Posted on 02/19/2011 12:20:24 PM PST by rhema
[Madison, WI] As tens of thousands of public employees skipped work this week to attend protest rallies outside the Wisconsin State Capitol, many wondered if they would face any disciplinary action for unexcused absences.
On Saturday, a group of men and women in lab coats purporting to be doctors were handing out medical excuse notes, without examining the ‘patients.’
“I asked this doctor what he was doing and he told me they were handing out excuses to people who were feeling sick due to emotional, mental or financial distress,” said Christian Hartsock. “They never performed an exam–he asked me how I was feeling today and I said I’m from California and I’m not used to the cold, so he handed me a note.”
Another woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said they were handing out excuses like they were leaflets.
“I asked if they were handing out doctors’ excuses and a guy said yes and asked me if I needed one,” she said. “When I told them I needed one for February 16 and 17th, he wondered if I wanted to come back here for the protests next week.”
What happened next?
“I said, ‘sure,’ and I received a doctor’s note for the 16th through the 25th of February, without a medical exam.”
The notes read
Feb 19, 2011
Patient’s name______
Date of birth ____/_____/_____
To Whom it May Concern:
This is confirm I have seen and evaluated the above named patient.
Please excuse from work/school due to a medical condition from
____/____/____ through
Please contact me at badgerdoctors@gmail.com if additional information is needed. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Physician Signature:
Physician Name
WI license number
Based on an examination of the signature and medical license number provided, one of the men handing out these notes was purporting to be James H Shropshire MD, a Clinical Associate Professor at the University Wisconsin Madison.
At this time, MacIver News Service is attempting to contact Dr. Shropshire to see if indeed he was the one handing out the notes on the Capitol Square.
Change the word from fake to fraudulent notes and I’ll be happy.
Dear School District,
Please excuse Johnny from teaching. He was protesting sick.
My mother My doctor Dr. James Shropshire
EXCELLENT! Thanks for the pics.
Saved to my hard drive for ammunition.
I wonder what other physicians think about this black mark being placed on their profession.
This nation is reprehensibly divided. Is it the second Civil War?
And the OBGYN Dr. Dill Doe.
The rest of the media?
[sound]...chirping crickets...[/sound]
This bill will get passed here and the fallout is going to be very, very bad—for the libtards, I mean. Even the fence sitting “Independents” here can't help but see what those pathetic commies are up to.
what school does that patient teach at? should be easy to find via google
on the other hand though why would they take a pic of it and post it for the world to see?
LOL! You nailed it. That’s the future of healthcare in America right there. Along with these “fake doctors” passing out “sick” notes to the cowardly union thugs in Wisconsin.
I doubt that these are real doctors, but that doesn't make this any less reprehensible. The teachers obviously don't know or care. Lying seems to come naturally to these government school teachers.
Do any of the parents care? Not if free babysitting is provided.
He loves music, playing guitar and saxophone in a local band, Leeding Zeros,...
james.shropshire@uwmf.wisc.edu
Dr. James H Shropshire MD - . 5001 Monona Drive, Monona, WI, 53716-2636. Phone: (608)222-8779
Anyone actually doing this should have his/her license revoked.
And the “teachers” terminated . . for cause.
” These communist quacks should be arrested for fraud, amongst other charges. “
Two threads, now, about this topic, and virtually every poster/commentor agrees that the Doctors need to be prosecuted and deprived of their licenses -
But what about the *teachers* - the ones who are actually benefitting financially from the commission of fraud — when mentioned at all, the consensus here seems to be that they should be ‘dismissed’.. What makes them ‘special’ and exempt from the statutes governing fraudulent procurement of Government funds??
Dismissed, *hell*!!! Any teacher, or other government employe, who presents fraudlent documents in an attempt to qualify for ‘sick time’ or ‘sick pay’ should be immediately arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law....
Same for Barry & his fake?
Have you all noticed he lack and shortage of American flags in the “union” protest groups??? Yes, they and POTUS Obama are good little communist America haters!!! You best wake up America, POTUS Obama and labor union goons mean the nation of America no good whatsoever!!!
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