of being intoxicated.

Pretty damn amazing when you really stop and think about it!


50 posted on 03/08/2008 6:43:30 AM PST by EEDUDE
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To: elkfersupper; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; Alexander Rubin; ...
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51 posted on 03/08/2008 10:50:40 AM PST by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
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To: elkfersupper

Oh please! If they take a drunk to the hospital instead of jail, it’s because they need some kind of medical attention. They have to have blood and urine tests. From the stories I’ve heard from cops, these guys are usually cursing and kicking at the poor docs and nurses.

He probably got what he deserved.


52 posted on 03/08/2008 11:18:14 AM PST by Pining_4_TX
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To: umgud

“will pray for your situation.”

Thank you. I believe very strongly in the power of prayer.


53 posted on 03/08/2008 11:21:22 AM PST by ought-six
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Thank you.


54 posted on 03/08/2008 11:22:12 AM PST by ought-six
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To: elkfersupper
Texas: Forced DUI Blood Draws Expand

I hope they at least get a bandage reading: "This Invasion of Privacy Paid for by Mothers Against Drunk Driving."

Let's see...Miss America 2006 is their spokeswoman, right? If she refuses one of those new see-through-clothing-X-Rays, do the cops get to strip search her?

If I refuse to be fingerprinted, do they get to cut off my fingers?

With implied consent, there's no need for this...and MADD should be ashamed for sponsoring it financially.

55 posted on 03/08/2008 12:29:04 PM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: BGHater; darkangel82

FR has become quite the statist haven.


56 posted on 03/08/2008 12:30:09 PM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Gondring

It has been for the last few years, unfortunately.


57 posted on 03/08/2008 12:31:05 PM PST by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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To: BGHater

Same here. These people have been duped into thinking this kind of thing is necessary for “safety”.


58 posted on 03/08/2008 1:09:52 PM PST by arderkrag (Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
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To: darkangel82

Yep.


59 posted on 03/08/2008 1:11:33 PM PST by arderkrag (Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
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To: arderkrag; BGHater; Gondring

There are two kinds of them, the power-hungry and the sheep.


60 posted on 03/08/2008 1:12:36 PM PST by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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